- Dates
- 1992-02 – 1992-07-13
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingeducationinfrastructurecommunityrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
BISTRO, the Beaver Island School Tennis Rescue Operation, reported $1,300 in pledges in February, more than $2,000 in pledges and checks by June, and $2,370 in donations by August toward a new tennis court behind the school. The August report also records a request for township budget and recreation-grant support.
Evidence limits
The reports give pledges and campaign goals, not audited receipts, a final fundraising total, construction approval, or a completed court.
Sources
- Reports $1,300 in pledges, identifies the first supporters, describes the investigation of federal deductibility and a Michigan tax credit, sets a $2,500 mini-goal and a $5,000 end-of-summer goal, and proposes the Beaver Island School Tennis Rescue Operation (BISTRO) name. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the BISTRO fundraising follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports more than $2,000 in BISTRO pledges and checks toward a new school tennis court, with an initial gift to the School Board planned for July 13 and a goal of raising at least half the construction cost. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the tennis-court fundraising report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports $2,370 in donations for the school tennis court, Harold Hart’s request for $1,000 in next year’s township budget, school-board support for asphalt surfacing without a current funding commitment, and possible recreation-grant support. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page issue scan confirms the township tennis-court update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BISTRO raises funds for a Beaver Island school tennis court, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bistro-tennis-court-fundraising-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1992, “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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