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Beaver Island Chamber reports Labor Day raffle proceeds for the tennis-court fund in 1994

Also 1994 Beaver Island tennis-court raffle

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TypeEvent
Date1994-09-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1994-09-04
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Chamber reported Labor Day raffle winners and said $2,150 would go to St. James Township for the tennis-court fund. It also published its end-of-August office-contact totals.

Evidence limits

The column reports raffle results and an intended payment; it is not a bank record or completed tennis-court construction account.

Sources

  1. Reports John and Jeanne Gillespie winning a Dublin trip, Bud Esch winning a Paris trip, $2,150 going to St. James Township for the tennis-court fund, and 408 incoming calls, 340 literature mailings, and 497 office visitors through the end of August. 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 · 1994-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Chamber raffle and visitor-contact report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Chamber reports Labor Day raffle proceeds for the tennis-court fund in 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chamber-tennis-court-raffle-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1994, “Chamber of Commerce News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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