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
Margaret Warcup
Scope and Content
Series consists of tent cards from the Aluminum city telethon
Photograph showing several elderly people sitting at a table playing cards, drinking what looks like coffee, eating cookies and smoking. It looks like they're in a light coloured brick room with carpet flooring and a mirror on the wall. In the background of the photograph there is another table with some more chairs at it and one wheelchair over by the mirror. A couple of the women have purses beside them or off to the other side of the table. All of the people seem to be wearing semi-formal clothing.
Photograph showing several elderly people sitting at a table playing cards, drinking what looks like coffee, eating cookies and smoking. It looks like they're in a light coloured brick room with carpet flooring and a mirror on the wall. In the background of the photograph there is another table with some more chairs at it and one wheelchair over by the mirror. A couple of the women have purses beside them or off to the other side of the table. All of the people seem to be wearing semi-formal clothing.
