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Beaver Island Mothers’ March raises a record $1,484 for birth-defect prevention, 1994

Also 1994 Beaver Island March of Dimes Mothers March

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Date1994-02
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Summary

Beaver Island’s 1994 Mothers’ March raised a reported record $1,484 from 53 donors for March of Dimes work in birth-defect research, public education, and prenatal care. More than $375 was given in memory of Guy Bendewald.

Evidence limits

The newspaper gives a rounded campaign total and donor count, not a financial ledger or independent receipt record.

Sources

  1. Announces the first-three-weeks-of-February March of Dimes campaign for birth-defect research, public education, and prenatal care, co-chaired by Connie Wojan and Connie Boyle, with a $1,080 prior-year total. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1994-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the Mothers’ March announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports a record $1,484 raised from 53 donors during February, including more than $375 donated in memory of Guy Bendewald. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1994-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the Mothers’ March result report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Mothers’ March raises a record $1,484 for birth-defect prevention, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mothers-march-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1994, “1994 Beaver Island Mothers’ March.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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