Beaver Island students collect towels for Alaska otter cleanup, 1989

Also 1989 Beaver Island school Alaska oil-cleanup collection

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TypeEvent

Date1989-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-05
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationwildlifeanimalsenvironmentcommunityfundraising
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Mrs. Stambaugh’s fifth- and sixth-grade class collected a box of terry-cloth towels for Alaska otter cleanup after an appeal from the Michigan Humane Society.

Evidence limits

The notice reports a school collection, not the larger cleanup operation, wildlife count, or donation receipt.

Sources

“Alaska Oil Cleanup,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Reports fifth- and sixth-grade students collecting enough terry-cloth towels to fill a box for Michigan Humane Society otter-cleanup work. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island students collect towels for Alaska otter cleanup, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-alaska-otter-cleanup-school-collection-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Alaska Oil Cleanup,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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