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Beaver Island schedules the 2005 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive

Also Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive August 11 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-08-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2005-08-11
Kind
Medical
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July 2005 Beaver Beacon announced the annual Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive for August 11 at Beaver Island School, from noon through 5:45 p.m. The notice said donations would support a patient through Great Lakes Region Blood Services and the local American Red Cross chapter.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the scheduled drive but does not report donor counts, the patient’s identity, or the event’s completion.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2005, "Blood Drive."
    Announces the annual Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive at Beaver Island School on August 11 from noon through 5:45 p.m., coordinated with Great Lakes Region Blood Services and the local American Red Cross chapter. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the blood-drive notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, September 2005, "Blood Drive Results."
    Reports the August 11 drive's 75-unit goal, 78 presenting donors, 60 productive donors, 15 first-time donors, 3 double-red donors, and 16 deferrals. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the blood-drive results.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island schedules the 2005 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-memorial-blood-drive-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2005, "Blood Drive." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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