- Date
- 2007-10
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisinghealthcarecommunitycommercecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Rural Health Center reported that its vehicle raffle sold a record 475 tickets and produced about $26,000 in profit. Bill Leneau of Charlevoix won the Chevy Equinox; the Beacon credited community volunteers, Island businesses, and both Island newspapers with helping the campaign.
Evidence limits
The amount is reported as approximate by the Beacon; this record does not substitute for the Health Center’s financial records.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2007, "BIRHC Raffle Has Record Sales."Reports 475 tickets sold, about $26,000 in profit, and Bill Leneau of Charlevoix as the winner of the Chevy Equinox. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the raffle report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BIRHC raffle sells 475 tickets and reports about $26,000 profit, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birhc-raffle-record-sales-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2007, "BIRHC Raffle Has Record Sales." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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