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 children's choir on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is a child in the foreground sitting on the step below the stage.
Photograph of Hugh Anderson playing a guitar and singing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Panel with a sign "Kitimat Recreation Department" is behind him.
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 Hugh Anderson playing a guitar and singing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Panel with a sign "Kitimat Recreation Department" is behind him.
Photograph of a large group of young boys and girls playing on the indoor "playground" with a bunch of slides. They are posing with the Telethon symbol picture.
Photograph of a large group of young boys and girls playing on the indoor "playground" with a bunch of slides. They are posing with the Telethon symbol picture.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
