Name: Beaver Island fifth- and sixth-graders contribute $300 to the Community House project in 1998
Start: 1998-06
End: 1998-06
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1998-06
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunityheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island fifth- and sixth-graders raised $300 for the Community House project through an Island Birthday Calendar, the School Store, and a spring play. Their teacher’s July 1998 letter thanks the students and records the fundraiser as a contribution to Dockside rehabilitation.

Evidence limits

The letter provides a reported total, not a ledger, receipt, or independent account of the proceeds.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1998, “Dear Neighbors and Friends” from Donna Stambaugh.
Reports fifth- and sixth-graders’ Island Birthday Calendar, School Store, and spring play fundraising, totaling $300 for the Community House/Dockside rehabilitation project, and thanks the named students. 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 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the school fundraiser report.
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Preservation Association of Beaver Island, “Beaver Island Community House Project — July & August, 1998 Newsletter,” inserted in Beaver Beacon, September 1998.
The inserted newsletter records that the fifth- and sixth-grade class donated $300 to the project in June and names the students and teacher Donna Stambaugh. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the inserted newsletter’s school-donation report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island fifth- and sixth-graders contribute $300 to the Community House project in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-community-house-contribution-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1998, “Dear Neighbors and Friends” from Donna Stambaugh. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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