Name: Beaver Island Rita Gillespie Memorial blood drive announced, 1990
Start: 1990-08-14
End: 1990-08-14
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1990-08-14
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 26, 1990 Beaver Beacon announced the fourth annual Beaver Island blood drive for August 14, 1990, under the Rita Gillespie Memorial name. The American Red Cross Wolverine District quota was 100 pints, with islanders, visitors, and Homecoming families expected to participate.

Evidence limits

This record preserves the July announcement; it does not establish the number of units collected or the final volunteer roster.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 26, 1990, "4th Annual Beaver Island Blood Drive - Rita Gillespie Memorial."
Announces the August 14 American Red Cross Wolverine District drive, a 100-pint quota, donors and volunteers, and the memorial name. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-six-page July issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rita Gillespie Memorial blood drive announced, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-blood-drive-1990/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 26, 1990, "4th Annual Beaver Island Blood Drive - Rita Gillespie Memorial." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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