Name: Beaver Island Sports Boosters chili cook-off raises more than $550 for school teams
Start: 2002-03-21
End: 2002-03-21
Location: Township of Peaine

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Event

Date: 2002-03-21
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Township of Peaine
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fundraisingcommunityeducation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The first annual Sports Boosters Chili Cook-Off took place March 21, 2002, at Peaine Township Hall. Seventeen pots and 125 guests generated more than $550 for Beaver Island Community School sports teams.

Evidence limits

The report gives attendance, proceeds, and winners but not an accounting or later continuation of the event.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2002, “The Sports Boosters are having a Chili Cook-Off.”
Announces the proposed March 21 cook-off at Peaine Township Hall and invites all types of chili for judging. 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, March 2002, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the advance cook-off notice.
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Beaver Beacon, April 2002, “A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight.”
Reports 17 chili pots, 125 guests, more than $550 raised for Beaver Island Community School sports teams, and winners Ed Wojan, Tony Rouch, and Tami McDonough. 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 · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 2002, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the cook-off report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Sports Boosters chili cook-off raises more than $550 for school teams”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sports-boosters-chili-cookoff-march-21-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2002, “The Sports Boosters are having a Chili Cook-Off.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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