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 a little girl sitting at a table at the Aluminum City Telethon. She looks a little tired or bored. She has a red ribbon tied in her hair. There is can of Five Alive in front of her. Behind her is a man in a yellow cap, and a door opening with a vehicle. She appears to be inside the high school cafeteria.
Photograph of a little girl sitting at a table at the Aluminum City Telethon. She looks a little tired or bored. She has a red ribbon tied in her hair. There is can of Five Alive in front of her. Behind her is a man in a yellow cap, and a door opening with a vehicle. She appears to be inside the high school cafeteria.
Photograph of a man and little girl next to a sealife table. The man is wearing a Fisheries and Oceans uniform and is holding up a crab to show the girl.
Photograph of a man and little girl next to a sealife table. The man is wearing a Fisheries and Oceans uniform and is holding up a crab to show the girl.
Photograph of Doug Smith with three girls on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. From L-R they are ?, Claudia Arruda, and Desiree Raposa. Phone panel is behind Left phone panel has signing reading Simply The Best! 20 Fun Years with A.C.T.
Photograph of Doug Smith with three girls on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. From L-R they are ?, Claudia Arruda, and Desiree Raposa. Phone panel is behind Left phone panel has signing reading Simply The Best! 20 Fun Years with A.C.T.
Photograph of three girls dancing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Girl in middle is Kelsey Demedeiros. Clayton Merritt and Joe Galante are on the panel in the background.
Photograph of three girls dancing on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Girl in middle is Kelsey Demedeiros. Clayton Merritt and Joe Galante are on the panel in the background.
Photograph of three men at phone panel at the Aluminum City Telethon. In the middle is Bill Eynon with Pacific Ammonia Inc., and on the right is Steve Wilson.
Photograph of three men at phone panel at the Aluminum City Telethon. In the middle is Bill Eynon with Pacific Ammonia Inc., and on the right is Steve Wilson.
Photograph of a man and woman facing each other in wheelchairs at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man is wearing a 2002 Aluminum Telethon t-shirt. They are in one of the highschool gyms.
Photograph of a man and woman facing each other in wheelchairs at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man is wearing a 2002 Aluminum Telethon t-shirt. They are in one of the highschool gyms.
Photograph of a man and woman on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man is holding out a microphone to the woman. Phone panel and donation total is behind them.
Photograph of a man and woman on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The man is holding out a microphone to the woman. Phone panel and donation total is behind them.
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.
