- Date
- 1966-10-06
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Altar Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On October 6, 1966, Montgomery Ward of Petoskey sponsored a spaghetti dinner for Beaver Island residents at Holy Cross Hall. The Beaver Beacon reported $152.02 in proceeds for the Dominican Sisters’ convent fund.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper fundraising report. It does not provide attendance, receipts, or a full account of expenses.
Sources
- Reports the October 6 dinner at Holy Cross Hall, prepared by the Holy Cross Altar Society, with $152.02 in proceeds for the convent fund and several door-prize winners; it does not provide attendance or financial records beyond the reported proceeds.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published fundraising report; it does not expand the source-specific attendance or financial claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Montgomery Ward spaghetti dinner raises convent funds, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-montgomery-ward-spaghetti-dinner-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Spaghetti Dinner.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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