- Date
- 2003-08-07
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarepublic-servicecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 7, 2003 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive produced 82 productive units from 92 presenters, including a tied record of 16 first-time donors.
Evidence limits
The report gives the newspaper’s count and acknowledgments, not an independent Red Cross collection record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “Blood Drive Goes Over the Top!”.Reports 92 people presenting during six hours, 82 productive units, 16 first-time donors, volunteer coordination, and support from Island transportation, school, hotel, churches, and donors. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the September 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The 2003 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive collects 82 productive units”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-blood-drive-2003-outcome/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “Blood Drive Goes Over the Top!”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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