Name: Beaver Island COA announces September 2023 activity suspension during staffing leave
Start: 2023-08-18
End: 2023-09-11
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2023-08-18 – 2023-09-11
Kind: Service suspension
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: agingpublic-servicefood-securitycommunityemployment
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In August 2023, the Beaver Island COA announced that no September activities were scheduled and that its island office would close until further notice beginning September 11, with meal-voucher distribution shifted to the Community Center. The notices attributed the change to the site coordinator’s medical leave beginning September 12.

Evidence limits

These are direct COA service notices and establish the planned temporary change in operations. They do not establish the leave’s duration, later restoration, or the status of individual clients.

Sources

Beaver Island Commission on Aging, “CC COA on Beaver Island September INFO” and “C.O.A. on Beaver Island closing information,” Beaver Island Forum, August 18 and 26, 2023.
COA notices announced that site coordinator Lonnie Allen would be on medical leave beginning September 12, that no September activities were scheduled, and that the office would be closed until further notice beginning September 11, while September meal vouchers would be distributed through the Community Center. This documents the institutional service plan and staffing impact without repeating unnecessary personal medical details; it does not establish the leave’s duration or later service restoration.
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Beaver Island Commission on Aging, “CC COA on Beaver Island September INFO” and “C.O.A. on Beaver Island closing information,” Beaver Island Forum, August 18 and 26, 2023.
COA notices announced that site coordinator Lonnie Allen would be on medical leave beginning September 12, that no September activities were scheduled, and that the office would be closed until further notice beginning September 11, while September meal vouchers would be distributed through the Community Center. This documents the institutional service plan and staffing impact without repeating unnecessary personal medical details; it does not establish the leave’s duration or later service restoration.
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Beaver Island Commission on Aging, “C.O.A. on Beaver Island information” and “COA office on Beaver Island Closed,” Beaver Island Forum, September 1 and 8, 2023.
The COA instructed clients to collect September vouchers by September 8 and confirmed that the Beaver Island office would be temporarily closed from September 11 until further notice, directing clients to Charlevoix County for information. These notices confirm implementation of the announced service change, not its duration or later restoration.
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Beaver Island Commission on Aging, “C.O.A. on Beaver Island information” and “COA office on Beaver Island Closed,” Beaver Island Forum, September 1 and 8, 2023.
The COA instructed clients to collect September vouchers by September 8 and confirmed that the Beaver Island office would be temporarily closed from September 11 until further notice, directing clients to Charlevoix County for information. These notices confirm implementation of the announced service change, not its duration or later restoration.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island COA announces September 2023 activity suspension during staffing leave”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coa-september-2023-service-suspension/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Commission on Aging, “CC COA on Beaver Island September INFO” and “C.O.A. on Beaver Island closing information,” Beaver Island Forum, August 18 and 26, 2023. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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