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Beaver Island community fundraiser for Steve Connaghan, 2018

Also Steve Connaghan benefit 2018

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TypeEvent
Dates2018-05-02 – 2018-07-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2018-05-02 – 2018-07-04
Kind
Fundraising
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fundraisingcommunityhealth
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In May 2018, Beaver Island contributors announced a fundraising appeal for Steve Connaghan and encouraged further donations. A June follow-up described a raffle of donated goods, with proceeds intended to be shared between Connaghan and Phyllis Gregg Moore and a drawing planned after the July 4 parade. An organizer correction later moved the June 16 benefit from The Midway to a location behind The Eager Beaver Clean and Store.

Evidence limits

The thread establishes community fundraising activity and an announced raffle plan. It does not establish the beneficiaries’ medical circumstances, the amount raised, or whether the later drawing occurred.

Sources

  1. The thread announced a June 16 pig-roast benefit party at The Midway, with free-will donations, dinner, live music, and a GoFundMe option. A June follow-up said donated alcohol and wine would be raffled again, with proceeds split between Steve Connaghan and Phyllis Gregg Moore and a drawing planned after the July 4 parade. These are organizer announcements, not attendance, proceeds, or medical evidence.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013126
  2. The thread announced a community fundraising appeal, later thanked contributors, and in June described a second raffle whose proceeds were to be split between Steve Connaghan and Phyllis Gregg Moore, with a drawing planned after the July 4 parade. The forum source is not treated as evidence of medical details, funds raised, or the raffle’s completion.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013027
  3. A follow-up announcement moved the June 16 benefit from the previously announced Midway venue to a location behind The Eager Beaver Clean and Store. The announcement preserves a street number, but this record does not promote it as a separate place or infer a formal venue identity.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013177

Added 8 August 2026 · revised 10 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community fundraiser for Steve Connaghan, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-steve-connaghan-fundraiser-2018/, accessed [date], citing I'm Just The Messenger, “Benefit Party for Steve Connaghan,” Beaver Island Forum, May 30–June 8, 2018. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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