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Paradise Bay Swing & Sway benefit produces $5,000 for Beaver Island health and fire auxiliaries in 2000

Also Swing and Sway benefit 2000 · Paradise Bay Swing Band benefit

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TypeEvent
Date2000-09-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2000-09-02
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Paradise Bay Swing Band benefit at Holy Cross Hall generated more than $11,000 in sales and $5,000 in profit. The November report says the profit was to be divided between the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Auxiliary and Fire Department Auxiliary.

Evidence limits

The article reports sales and profit totals but does not provide an audited accounting statement or exact distribution amounts.

Sources

  1. Reports that the 18-musician Paradise Bay Swing Band event generated over $11,000 in sales and $5,000 in profit to be shared by the Health Center and Fire Department auxiliaries. 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 · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the published results report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Paradise Bay Swing & Sway benefit produces $5,000 for Beaver Island health and fire auxiliaries in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-swing-sway-benefit-5000-profit-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “ ‘Swing & Sway’ Event Swings a $5,000 Profit to BIFDA and BIRHC Charities.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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