The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman in ethnic clothes and holding two candles in glass jars. Performance for the Aluminum City Telethon.
Photo showing - NSP Article: Kiwanis President Jack Adkins is seen presenting a $350 cheque to Mrs. Dennis Barber, chairman of the Kitimat Retarded Children's Association. Mrs. Barber outlined some of the activities of the association and explained the progress being made to assist youngsters obtain schooling and vocational training.
Photo showing - NSP Article: Kiwanis President Jack Adkins is seen presenting a $350 cheque to Mrs. Dennis Barber, chairman of the Kitimat Retarded Children's Association. Mrs. Barber outlined some of the activities of the association and explained the progress being made to assist youngsters obtain schooling and vocational training.
Notes
The Museum acknowledges that today's society uses "intellectual disability."
Two women holding their trophies at the banquet. The woman on the right is holding the Gwyn Trophy, and the taller lady on the left is holding a smaller trophy in her right hand.
Two women holding their trophies at the banquet. The woman on the right is holding the Gwyn Trophy, and the taller lady on the left is holding a smaller trophy in her right hand.
