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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She appears to be doing some sort of backwards maneuver.
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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is doing the splits.
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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is doing the splits with her arms raised above her head.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of two girls in swimsuits standing on a sandy bank, possibly the Kitimat River. Girl in pink swimsuit is standing in front of girl in blue swimsuit. Leafy trees and bushes in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two girls in swimsuits standing on a sandy bank, possibly the Kitimat River. Girl in pink swimsuit is standing in front of girl in blue swimsuit. Leafy trees and bushes in background.
