The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directers 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
Brenda Feldhoff, Mount Elizabeth Theatre Manager brought in records. Ruth Brady, Tamitik Status of Women.
Scope and Content
Series consists of newspaper clippings of Aluminum City Telethon. Title based on contents of series.
Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
2 newspaper clippings
- Boy Scouts Name Slate Officers (1961)
- Scouts Banquet Guest J.S Kendrick with Gabor Nyeste
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
Photograph of two women and two girls selling boxes of Girl Guide cookies. Back, left to right: Mary Anne Ball, Marie Robillard. Front, left to right: Cheryl Kinton, Kelli Malcomson. The two young girls were the winners of the Kitimat Cookie Poster Contest.
Photograph of two women and two girls selling boxes of Girl Guide cookies. Back, left to right: Mary Anne Ball, Marie Robillard. Front, left to right: Cheryl Kinton, Kelli Malcomson. The two young girls were the winners of the Kitimat Cookie Poster Contest.
Notes
Appears in the Northern Sentinel, April 26th 1979, with the caption: "It's Girl Guide Cookie time again! Kitimat Girl Guides and Brownies will be selling cookies door to door from April 27 to May 5 so watch for them. And for those who weren't pleased with the cookies last year, Division Commissioner Mary Anne Ball (back left) has good news. The cookie supplier has gone back to his original cookie recipe, so the flavor will be the old familiar one so enjoyed by many. Brownie Cheryl Kinton of the 3rd Kitimat Pack and Guide Kelly Malcomson of the 2nd Kitimat Company are two of the young ladies who will be participating in selling the one dollar a box cookies. They are also the Kitimat winners of the Kitimat Cookie Poster Contest. Their posters will now be sent to the provincial level for further judging, Kildala District Commissioner Marie Robillard (right back) said. So watch for the girls and support the Guides by buying a box of the tasty Girl Guide Cookies."
