- Date
- 2006-10-17
- Kind
- Sports
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- sportseducationcommunityfundraisingcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In mid-October 2006, the Harlem Ambassadors played the Island Diplomats before nearly 300 residents. The school-sponsored event raised nearly $1,700 for student travel and included a message about staying in school and avoiding drugs and alcohol.
Evidence limits
The newspaper account emphasizes the entertainment and message; it does not provide a formal box score or complete fundraising ledger.
Sources
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Sources
- "A Little Dance, a Lot of Dazzle," Beaver Beacon, November 2006.Reports the Harlem Ambassadors exhibition against a 25-player Island squad, the nearly 300-person audience, nearly $1,700 raised for student travel, and the Ambassadors' school presentation about staying in school and avoiding drugs and alcohol. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the exhibition report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Harlem Ambassadors play the Island Diplomats and raise money for school travel, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harlem-ambassadors-school-game-2006/, accessed [date], citing "A Little Dance, a Lot of Dazzle," Beaver Beacon, November 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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