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The 2008 Beaver Boodle raises about $2,000 for Sports Boosters

Also Beaver Boodle 5K outcome October 4 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-10-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2008-10-04
Kind
Sports
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
sportsfundraisingcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 4, 2008 Beaver Boodle drew runners, walkers, and stroller-pushers despite a cold morning. The November Beaver Beacon lists the 5K results and reports approximately $2,000 raised for Beaver Island Sports Boosters.

Evidence limits

The fundraising total and participation description are the event organizer’s newspaper report; they are not an independently audited financial statement.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2008, "Winning the Boodle."
    Reports the October 4 Boodle 5K and bike-race turnout, winner lists for runners and walkers, and approximately $2,000 raised for the Beaver Island Sports Boosters. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the race results and fundraiser report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Organizer Diane McDonough reports 94 participants, approximate proceeds of $2,000 for Sports Boosters, and the runner/walker placements. This first-party result notice closely aligns with the later Beacon report; the participant count and proceeds remain organizer-reported rather than audited.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001282

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The 2008 Beaver Boodle raises about $2,000 for Sports Boosters”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winning-the-boodle-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2008, "Winning the Boodle." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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