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Mr. Segal
This is what 1
faxed you last week.
If you are able to all
me on this proposal, I'd
appointe it. Thank you
Lew Finder
Organizing & Leadership Training Center
25 West Street 3rd Floor
Boston, Ma 02111
(617) 728-9100
April 29, 1993
To: Eli Segal, Assistant to the President and Director of National
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Service Program
From: Lewis Finfer, OLTC Director
Re: Proposal for a Next Step on the Issue of Including Community
Organizing Groups in the National Service Program
In response to your request in your March 17 letter to me "to put
together a list of organizations like yours that we might consult with
about the capacity of this sector to train, employ and supervise
participants in the national service program" I have done the following:
1) I sent a memo out to 25 regional community organizing training centers
and national networks of community organizing groups. We have received
replies of interest in participating by groups from across the country.
2) Based on this memo I sent out, the question of how and who would be
interested in participating in a national service program will be on the
agenda of a national conference of community organizing groups being held
May 14-16 that I will be participating in.
I would ask if you would consider holding a I day or 1/2 day
small working conference with some key people from community
organizing groups on the issue of placement in such groups,
background on their kind of organizing work, and the specific
logistical issues around training, supervision, choice of
volunteers, etc.?
If it is possible to talk about this request to you before I
leave for the May 14 conference, that would be helpful to
bringing more specific information to that discussion.
I will try to call you to see if we could talk briefly on your thoughts
on my request for such a meeting and what other aspects of your thinking
about the national service program that I should make the other groups
aware of. Thank you for considering this request.
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Opticians
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May 7, 1993
AMERICANS
Mr. Eli Seigel
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Seigel:
As I sit at my desk listening to your interview on the Larry King Show of this date, I am impressed by
something to which I feel your attention should be directed.
I guess I am considered an older American. At 49 years of age, I have recently found it necessary to
declare bankruptcy in order to get out from under $30,000 of debt, most of which came about due to a
three year period of unemployment. Then I borrowed $20,000 from my father-in-law and began a
business. It was the only way I could get employed.
What was my problem?
I had once been very successful in the Optical business, and nobody would employ me for fear I could
take their business away due to my extensive knowledge. It was very frustrating. To further exaserbate
the problem, whenever I applied for any other job I was faced with the answer that I was "over-qualified"
for an entry level position. Over-qualified, as we know, is a buzzword for "too old and an insurance risk."
Thus, for three years, I was in limbo: unemployed and soon not qualified for unemployment,
unemployable, and sinking deep into debt.
When President Clinton originally talked about National Service, I do not recall him restricting it to
"young people." We older, "over-qualified" americans need work, too. Frequently, the only way older
americans can get work is to become professionals through graduate work. I was excited when I first
heard about National Service, and I am less excited now. I thought I could do a couple of years of
National Service and get enough to go to law school.
Now you're talking about young people, excluding older americans from consideration. Is this the intent?
If it is, are others like me who do not have the benefit of a family member who can help them out to be
condemned to permanent joblessness and homelessness? We give lip service to retraining, but nothing
else. One with my qualifications would be promptly drummed out of any retraining program as "over-
qualified."
Please address these problems, and give us all equal opportunity.
Sincerely,
Paul D. Friend
28 Harrison Street
Brookline, MA 02146
4 May, 1993
Mr. Eli Segal, Director
Office of National Service
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
COMPLAINT
Washington DC, 20500
Dear Mr. Segal,
I hope have not misspelled your name. I heard it at the end of your appearance on
NPR and had to guess at the spelling. I would have liked to have called the program to
speak with you in person but I was listening in my car. My intent was to express concern
that there may be sections in the current statutes relating to student financial aid that may
undermine some of what you are attempting to accomplish with the national service plan.
Let me explain.
I have a number of children who have already gone through the financial aid
application process, in fact, more than once. When my younger daughter was applying for
admission to a number of colleges, she included Simmons College here in Boston. Her
reason was very simple. Simmons has a competitive scholarship for which my daughter
was eligible. The brochure stated in several places that the winners would receive "cash
awards which were independent of any other financial aid awards." For applicants not
requesting financial aid, that meant their tuition bill would be reduced by the amount of the
award. I assumed that, for students requesting aid, the statement meant that a standard
award package would be developed for the candidate. Then, if she won, the amount of
student and family self help that she was expected to contribute would be reduced by the
amount of the "cash award." I was wrong!
My daughter wrote the essay, went through the interviews and won $2,000 a year
for four years. I expected that she would be able to reduce her yearly Stafford loans by
$2,000. Not so. I thought she might be able to save $2,000 from her summer earnings and
savings to buy a much needed personal computer. Not so. I hoped she would not have to
be involved in work-study and could spend all her efforts on her studies. Not so. I even
prayed that my own tuition contribution might be reduced by $2,000 per year. Not so. I
was told that the Federal formulae dictate at what level family self help must be set for us
and that was the amount of self help we had to produce. The $2,000 from one special
Simmons College fund just reduced the aid award the Simmons offered my daughter form
the general aid fund. The "cash award" made it no easier for her to attend Simmons than
without it.
