- Date
- 2002-08
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitypublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The 2002 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive drew 106 prospective donors. The thank-you letter credited the Red Cross, volunteers, transportation companies, churches, local businesses, and Beaver Island Community School for making the drive efficient and community-supported. The October follow-up letter credits Fred and Cindy Haubold’s organizational work and describes the drive as successful again.
Evidence limits
The letter gives the number of prospective donors but does not state the number of completed or usable donations.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “Letters to the Editor — Blood Drive.”Reports 106 prospective donors, an average donation-process time under 60 minutes, and thanks to volunteers, the Red Cross, transportation companies, churches, businesses, the Community School, and the Beacon. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the blood-drive outcome letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Letters to the Editor — Rita Gillespie Blood Drive.”Reports that the 2002 drive was again successful, thanks Fred and Cindy Haubold for organizational work, and notes their move back to Arizona. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the follow-up blood-drive letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The 2002 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive draws 106 prospective donors on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-memorial-blood-drive-2002-outcome/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “Letters to the Editor — Blood Drive.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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