- Dates
- 2013-12 – 2013-12-14
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityfundraisingfamily
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2013 Beaver Beacon announces an annual toy drive in memory of Ellen Welke. Residents were asked to donate new, unwrapped toys by December 14 for children who qualified for assistance.
Evidence limits
The notice documents the appeal and deadline, not the number of toys collected or the children served.
Sources
- The organizer explained that unwrapped toys were collected for qualifying children on Beaver Island and in Charlevoix County, gave a December 14 target date, and connected the drive to Ellen Welke's holiday work. The post documents the appeal and logistics, not the number of toys collected or children served.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007005
- Beaver Beacon, December 2013, "Got Toys."Announces a toy drive for children qualifying for assistance, requests new unwrapped toys by December 14, and identifies the drive as a memorial to Ellen Welke. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held December issue scan confirms the toy-drive announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces its 2013 Ellen Welke memorial toy drive”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ellen-welke-memorial-toy-drive-2013/, accessed [date], citing Connie Boyle, “Annual Toy Drive,” Beaver Island Forum, November 25, 2013. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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