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 group of people in some back room at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School for the Aluminum City Telethon. Al Smith at the far right.
Photo showing Kitimat Players' "The Ugly Duckling" wins Skeena Festival. Back row: Pat Gowen, Guy Morgan, Bill Dyer. Middle row: Margaret Mitchell, Jim Fitzsimmons, Priscilla Young. Front row: Al Smith, Jo Rewers, June Goddard.
Photo showing Kitimat Players' "The Ugly Duckling" wins Skeena Festival. Back row: Pat Gowen, Guy Morgan, Bill Dyer. Middle row: Margaret Mitchell, Jim Fitzsimmons, Priscilla Young. Front row: Al Smith, Jo Rewers, June Goddard.