Name: Beaver Island students preserve rainforest and donate Bonechiller proceeds to the Community House in 1998
Start: 1998-10-29
End: 1998-12
Location: Beaver Island Community School

Event

Dates: 1998-10-29 – 1998-12
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island Community School
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationenvironmentfundraisingperformancecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island ninth- and tenth-grade students sold 125 rainforest-benefit items, reported as preserving 12.5 acres, and staged Bonechiller for about 100 residents and visitors. The play contributed approximately $184–$200 to the Community House Youth Center challenge grant, with the issue preserving both reported amounts.

Evidence limits

These are school and production reports; the issue’s two approximate proceeds figures are not reconciled here because no accounting record is supplied.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1998, “Beaver Island School Kids Care!” and “Thank you.”
Reports 125 rainforest-benefit T-shirt items preserving 12.5 acres, Tasha Runberg’s 25-item top sale, and the ninth- and tenth-grade Bonechiller production’s approximately 100 attendees and $184 donation to the Community House Youth Center challenge grant; a separate thank-you says the production raised around $200. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the school fundraising report and thank-you.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island students preserve rainforest and donate Bonechiller proceeds to the Community House in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-kids-care-fundraising-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1998, “Beaver Island School Kids Care!” and “Thank you.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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