- Dates
- 2015-07-25 – 2016-06-15
- Kind
- Program launch
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- organization/amvets-post-46
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- veteranscommunityfundraising
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In July 2015, the Beaver Island community and AMVETS Post 46 announced the Beaver Island Veterans Project. Its first-year goal was to host a disabled veteran for a several-day island retreat and possibly a public presentation.
Evidence limits
The announcements establish the proposed retreat, its move to spring 2016, and some outreach/service activity, but not its eventual participant, finances, or retreat outcome.
Sources
- The announcement described a first-year goal of hosting a disabled veteran for a several-day island retreat, with possible public presentation, and fundraising planned for August and September. It does not document the selected veteran, funds raised, or whether the retreat occurred.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t009136
- The follow-up moved the proposed retreat from fall 2015 to spring 2016 to allow more planning and fundraising. It confirms a change in schedule, not completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t009243
- WVBI announced an interview with Dick McEvoy and Jean Kinsley about the project and a November 28 Friends of Beaver Island Veterans dinner. The broadcast notice documents outreach, not retreat completion or fundraising totals.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t009592
- A follow-up said BIVP would deliver pasta dinners to shut-ins, showing a concrete local fundraising/service activity, but did not report funds raised or retreat progress.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t009662
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Veterans Project launches a disabled-veteran retreat initiative, 2015”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-veterans-project-launch-2015/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island Veterans Project,” Beaver Island Forum, July 25, 2015. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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