Photograph of a group of kids sitting on a rainbow rug in front of a man playing a guitar at the Aluminum City Telethon. Kids consist of four girls and one boy. Guitar man is wearing a black shirt with a yellow, decorative shoulder ornament. Donation panel visible behind them.
Photograph of a group of kids sitting on a rainbow rug in front of a man playing a guitar at the Aluminum City Telethon. Kids consist of four girls and one boy. Guitar man is wearing a black shirt with a yellow, decorative shoulder ornament. Donation panel visible behind them.
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 young woman playing drums with the MESS band at the Aluminum City Telethon.
Photograph of Portuguese kids backstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Some of the kids include Nelson Silviera (left) and Claudia Arruda (centre). Marie Lesage and Celeste Raposo are on the right.
Photograph of Portuguese kids backstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Some of the kids include Nelson Silviera (left) and Claudia Arruda (centre). Marie Lesage and Celeste Raposo are on the right.
Photograph of a boy without a shirt and dark hair buried up to his chest in the sand. There is a cardboard box of to the side on the far right. Some leafy 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 a boy without a shirt and dark hair buried up to his chest in the sand. There is a cardboard box of to the side on the far right. Some leafy bushes in background.
Photograph of a group of kids dancing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Near the left is Emily Feldhoff, and near the right is Leigh Buysse. All of them are wearing yellow shirts with text Kidz Sing Choir.
Photograph of a group of kids dancing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Near the left is Emily Feldhoff, and near the right is Leigh Buysse. All of them are wearing yellow shirts with text Kidz Sing Choir.