- Date
- 2000-08-10
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2001 Beacon reported that the August 10, 2000 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive produced 82 donations, including 19 first-time donors. It highlighted the age range of donors and encouraged participation in the next island blood drive scheduled for August 9.
Evidence limits
This retrospective newspaper report does not provide Red Cross collection records or reconcile its 82-donation figure with other later donor summaries.
Sources
- The report says 82 donations were made at the August 10 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive, including 19 first-time donors; it highlights Abbie Adams as a new donor at age 17 and Dale Boyle as a long-time 91-year-old donor, and announces the next drive for August 9. 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 · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the retrospective blood-drive report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive records 19 first-time donors among 82 donations in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-blood-drive-first-time-donors-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2001, “You Can Be Too Young to Give Blood But You’re Never Too Old!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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