Photograph of Dennis Rudolph on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. He is wearing a purple British Columbia Special Olympics shirt, and a cap with various pins.
Photograph of Dennis Rudolph on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. He is wearing a purple British Columbia Special Olympics shirt, and a cap with various pins.
Photograph of Dennis Rudolph and a young woman putting up the donation total numbers at the Aluminum City Telethon. Doug Smith is next to them on the right.
Photograph of Dennis Rudolph and a young woman putting up the donation total numbers at the Aluminum City Telethon. Doug Smith is next to them on the right.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone talking to a lady named Marti who appears to be a fortune teller. She is sitting at a table and doing tarot readings. Another man is sitting across from her. There is a tarot reading sign behind Doug.
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 Doug Smith with a microphone talking to a lady named Marti who appears to be a fortune teller. She is sitting at a table and doing tarot readings. Another man is sitting across from her. There is a tarot reading sign behind Doug.
Photograph of a group of youths talking with a man with a microphone at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Exit door is behind them. Audience and seats on the left.
Photograph of a group of youths talking with a man with a microphone at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Exit door is behind them. Audience and seats on the left.
Photograph of a group of youths talking with a man with a microphone at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Exit door is behind them. A girl in an orange shirt is in the centre talking into the microphone.
Photograph of a group of youths talking with a man with a microphone at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Exit door is behind them. A girl in an orange shirt is in the centre talking into the microphone.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
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 Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to a Sikh man on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is another Indian man standing next to him. Phone panel in background.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to a Sikh man on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is another Indian man standing next to him. Phone panel in background.
Photograph of Kitimat Pizza Factory crew on stage with a sign at the Aluminum City Telethon. Among the three boys holding the sign the middle boy is Matt Pereira and one of the other boys is Sean Guldin. Standing at left is Doug Smith and Robert Miller. Phone panel behind them, as well as Donation total which reads 22663.
Photograph of Kitimat Pizza Factory crew on stage with a sign at the Aluminum City Telethon. Among the three boys holding the sign the middle boy is Matt Pereira and one of the other boys is Sean Guldin. Standing at left is Doug Smith and Robert Miller. Phone panel behind them, as well as Donation total which reads 22663.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to Brian Munson on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Brian is wearing a Save-on-More Overwaitea shirt. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. Donation total is behind them, but obscured.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to Brian Munson on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Brian is wearing a Save-on-More Overwaitea shirt. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. Donation total is behind them, but obscured.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair on stage speaking to a young boy with a line of other kids behind him. There is a donation box with the ACT logo on the left.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to a group of youths and adults at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is a large TV on stage next to them, and a table with red tablecloth behind.
Photograph of Doug Smith talking to a group of youths and adults at the edge of the stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is a large TV on stage next to them, and a table with red tablecloth behind.
