- Dates
- 1974-03-21 – 1974-05
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Barbara Beckers (organizer) · Betty Anderson (organizer) · Vera Jimsak (host)
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationhealthcarecommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Medical Center Auxiliary met at the Shamrock Bar on 21 March 1974 and planned benefit luncheons at Circle M for 18 June, 16 July, and 20 August, a 30 July rummage sale, and raffles of shipwreck items. It also organized a special drive for a Medical Center addition while the building’s drawings awaited review in Lansing for state specifications.
History
At the March meeting, co-hosted by Vera Jimsak, the Auxiliary set a main dish for each summer luncheon (meat loaf in June, chicken salad in July, ham in August) without yet naming a chairman, and invited summer residents to join for lunch and to contribute to the menu. Rummage-sale goods could be dropped at the Shamrock or at Betty Anderson’s home on Donegal Bay; the Auxiliary was also considering a permanent site for a year-round “Trash and Trinkets” shop. Robert Gillespie and Archie LaFreniere agreed to donate items of shipwreck salvage to be raffled at the Beaver Island parties held in Grand Rapids and Chicago, with proceeds going toward Medical Center improvements. For the building addition itself, Barbara Beckers agreed to handle donations to a dedicated fund, and the Beacon printed a mailing address for contributions.
The April 1974 issue ran a correction: the Building Fund account was not newly opened, as the March report had stated, but an existing account into which new donations were being deposited. By May–June 1974, the Beacon reported the summer luncheons had begun at Circle M, with the July 16 and August 20 dates still ahead, and announced a 24 July White Elephant Sale at the old LaFreniere store.
Evidence and limits
These are reported plans, a correction, and a mid-summer status update, not receipts, attendance records, raffle results, addition-construction completion, or proof that every proposed date occurred as planned.
See also
Sources
- Reports the March 21 meeting at the Shamrock, June 18, July 16, and August 20 benefit luncheons at Circle M, a July 30 rummage sale, shipwreck items from Robert Gillespie and Archie LaFreniere for raffles, and a special Medical Center addition drive handled by Barbara Beckers. It says drawings were still in Lansing for state specifications and does not establish attendance, proceeds, construction, or a bank record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Corrects the prior Auxiliary notice: the Building Fund account was already open, and new donations were deposited into that existing account. It does not provide a bank statement or account balance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the summer luncheons had begun at Circle M, with the next luncheons scheduled for July 16 and August 20, and announces the July 24 White Elephant Sale at the old LaFreniere store; it does not provide attendance, proceeds, or construction records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary summer fundraising plans, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-auxiliary-summer-fundraising-plans-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Medical Auxiliary News.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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