- Date
- 2008-12
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-serviceemergency-managementcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2008 Beaver Beacon asked Islanders to donate canned goods and other emergency supplies for neighbors facing a difficult winter. Churches, the school, the Health Center, and the Community Center coordinated collection and distribution.
Evidence limits
The notice documents the appeal and collection points but not the volume of donations or the number of households assisted.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2008, "Stocking Up for a Long Winter."Calls for canned goods and other non-perishables to help residents facing winter shortages, with donations coordinated through Island churches, the school, the Health Center, and the Community Center. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the donation-drive announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island groups organize winter emergency-supply donations, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-emergency-donation-drive-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2008, "Stocking Up for a Long Winter." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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