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Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive collects 67 units, 2017

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TypeEvent
Date2017-07-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2017-07-27
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Blood drive
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Summary

The July 27, 2017 Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive on Beaver Island collected 67 units against a stated goal of 65, according to the organizer’s follow-up. The advance notices disagree about the venue: the May and July 26 notices say Gregg Fellowship Hall, while the July 10 notice says Beaver Island Christian Church.

Evidence limits

The 67-unit result is a first-party local report, not an independently audited Red Cross record. The venue discrepancy is preserved rather than resolved by guesswork. The announcement and outcome are distinguished from the archive’s many earlier Rita Gillespie memorial drives.

Sources

  1. The announcement scheduled the July 27 drive at Gregg Fellowship Hall, described Red Cross staffing and Rapid Pass, and solicited volunteers. It establishes the planned event, not attendance or collection totals.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011507
  2. The later advance notice described this as the 25th annual Red Cross drive in memory of Rita Gillespie and listed Beaver Island Christian Church as the venue, with Holy Cross Church and Beaver Island Christian Church as sponsors. This conflicts with the earlier May notice and July 26 RapidPass notice, both of which identify Gregg Fellowship Hall; the archive does not establish whether the venue changed or one notice was erroneous.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011875
  3. The logistics notice directed donors to Red Cross RapidPass, announced walk-ins at Gregg Fellowship Hall from 12:30–5:30, and offered Beaver Island District Library printer assistance. It reinforces the Gregg Hall venue but still does not independently audit the later 67-unit report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012013
  4. The organizer’s post-event thank-you reported a goal of 65 units and collection of 67. This is first-party event reporting; no Red Cross reconciliation or independent count is held.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012019

Added 7 August 2026 · revised 10 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive collects 67 units, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-memorial-blood-drive-2017/, accessed [date], citing Connie Boyle, “Blood Drive on Beaver Island,” Beaver Island Forum, May 5, 2017. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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