- Date
- 2013-12-17
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisinghealthcarecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that the Island community held a December 17, 2013 benefit for Bill Cashman during his cancer treatment. The Preservation Association, Community Center, Historical Society, and Shamrock Bar and Restaurant cosponsored the event, which drew more than 150 well-wishers and generated donations for medical expenses.
Evidence limits
The report gives an approximate attendance and describes the outpouring of support, but does not state a total amount raised.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "Thanks."Reports that a December 17 benefit for Bill Cashman was cosponsored by the Preservation Association, Community Center, Historical Society, and Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, drew more than 150 well-wishers, and raised donations for medical expenses. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held January issue scan confirms the benefit report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon
- A community member announced that Cashman was undergoing serious medical treatment and sought community support; replies coordinated cards through the Beaver Beacon. The forum establishes the contemporaneous support appeal, but the held Beaver Beacon report remains stronger for the later benefit, attendance, and sponsors.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006955
- The Community Center announced the December 17 benefit, named the four sponsoring organizations, and supplied the dinner hours and donation procedure. This contemporaneous organizer notice corroborates the later Beaver Beacon report; it does not establish proceeds or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007055
Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community holds a medical benefit for Bill Cashman”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bill-cashman-medical-benefit-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "Thanks." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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