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BIRHC truck raffle raises approximately $24,000, 2004

Also BIRHC Truck Raffle 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-09
Kind
Fundraising
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarefundraisingcommunitycommerce
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The BIRHC truck raffle raised approximately $24,000 for the Rural Health Center’s operating fund. Mary Gillingham won the truck, and the article credits 441 ticket buyers and numerous volunteers, businesses, and suppliers.

Evidence limits

This organizer-authored report does not provide an audited raffle statement or full expense accounting.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2004, "BIRHC Truck Raffle."
    Reports 68 days of volunteer ticket sales, approximately $24,000 raised for the BIRHC operating fund, Mary Gillingham winning the truck, and 441 ticket buyers. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the raffle report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “BIRHC truck raffle raises approximately $24,000, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birhc-truck-raffle-results-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2004, "BIRHC Truck Raffle." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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