- Date
- 2001-08-09
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive took place at Beaver Island Community School on August 9, 2001. A September thank-you letter reports that 90 donors attended despite record heat and humidity, with Red Cross staff and island organizations supporting the event.
Evidence limits
The newspaper reports donor attendance and logistics but does not provide Red Cross collection records, blood-unit totals, or a complete financial account.
Sources
- Announces the memorial blood drive for August 9 at Beaver Island Community School and urges Islanders to donate. 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 · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the blood-drive announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The thank-you letter reports that 90 donors attended despite record heat and humidity, that the Red Cross team reduced average donation time below 40 minutes, and that Island transportation companies, churches, businesses, and the Community School supported the drive. 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 · 2001-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the blood-drive outcome letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive draws 90 donors on Beaver Island on August 9, 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-memorial-blood-drive-august-9-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2001, “The Rita Gillespie Memorial Blood Drive.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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