Name: Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids announces fourth annual Caper benefit, 1969
Start: 1969-10-18
End: 1969-10-18
Location: Grand Rapids

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Event

Date: 1969-10-18
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Grand Rapids
Carried out by: Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityfundraisingcommunication
Within: Grand Rapids

Summary

The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids announced its fourth annual Beaver Island Caper for October 18, 1969, at the Guest House in Grand Rapids. The advertised benefit included cocktails, dancing, lunch, refreshments, a door prize, and music by the Sophisticats.

Evidence and limits

The August announcement and October repeat are advance notices. The November follow-up confirms the party occurred and identifies its beneficiary purposes and door-prize winners, but it does not provide a total accounting or attendance figure.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “The Beaver Island Caper.”
Announces an October 18 benefit party at the Guest House in Grand Rapids with cocktails, dancing, lunch, refreshments, a door prize, music by the Sophisticats, and $2.50 single or $5.00 couple admission; it does not report attendance or proceeds.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page combined August–September issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published Caper announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1969, classified advertising.
Repeats the Beaver Island refreshment-stand advertisement and says full details on the Grand Rapids party will appear the following month; it does not report the October 18 party outcome.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the repeated party reference.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1969, “Grand Rapids Party News.”
Reports that the October 18 fourth annual party was held at the Guest House with Sophisticats music and a buffet, and that proceeds would benefit the Medical Center EKG and Beaver Island Parish Hall; it names three door-prize winners but does not provide a total accounting.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published party report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids announces fourth annual Caper benefit, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-caper-benefit-party-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “The Beaver Island Caper.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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