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Beaver Island 7th- and 8th-grade returnable-can drive for Washington trip, 2010

Also BICS Returnable Can Drive · Can Drive Fundraiser 2010

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TypeEvent
Dates2010-11-08 – 2010-12-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
2010-11-08 – 2010-12-03
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Fundraising
Where
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Beaver Island Community School
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Modern era
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Summary

Beaver Island Community School’s 7th- and 8th-grade students organized a returnable-can drive in November 2010 to help fund a Washington, D.C., trip. The organizers later reported collecting more than $700 worth of cans and announced an additional collection week after Thanksgiving.

Evidence limits

The forum posts provide organizer-reported collection progress, not audited proceeds, final trip costs, or proof of the trip itself.

Sources

  1. A school representative reported more than $700 worth of returnable cans collected and announced a second collection week for November 29–December 3. This is an organizer report, not an audited financial statement.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002969
  2. School organizers reported nearly $800 raised by December 1 and another $400 from a December 5 redemption. These are organizer reports that extend the fundraising timeline, not audited proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003006
  3. School notices scheduled collection and pickup service for November 8–12; a November 9 update called the first day very successful. A separate November 15 thread reported more than $700 worth of cans collected and announced a second collection week for November 29–December 3. These are organizer reports, not audited financial records.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002913
  4. A school representative reported that the middle-school students were still fundraising for the Washington trip through sweatshirt and flower-bulb sales. This documents continued fundraising, not final proceeds or trip completion.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003187
  5. The notices advertised $20 color-tour rides on October 17, with $7 from each ride supporting the trip, and Little Caesar's pizza-kit sales as another fundraiser. The forum identifies a planned contribution and fundraising method, not the number of riders, proceeds, or final trip outcome.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002865
  6. A school representative announced Little Caesar's pizza-kit orders as another fundraiser for the May Washington trip. This is a fundraising appeal, not a sales total or proceeds report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002870

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island 7th- and 8th-grade returnable-can drive for Washington trip, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seventh-eighth-grade-can-drive-washington-trip-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Can Drive Fundraiser!,” November 15–19, 2010. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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