- Date
- 2005-02-26
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Grand Rapids
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingcelebrationcommunitymusic
- Within
- Grand Rapids
Summary
The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids held its 39th annual St. Patrick’s celebration at the Hilton Grand Rapids Airport on February 26, 2005. The advance advertisement identifies a $10 donation and Beaver Island beneficiaries; an organizer’s forum follow-up estimates attendance at approximately 262 and describes the event as a success.
Evidence limits
The attendance figure and proceeds description come from an organizer’s post-event forum account and are not an audited count or financial statement. The surviving sources do not identify the amount returned to Beaver Island or the specific beneficiaries.
Sources
See the `sources:` block above.
Sources
- Organizers announced the February 26 party, described its traditional music, $10 door admission, raffles, donated Beaver Island weekend package, and charitable purpose. This is advance organizer correspondence; the later forum report supplies the attendance estimate and post-event account.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000277
- Beaver Beacon, February 2005, “39th Annual St. Patrick's Celebration.”Advertises the February 26 event at the Hilton Grand Rapids Airport, with Beaver Island-style music, a cash bar, a $10 donation, and proceeds benefiting Beaver 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 · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the advance advertisement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Organizers report that the party was a major success, estimate attendance at approximately 262, and describe proceeds as benefiting the Beaver Island community. This is an organizer account rather than an audited attendance or financial record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000307
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids holds its 39th annual party on February 26, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grand-rapids-club-party-february-26-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Grand Rapids Party,” January 11–31, 2005. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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