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Summary
The November 18, 2006 Kenwabikise benefit raised almost $5,000 at the party and nearly $6,400 in total donations by December 1 for Wendy Kenwabikise and her family. The event included auctions, raffles, music, and donated travel and other support.
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The newspaper and forum reports give aggregate totals and selected donations, not a complete ledger or final fund balance. The forum update was posted close to the event and independently matches the principal amounts in the later newspaper report.
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Sources
- The Hunter's Ball announcement said leftover appetizers would be delivered to the Wendy Kenwabikise benefit and invited hunters to attend the benefit. It documents an in-kind contribution and community coordination, but not the quantity or value of the food.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000793
- Marie LaFreniere, "Benefit Party," Beaver Beacon, December 2006.Reports almost $5,000 raised at the party and nearly $6,400 donated by December 1, with auctions, tickets, musicians, and gifts from Island organizations and businesses. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the benefit results and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Post-event community update reports almost $5,000 collected at the party and almost $6,400 donated by that date, matching the later Beacon account. It also names donated auction items, musicians, and the continuing donation channels; the forum is corroborative, not a complete financial ledger.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000787
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Kenwabikise benefit raises nearly $6,400 for Wendy and her family, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kenwabikise-benefit-party-results-2006/, accessed [date], citing Bob Tidmore and Marie LaFreniere, “Hunters Ball This Weekend,” Beaver Island Forum, November 13–14, 2006. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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