- Date
- 1988-10
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-servicecommunitycommerceemergency-managementcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Fire Auxiliary reported that 11 women supported the Fire Department through Bingo, the Fireman’s Ball, and the year-round Resale Shop. The shop averaged $2,200 annually and funded equipment, training, protective clothing, and other public-safety needs.
Evidence limits
The article is a retrospective organizational report; its equipment table is not an audited ledger or current inventory.
Sources
- Reports 11 women operating Tuesday Bingo, the Fireman's Ball, and the year-round Resale Shop; average Resale Shop proceeds of $2,200 per year; and a long list of Fire Department equipment and training purchases. 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 · 1988-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and preserves the Auxiliary report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Auxiliary reports long-term support for the Fire Department, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-auxiliary-support-report-1988/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Fire Auxiliary support report, Beaver Beacon, October 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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