Name: The Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive sets an 80-unit goal for August 2003
Start: 2003-08-07
End: 2003-08-07
Location: Beaver Island

The Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive sets an 80-unit goal for August 2003

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TypeEvent

Date2003-08-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2003-08-07
Kind: Medical
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunitypublic-service
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The annual Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive was scheduled for August 7 at Beaver Island Community School, with an 80-unit goal and electronic donor records introduced by the Red Cross.

Evidence limits

This is a pre-event notice; it does not establish units collected or donor attendance.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Blood Drive”.
Announces the August 7 American Red Cross drive at the Community School, an 80-unit goal, volunteer coordination, and use of an electronic Blood Donation Record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “The Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive sets an 80-unit goal for August 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-memorial-blood-drive-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Blood Drive”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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