- Dates
- 2005-09-05 – 2005-09-21
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingveteranscommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Forum reported that a VFW boat raffle held over Labor Day 2005 was won by someone from Minnesota, who was expected to collect the boat.
Evidence limits
This is a short community follow-up, not an official raffle result. The winner and collection are not independently verified, and the raffle’s organizer, boat, proceeds, and ticket records are unknown.
Sources
- A participant asked what became of the VFW boat raffle held over Labor Day; Gillespie replied that a person from Minnesota had won and was expected to collect the boat. The thread does not identify the VFW post, boat, ticket count, proceeds, or provide an official drawing record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000446
Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island VFW Labor Day boat raffle winner is reported, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vfw-labor-day-boat-raffle-2005/, accessed [date], citing Kristine and Gillespie, “the VFW raffle,” Beaver Island Forum, September 19–21, 2005..
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