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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She appears to be doing some sort of backwards maneuver.
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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is doing the splits.
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 girl doing gymnastics on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is doing the splits with her arms raised above her head.
Children and Adults sitting in chairs at the Y.M.C.A. There are adults standing in the back as well, and some children near the front are holding certificates.
Photo showing Large Group qualified for Canadian Citizenship at a ceremony in Citizenship Court. Official welcome was extended by John Gray. (Front L/R) Miyuki Shimizu, Renate Christel Mohr, Mary Bilash, Erna Gesine Kaffanke, Ann Czarnecki, Elly Thea Gertrud Kardamylakis. (Middle L/R) Rosa Gomes Vargas, Jose Do Terra Vargas, Keiji Shimizu, Laus Mohr, Kurt Albert Egli, Martin Kaffanke, Paulo Mzragliano, Ilias Karagianis, John Loo, Mrs. Bea Fossum (Citizenship Council). (Back L/R) Edmundo Barbosa, John Gray, Michael Stig Larsen, Joao Carlos Nunes. Members of the District Council, 1st Guide and Brownie group assisted at a reception which followed the ceremony.
Photo showing Large Group qualified for Canadian Citizenship at a ceremony in Citizenship Court. Official welcome was extended by John Gray. (Front L/R) Miyuki Shimizu, Renate Christel Mohr, Mary Bilash, Erna Gesine Kaffanke, Ann Czarnecki, Elly Thea Gertrud Kardamylakis. (Middle L/R) Rosa Gomes Vargas, Jose Do Terra Vargas, Keiji Shimizu, Laus Mohr, Kurt Albert Egli, Martin Kaffanke, Paulo Mzragliano, Ilias Karagianis, John Loo, Mrs. Bea Fossum (Citizenship Council). (Back L/R) Edmundo Barbosa, John Gray, Michael Stig Larsen, Joao Carlos Nunes. Members of the District Council, 1st Guide and Brownie group assisted at a reception which followed the ceremony.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.
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 showing a large grouop of people standing behind a banner. The banner reads "Kitimat Works Sports Association Charter Flight Terrace to Amsterdam Mar 1964"
Photograph showing a large grouop of people standing behind a banner. The banner reads "Kitimat Works Sports Association Charter Flight Terrace to Amsterdam Mar 1964"
