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Beaver Islanders organize a benefit spaghetti dinner for Chris and Gordy Heikka, 2016

Also Chris and Gordy Heikka benefit dinner 2016 · Beaver Island Shamrock spaghetti dinner benefit August 2016

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TypeEvent
Date2016-08-24
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2016-08-24
Kind
Benefit dinner
Where
Shamrock Restaurant and Pub
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityfundraisingfoodways
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Islanders organized a free-will-donation spaghetti dinner at the Shamrock on August 24, 2016, to support Chris and Gordy Heikka. The forum also indicated that a separate Whiskey Point Brewing benefit was planned for September. A September 4 thank-you from the beneficiaries credited the brewery, organizers, donors, and attendees and described the turnout as wonderful.

Evidence limits

This is a public community-benefit announcement. It does not document attendance or proceeds, and private medical or personal details are not inferred from the event. “Wonderful turnout” is retained as an attributed impression, not a count.

Sources

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Sources

  1. The thread announced a free-will-donation spaghetti dinner on August 24 and clarified that a second Whiskey Point Brewing benefit was expected in September as well. The record intentionally omits private medical or personal circumstances and does not document attendance or proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010709
  2. A follow-up thanked Whiskey Point Brewing Co., the pig-roast organizers, donors, and attendees, and described the benefit as having a wonderful turnout. This is a participant thank-you, not an attendance count or financial report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010778

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders organize a benefit spaghetti dinner for Chris and Gordy Heikka, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chris-heikka-benefit-dinner-2016/, accessed [date], citing Community participants, “Chris Heikka Benefit Dinner at the Shamrock,” Beaver Island Forum, August 21–24, 2016. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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