Name: AMVETS holds a Memorial Day breakfast and announces a service, 2009
Start: 2009-05-24
End: 2009-05-25
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2009-05-24 – 2009-05-25
Kind: Ceremony
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: veteranscommunityfundraisingceremony
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

AMVETS organized its 2009 Memorial Day breakfast and a Memorial Day service at Holy Cross. A forum follow-up reported nearly 300 people at the breakfast.

Evidence limits

The attendance figure is organizer-reported, not an audited count. The forum does not preserve a program, proceeds total, or formal service record.

Sources

Bob Tidmore, "AMVETS Memorial Day Breakfast" and "Memorial Day Service," Beaver Island Forum, May 14–24, 2009.
The forum advertised the breakfast and later announced an 11 a.m. Memorial Day service at Holy Cross; a follow-up thanked attendees and reported almost 300 at the breakfast. The attendance figure is organizer-reported and not an attendance register.
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Bob Tidmore, "AMVET Meeting Tuesday," Beaver Island Forum, May 11–12, 2009.
The AMVETS meeting notice listed the Memorial Day breakfast among the agenda items. It is an organizational notice, not minutes.
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Bob Tidmore, "Memorial Day Service," Beaver Island Forum, May 24, 2009.
The notice announced an 11 a.m. Memorial Day service at Holy Cross and thanked attendees of the breakfast. It is a community announcement and organizer follow-up, not a formal ceremony record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Island Archive, “AMVETS holds a Memorial Day breakfast and announces a service, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-memorial-day-breakfast-and-service-2009/, accessed [date], citing Bob Tidmore, "AMVETS Memorial Day Breakfast" and "Memorial Day Service," Beaver Island Forum, May 14–24, 2009. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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