- Date
- 1999-12
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagefundraisingcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A Community House fundraiser distributed 48 donated blue spruce Christmas trees in December 1999. Volunteers cut, baled, and transported the trees from Michigan’s mainland to Beaver Island; the Beacon reported more than $2,000 in freewill donations for continued Community House operations.
Evidence limits
The article reports the fundraiser’s proceeds and logistics but does not provide receipts, a donor ledger, or an independent accounting.
Sources
- Reports donation of 48 blue spruce trees, volunteer cutting and baling, transport from Allegan and Charlevoix to Beaver Island, more than $2,000 in freewill donations, and favorable reports from purchasers. 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 · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Christmas-tree fundraiser report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Community House Christmas-tree fundraiser raises more than $2,000 in December 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-house-christmas-tree-fundraiser-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2000, “Christmas Trees — Fundraiser for Community House Operations.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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