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 woman in ethnic clothes and holding two candles in glass jars. Performance for the Aluminum City Telethon.
Photograph of an older man and women holding up plastic numbers and posing with them. The plastic numbers are used to present the total amount of money that the Telethon raises to the audience. Behind the man and women are some younger boys and girls posing behind them.
Photograph of an older man and women holding up plastic numbers and posing with them. The plastic numbers are used to present the total amount of money that the Telethon raises to the audience. Behind the man and women are some younger boys and girls posing behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, ?, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, ?, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of a large group of women and men singing on the stage. There is a man singing and playing a guitar. There are street signs hanging from the roof.
Photograph of a large group of women and men singing on the stage. There is a man singing and playing a guitar. There are street signs hanging from the roof.
Photograph of two men on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man on the right is holding out a microphone to the man on the left. Speakers and phone panel behind them.
Photograph of two men on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man on the right is holding out a microphone to the man on the left. Speakers and phone panel behind them.