- Dates
- 2006-08-24 – 2006-09-04
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Rural Health Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarefundraisingcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Rural Health Center’s September 2006 appeal said fewer than 203 tickets had sold for its 2006 Chevy truck raffle as of August 24. It urged support before the September 4 drawing and connected the fundraiser to the Center’s 24/7 local care and operating budget.
Evidence limits
The appeal does not report the final ticket count, winner, or proceeds.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2006, "Buy Truck Raffle Tickets - Help the BIRHC."Reports that fewer than the 203 tickets needed to pay for the 2006 Chevy truck had sold by August 24, urges purchases before the September 4 drawing, and says 28% of the Health Center operating budget depends on donations and fundraising. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the raffle appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center appeals for truck-raffle support, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birhc-truck-raffle-appeal-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2006, "Buy Truck Raffle Tickets - Help the BIRHC." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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