Name: BICS students sell Valentine hearts and shamrocks to support the health center in 2001
Start: 2001-02
End: 2001-03
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2001-02 – 2001-03
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarefundraisingeducationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island businesses announced a 2001 fundraiser featuring Valentine hearts and shamrocks made by BICS students. Proceeds were intended to help purchase a pediatric Brazlow bag and a non-mercury thermometer for the Rural Health Center.

Evidence limits

The notice records the planned sale and intended equipment but not the final amount raised or whether both purchases were completed.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “Help Us Help the Health Center!”
The Shamrock, Beach-Comber, and Hodgson’s Market planned to sell BICS-made Valentine hearts in February and shamrocks in March for $1 each, supporting a pediatric Brazlow bag and a non-mercury thermometer. 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 · 2001-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the fundraiser notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2001, “Help Us Help the Health Center!”
The March issue reports that the Shamrock, Beach-Comber, and Hodgson’s Market were selling BICS-made shamrocks for $1 during March to support a pediatric Brazlow bag and non-mercury thermometer. 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 · 2001-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the March fundraiser notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “BICS students sell Valentine hearts and shamrocks to support the health center in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-health-center-valentine-fundraiser-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “Help Us Help the Health Center!” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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