- Date
- 1966-07-10
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Altar Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fundraisingcatholicismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On July 10, 1966, the Holy Cross Altar Society and Beaver Island Christian Church held a Strawberry and Ice Cream Social at the King Strang Hotel. The Beaver Beacon reported $86.45 in proceeds for the Beaver Island Convent Building Fund.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper fundraising report. It does not provide attendance, receipts, or a full account of expenses.
Sources
- Reports the July 10 social by the Holy Cross Altar Society and Beaver Island Christian Church, held at the King Strang Hotel, which raised $86.45 for the convent building fund; it does not provide attendance or financial records beyond the reported proceeds.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published fundraising report; it does not expand the source-specific attendance or financial claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Strawberry and Ice Cream Social raises convent-building funds, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-strawberry-ice-cream-social-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1966, “Strawberry and Ice Cream Social.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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