- Date
- undated
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingreligioncommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January Beacon reported that the Christian Church was sponsoring a planned Normandy vacation for Father Pat Cawley and had established a savings account at Charlevoix State Bank for donations. The May issue reports his planned retirement at the end of June because of his health, and a June forum reminder renews the appeal for donations before his last scheduled Mass on June 26.
Evidence limits
These are fundraising and retirement reports. They do not establish the amount raised, the final itinerary, or whether the trip occurred.
Sources
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Sources
- The reminder asked residents to contribute to Father Pat's retirement trip fund before his June 26 last Mass and paired the appeal with the June 19 community party. It is an organizer appeal, not a financial accounting or proof that the trip occurred.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003587
- Forum organizers solicited messages and photographs for Father Pat Cawley’s retirement memory books and announced a June 19 retirement party. These notices document community preparations, not completion of the books or the fundraiser’s proceeds.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003425
- Holy Cross Parish announced a savings account at Charlevoix State Bank for donations toward Father Pat Cawley’s planned Normandy vacation; a reply suggested donation jars. This is the first-party fundraising announcement, not a financial ledger or proof that the trip occurred.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003066
- Beaver Beacon, January 2011, "A Dream Trip for Father Pat."Reports that the Christian Church was sponsoring a Normandy trip for Father Pat Cawley and had established a savings account for donations through Charlevoix State Bank. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the fundraiser report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, May 2011, Father Pat retirement and fundraiser notice.Reports that Father Pat Cawley would retire at the end of June because of his health and that the community wanted to build up the fund for his planned travel after fifteen years serving the Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the retirement and fundraiser appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community plans a fundraiser for Father Pat Cawley's Normandy trip”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-father-pat-cawley-trip-fundraiser-2011/, accessed [date], citing Holy Cross Parish and community organizers, "Fr. Pat's retirement celebration," Beaver Island Forum, June 13, 2011. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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