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The Gateway Council needs you now more than ever.
Your generous contribution will go a long way to support our mission, our programs, and our vision to open a new hostel in
St. Louis.
Seeking
Volunteers, Travel Writers
& Interns
Click here for more
information!
The Gateway is published four times a year. Our
members receive their copies in the mail, but copies are also
available at most area bicycle shops and in .PDF format by clicking here.
Gateway Council
Cycling Page
Be sure to check out HI-USA's
website, with lots of information on
organization membership, hostels, booking reservations, HI-USA
programs, travel resources, and much more.
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Get Involved!
Volunteering * Internships *
Practicum
How to Get Involved
& Internships and
Practicum Opportunities
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Gateway
Council Committees
Activity Committees:
- Walk/Hike
- Bicycling
- Canoe
Opening Doors/Opening Minds:
- Travel Scholars
- Speakers Bureau
- Travel-101
Special Events Committees:
- Moonlight Ramble®
- Cycle Across Missouri™
- International Travel Day
Program Support:
- Gateway Newspaper Writer
- Office Help
- Marketing
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Activities
and Events
Activity Committees
The Gateway Council supports three committees
for outdoor activities: Bicycling, Canoeing, and
Hiking/Backpacking. These committees oversee regular
activities that occur weekly.
Activity Leader
Volunteers plan and execute all regular outdoor
activities. Have a great outdoor trip idea and want to
share it with fellow enthusiasts? We are your place.
Special Events
The Gateway Council has a respected history of
nationally recognized special events: The Moonlight
Ramble®—the largest nighttime bicycle ride in the
world; Cycle Across Missouri—participants ride
their bicycles from town to town across Missouri and
neighboring states staying the night in schools and
Universities that open their doors to us; International
Travel Day—a showcase of world cultures that
promotes world travel and the culture of hostelling.
Become part of some of the largest and most successful
volunteer-run events in the world.
Opening Doors/Opening Minds
An integrated programming and public
awareness effort aimed at providing young people with
opportunities to be engaged, thoughtful global citizens.
Volunteers teach workshops, make presentations, and
fulfill speaking engagements.
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Gateway Council Board Members
Board Members are elected each year at the Fall Rally
held in October or November. Board Members serve
two-year terms.
Six Board Members serve on the executive committee
as:
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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At-Large (two)
Each Board Member also serves on various board
committees:
Many other Board Members sit-in or chair other event
committees as well as volunteer time with the Council
according to time, talent, and treasure.
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Program Support
The Gateway Newspaper
The Gateway is a publication that includes articles on world
travel and the culture of hostelling, our special events like the Moonlight
Ramble, and an events calendar with all our regular bicycle rides, canoe trips,
and hiking trips.
Gateway Writer
Stories, columns, and the calendar of events are all written by
volunteers. Dream of being a travel writer? The Gateway may be your start.
Office Help
The Gateway Council Office at Big Bend and Clayton in St. Louis
can always use the helping hands of volunteers. Volunteers may help with:
(1)Mailings, (2)Assembling Information Packets, (3)Data Entry, (4)Gathering
Event Supplies, (5)Inventory of Equipment and Supplies, (6)Assembling Statistics
and Reports
Graphics
Volunteers help design and lay out brochures, fliers,
registration forms, and t-shirts. Experience with desktop publishing and art
software a plus.
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Volunteer Committee
Help recruit and organize the many hundreds of
volunteers that make all our events, activities, and our mission to build a
hostel a reality. Working with our fantastic volunteers is an incredibly
rewarding experience.
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