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 people in the control booth at Mount Elizabeth Theatre for the 1983 Aluminum City Telethon.
A man's head sticking out of a board that says, "Frustrated? Throw...." The rest of the words are covered with pie and are not legible. The man has a big smile on his face, and there are three spectators on the left hand side of the booth (seen through the plastic).
A man's head sticking out of a board that says, "Frustrated? Throw...." The rest of the words are covered with pie and are not legible. The man has a big smile on his face, and there are three spectators on the left hand side of the booth (seen through the plastic).
photo showing civil defence equipment "Mobile Feeding Unit" being inspected by Assessor A. Sanderson (foreground on left) and Reeve Sam Lindsay (background on left). Sign on the wall with stencilled letters all in capitals states: "District of Kitimat, Emergency Welfare Service, Mobile Feeding Unit."
photo showing civil defence equipment "Mobile Feeding Unit" being inspected by Assessor A. Sanderson (foreground on left) and Reeve Sam Lindsay (background on left). Sign on the wall with stencilled letters all in capitals states: "District of Kitimat, Emergency Welfare Service, Mobile Feeding Unit."
Notes
Date of photograph is believed to be April 9, 1964.
