Name: Beaver Island Chamber promotes a Norway cruise raffle in 1995
Start: 1995-09
End: 1995-10-29
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1995-09 – 1995-10-29
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismfundraisingcommercecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce promoted raffle chances for a Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Norway, describing the ship and directing readers to Chamber board members or the Chamber office for tickets. The October Beacon identified October 29, 1995 as the drawing date.

Evidence limits

The newspapers establish the raffle promotion and drawing date but do not document the winner, proceeds, or whether the cruise was taken.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1995, “The Marvelous Story of an Incredible Ship ... The Norway.”
Promotes Chamber raffle chances tied to a Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Norway and lists Chamber board members selling tickets. 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 · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1995, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Chamber raffle announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1995, “Chamber Music.”
Continues ticket promotion for the Caribbean Cruise and identifies October 29 as the drawing date. 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 · 1995-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1995, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the raffle continuation and drawing date.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Chamber promotes a Norway cruise raffle in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chamber-norway-cruise-raffle-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1995, “The Marvelous Story of an Incredible Ship ... The Norway.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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