Beaver Island students collect 281 items for soldiers and students in Afghanistan

Sources

1. Beaver Island Forum, "Brett Maudrie an a local Afghanistan school BIVC," October 13, 2010.
   The Beaver Island Volunteer Corps described a nearby Afghan school and proposed collecting school and art supplies alongside care-package items for Brett Maudrie’s company. This organizer announcement documents intent and planning, not delivery or recipient confirmation.
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2. Beaver Island Forum, "School Supplies for Afghan school nears Bretts base.," November 29, 2010.
   BIVC and school notices describe the collection’s purpose, suggested school/art supplies, soldier care-package items, and planned shipment sequence. This organizer notice documents the campaign, while the Beacon’s 281-item report and later follow-up control the quantified collection and recipient claims.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003001
3. Beaver Island Forum, "Soldiers and Afghan School Supplies," November 9, 2010.
   The National Honor Society and BIVC announced collections for Afghan children and soldiers, with soldier items scheduled to ship first and school supplies shortly afterward. The notice documents the campaign but not shipping or recipient confirmation.
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4. Beaver Beacon, December 2010, "And the Winners Are..."
   Reports that the BICS National Honor Society organized a K-12 collection, collected 281 items, and prepared Christmas cards; AmVets Auxiliary funded shipping of the school items. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
5. Beaver Beacon, December 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held issue scan confirms the collection and class competition report.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
6. Beaver Beacon, March 2011, "Beaver Island Volunteer Corps Efforts."
   Reports that BICS National Honor Society and the Beaver Island Volunteer Corps were sending notebooks, rulers, scissors, glue, crayons, and watercolor paints to Afghan students, while BIVC and BICS students also collected boxes for soldiers in Brett Maudrie's unit. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
7. Beaver Beacon, March 2011, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held issue scan confirms the follow-up report on school supplies and soldiers' boxes.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
8. Beaver Island Forum, "Afghanistan School Supplies," February 16, 2011.
   A BIVC organizer reported that the school supplies had been sent to Afghanistan and thanked contributors. This first-party follow-up strengthens the evidence for shipment, but does not identify the carrier, recipient, delivery date, or independent receipt.
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9. Beaver Island Forum, "Cold Weather Clothing for Afghanistan Children," December 23, 2011–January 23, 2012.
   A separate organizer appeal sought winter clothing for Afghan civilians and proposed mailing a package in January 2012; later replies document offers of donated items but not shipment or receipt. The political discussion in the thread is not treated as evidence about the aid campaign.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004443