- Date
- 2012-03
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island Community Center building
- Carried out by
- organization/preservation-association-of-beaver-island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingcommunityinfrastructurecommerce
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that PABI was matching a $1 million Welter Foundation challenge grant intended to eliminate Community Center debt and build its endowment. More than $250,000 had been contributed in the first three months toward the $500,000 match.
Evidence limits
The issue reports campaign progress, not the final amount raised or the grant’s ultimate disposition.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "PABI's Big Challenge Campaign."Reports the $1,000,000 Welter Foundation challenge grant, PABI's need to raise $500,000 for the match, and more than $250,000 contributed by residents and visitors during the first three months. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held March issue scan confirms the campaign report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “PABI raises more than half its Community Center challenge match, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pabi-big-challenge-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "PABI's Big Challenge Campaign." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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