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TESLA ELECTRIC CITY GALA
October 7, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm
| $75“Hamilton the Electric City,
Nikola Tesla and the 5 Johns”
Tesla Electric City Gala ( picking up on the 120th Anniversary of Hamilton receiving electricity)
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Winona Vine Estates
269 Glover Rd,
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5H6
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS WE PUT TESLA ON THE MAP 2 YEARS AGO. NTEC is now moving forward with its key objective to Educate and Inspire.
THE NEW PUBLIC ART PROJECT TITLED: “Hamilton the Electric City, Nikola Tesla and the 5 Johns” IS OUR NEXT GOAL. This time, we don’t have to do it all by ourselves. The City of Hamilton will match NTEC fundraising dollar for dollar and has approved $100,000.00 for the project.
So far, NTEC Delivered
$10,000 McMaster Scholarship
BASEF – Platinum sponsor
BASEF – 47 Special Awards
HWDSB – 54 School Awards
Funding for Nikola Tesla Blvd
In 1896, the 5 Johns of Hamilton came up with an idea to use Nikola Tesla’s “alternating current (AC) polyphase system of generators, transformers and motors” to produce hydro at Decew Falls, St Catharines and ship it over a 35-mile power transmission line to Hamilton. There were a lot of concerns, as this was new technology, used to transmit power from Niagara Falls NY to Buffalo.
They consulted with and received Nikola Tesla’s approval on their plans. The “Power was tuned on in Hamilton” on August 25, 1898. The City of Hamilton was the first major city in Canada to have AC electricity and soon became to be known as “The Electric City. “ Electricity propelled Hamilton into a major industrial city in Canada. Hamilton was the leader in innovation and technology in early 1900.
The year 2018 marks the 120th Anniversary of the Decew 1 Power Generation Station and Hamilton receiving AC Electricity. Nikola Tesla Educational Corporation (NTEC), a non-profit, registered charity is working to mark this historical event by;
1. Working with the various stakeholders;
a.Ontario Power Generation (OPG),
b. The city of Hamilton,
c. Private businesses and sponsors,
To mark the event with a major celebration.
2. Raising funds for the Public Art Project
titled “Hamilton the Electic City, Nikola
Tesla and the 5 Johns.
The City of Hamilton will match NTEC fund
raising dollar for dollar and has approved
$100,000.00 for the project.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
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