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.
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 Nancyjane Mitchell handling a control panel for likely the MESS band at the Aluminum City Telethon.
Photograph of a large cheque being presented to the Northwest Alcohol & Drug Counselling Service for $4899 from the Aluminum City Telethon. From left to right are NWADCS Counsellor Liam Hyland, ACT Director Dorothy Cheyne, ACT Treasurer Isobel Kay, ACT Chairman Stan Green, ACT member Muriel Greenlaw, and ACT Secretary Gerry Deiter.
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 large cheque being presented to the Northwest Alcohol & Drug Counselling Service for $4899 from the Aluminum City Telethon. From left to right are NWADCS Counsellor Liam Hyland, ACT Director Dorothy Cheyne, ACT Treasurer Isobel Kay, ACT Chairman Stan Green, ACT member Muriel Greenlaw, and ACT Secretary Gerry Deiter.
