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Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary organizes and elects officers, 1968

Also 1968 Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary organization

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TypeEvent
Date1968-10-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1968-10-23
Kind
Meeting
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcaregovernancecommunityfundraising
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The first meeting of the Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary was held on October 23, 1968, at Mrs. Joseph Christie’s home. The Beacon listed its organizational committee, elected Mrs. Vernon H. LaFreniere president and Mrs. Lawrence McDonough secretary-treasurer, and described dues, monthly meetings, and the purpose of procuring supplies and raising funds for the Medical Center.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper organization report. It does not provide incorporation, financial, membership, or later activity records.

Sources

  1. Reports the October 23 organizational meeting, committee, elected officers, membership dues, monthly meetings, and purpose of supporting Medical Center supplies and future needs; it does not provide incorporation, financial, or later activity records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published Auxiliary organization report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary organizes and elects officers, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-auxiliary-organization-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1968, “Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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