- Date
- 2009-09-03
- Kind
- Mutual aid
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- mutual-aidhousingcommunityvolunteerism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In September 2009, Beaver Islanders organized volunteers, donated roofing materials, and meal support to help reroof Karen Slanga’s home before winter. The forum later described the effort as expanding into a new-home project.
Evidence limits
The forum documents mutual-aid planning, donations, and volunteer response. It does not establish that the roof or later home was completed, the total value of donations, or the family’s housing outcome.
Sources
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Sources
- Wirth requested six to ten workers, materials, and meal support to reroof Karen Slanga's small home before winter; follow-ups report volunteer responses and donated materials. These are planning and donation reports, not proof of construction completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001884
- Follow-ups describe a donated-material account, foam-board donation, and a growing volunteer team for an October roof project. A March 2010 follow-up says the effort had expanded into a new-home project, but this record does not establish completion, cost, or occupancy.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001897
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders organize a volunteer roof and home project for Karen Slanga, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-operation-karen-roof-and-home-project-2009/, accessed [date], citing Adam E. Wirth, "Need Volunteers!!!," Beaver Island Forum, September 3–6, 2009. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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