- Date
- 2014-08
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingcommunityhealthcare
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October-November 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that the Kelton Duck Derby in Paradise Bay raised more than $1,770 for Kelton, a fourth-grade student fighting cancer. The contemporaneous organizer’s forum report says 300 ducks were sold and that $1,770 was raised at the August 30 public-beach event, providing independent source context for the newspaper’s rounded figure.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October-November 2014, "Race."Reports that the Kelton Duck Derby in Paradise Bay raised more than $1,770 for Kelton, a fourth grader fighting cancer. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October-November issue scan confirms the fundraiser report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The organizer announced the August 30 public-beach rubber-duck race, reported that 300 ducks were sold, listed donated prizes and winners, and reported that $1,770 was raised. This first-party contemporaneous account corroborates the newspaper's “more than $1,770” report, while the fundraiser's financial disposition is not independently audited here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007878
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Kelton Duck Derby raises more than $1,770 for medical support”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kelton-duck-derby-2014/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October-November 2014, "Race." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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