Name: Beaver Island Polio Benefit at the Shamrock raises $118.74, 1962
Start: 1962-01-29
End: 1962-01-29
Location: The Shamrock

Event

Date: 1962-01-29
Kind: Celebration
Where: The Shamrock
Participants: Vernon Hugh "Dick" LaFreniere (organizer) · Musette LaFreniere (organizer) · Art Brown (participant) · Patrick Gallagher (donor) · Florence Burke (donor)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityhealthcareeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 29, 1962 Polio Benefit at the Shamrock realized $118.74. The Beaver Beacon says sandwiches, cake, and coffee were donated; Willie Schmidt’s roast and Florence Burke’s towels were auctioned; and Art Brown and Patrick Gallagher won the two reported auctions. Mary Green won a $3 door prize. Dick and Musette LaFreniere chaired the event.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper financial result, not an audited charity receipt. The source does not identify the beneficiary account or provide a complete attendance and donation ledger.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Polio Benefit.”
Reports the January 29 benefit at the Shamrock, donated refreshments, a roast from Willie Schmidt, towels from Florence Burke, auction winners Art Brown and Patrick Gallagher, a $3 door prize won by Mary Green, and $118.74 realized. Dick and Musette LaFreniere are named chairmen; no audited receipt or beneficiary ledger is held.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Polio Benefit at the Shamrock raises $118.74, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-polio-benefit-january-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Polio Benefit.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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