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Beaver Island school launches a stocking program for soldiers, 2011

Also Beaver Island school stockings for soldiers 2011 · National Honor Society holiday stockings 2011

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Date2011-11
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The Beaver Island school and National Honor Society launched a November 2011 program to send Michigan presents to soldiers on active duty. The Beacon asked Islanders to provide stockings with hygiene items and treats or sponsor a stocking with a forty-dollar donation.

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  1. The National Honor Society announcement describes a school collection for soldiers, including a $40 sponsorship option and a November 15 deadline. It documents the campaign announcement, not the number of stockings or shipment outcome.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004232
  2. Beaver Beacon, November 2011, "Stockings."
    Asks Islanders to provide stockings filled with personal-hygiene items and treats for soldiers on active duty or sponsor one with a forty-dollar donation through the school. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held November issue scan confirms the school stocking-program notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school launches a stocking program for soldiers, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bics-stockings-for-soldiers-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Stockings for Soldiers - BICS National Honor Society Project,” October 19, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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