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AmVets Auxiliary holds a stained-glass-window raffle

Also AmVets stained glass window raffle 2012

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TypeEvent
Dates2012-07 – 2012-07-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2012-07 – 2012-07-21
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 2012 Beaver Beacon announced an AmVets Auxiliary raffle for a stained-glass window, with the drawing planned at the Beaver Island Community Center on July 21. The August issue reports that Tita McAvoy of Charlevoix won the “Flowers of Beaver Island” window.

Evidence limits

The reports establish the raffle winner but do not document ticket revenue or the window’s later disposition.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2012, "Win This Glass!"
    Announces a stained-glass-window raffle with tickets sold by the AmVets Auxiliary and a drawing at the Beaver Island Community Center on July 21. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the raffle notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, August 2012, "Stained Glass."
    Reports that Tita McAvoy of Charlevoix won the "Flowers of Beaver Island" window at the July 21 drawing and credits the AmVets Post #46 Ladies Auxiliary. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held August issue scan confirms the raffle outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026 · revised 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “AmVets Auxiliary holds a stained-glass-window raffle”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-stained-glass-raffle-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2012, "Win This Glass!" (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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