I am afraid the same situation will develop with your service program. If my
eleventh grader decides to do a year of service before he starts college, the schools will
expect him to declare he has a $5,000 resource to pay towards college expenses. Federal
formulae will again dictate the level family self help based entirely on his savings and
earnings and on my savings and earnings. These earnings and savings numbers are
unaffected by the $5,000. They will have no baring on the dictated self help portion. The
$5,000 will come off the college's aid grant. The school will benefit but the $5,000 will not
make it financially easier for my son to pay for his part or for us to pay ours. The new
legislation must indicate clearly that national service tuition awards must be used to reduce
Stafford loans, work study and even parents' loans. In short, the $5,000 must be used to
defray the self help obligation as currently computed. Only after self help, or at least the
loan portion of self help, has been reduced, can a school apply the service grant money to
reduce their award to a student.
I shall be pleased to discuss this issue further with you, if you wish. My home
phone number is (617) 232-9612. I have two work numbers (because I work to jobs to
raise tuition money for my children). They are (505) 934-2425 and (617) 271-3271.
Sincerely yours,
shim Baharits
Shimshon Berkovits
Access
April 29, 1993
to Independence, Inc.
Putting the person before the disability
The Honorable Al Gore
National Service Program
600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Vice President Gore:
Access To Independence is a private non-profit independent living
center in Madison, Wisconsin. We provide a number of services to
people with disabilities as the enclosed material indicates. We are
very interested in participating in President Clinton's National Service
Program.
Personal care attendants provide an extremely valuable service for
people with severe physical disabilities in our community. They
provide assistance or complete help in daily cares such as bathing,
dressing, bowel and bladder care, as well as housekeeping and meal
preparation. Without personal care attendants people with severe
disabilities could end up in institutions.
Unfortunately, the pay for this type of work is low so it is always
difficult to recruit attendants. Offering educational credits as an
incentive to employment in a city which boasts one of the largest
universities in the country, a private college, and a technical school
could have a significant impact on our program and the clients we
serve. We welcome the opportunity to participate in this creative
initiative.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you
soon.
Sincerely,
Robert Dast
Robert Deist, Assistant Director
enclosures
CC: Senator Russ Feingold
Senator Herb Kohl
Congressman Scott Klug
A non-profit United Way & Dane County Human Services funded agency
22 North 2nd Street Madison, WI 53704 608/251-7575 (voice) 608/251-7485 (TTY)
NELLIE
MAE
Lawrence W. O'Toole
President and CEO
May 3, 1993
Mr. Eli Segal
Director
Office of National Service
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Eli:
I enjoyed your presentation this morning at the Boston Harbor Hotel
regarding the President's National Service program and the opportunity to speak
with you at the conclusion of your remarks.
As I mentioned, Nellie Mae is the largest non-profit provider of student
loan capital in the country in both the federal programs and in privately
sponsored programs.
In addition, over the last three years Nellie Mae has provided grants of
over $1.5 million to 78 locally run programs throughout New England which offer
educational support and encouragement to "at-risk" youth. These activities, in
each of the six New England states appear to be very consistent with the stated
objectives of National Service, to put volunteers to work in locally identified
areas of need.
We would be pleased to share our experience in these activities with you or
your staff and have enclosed a more descriptive piece.
Based upon our experience we would encourage the President's National
Service legislation to include provisions which could include organizations and
programs like Nellie Mae as eligible sponsors and administrators of volunteer
programs.
We have been working with Dave Longanecker and others at the Department of
Education and with Senator Kennedy's office on related provisions in the direct
loan legislation which would allow the current non-profit participants to be
able to assure the availability of capital during any transition period.
We would be pleased to answer any questions or to discuss how we might
contribute to the success of the President's program.
Very Lawira truly yours,
Lawrence W. O'Toole
A national leader in student loan financing and services
50 Braintree Hill Park. Suite 300. Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
617-849-1325 800-EDU-LOAN Fax 617-380-3915
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The Nellie Mae Fund for Education
Spring/Summer 1992
Volume 1 Number 1
Reaching
Out to Find
Solutions
In early 1990, Nellie Mae expanded
its corporate mission of supporting ac-
cess to higher education by creating a
philanthropic program called the Nellie
Mae Fund for Education (NMFE). In
just two short years, the NMFE has
provided over a half million dollars to a
wide range of noteworthy education
projects and diverse communities
throughout New England that are dedi-
cated to helping kids achieve.
Programs to which grants have been
awarded encourage students to remain
in school, establish goals and aspira-
tions, and provide support for complet-
ing high school and pursuing a
postsecondary education. Although we
have granted funds to a variety of im-
pressive programs, the NMFE is par-
ticularly interested in those which derive
Photo by Stephen Sherman
from strong school/college partnerships.
These partnerships represent the vital
elements that define the Fund's mission,
and serve as the ideal mechanism to help
In response to the quick success of
In spite of these difficult economic
kids realize their true potential.
the NMFE, it has become necessary to
times, from the rural areas of Maine to
There are a growing number of early
improve our ability to communicate with
the urban areas of Boston or Providence,
intervention and early awareness pro-
our growing community of grant re-
programs are not only surviving, but are
grams in New England being developed
cipients. This issue of OUTREACH
making a truly inspirational difference.
by individuals with innovative ideas and
represents the first of many such efforts.
OUTREACH is published on behalf of
proven methods of insuring success. The
In addition to program updates and other
these programs.
informational materials, OUTREACH
NMFE is committed to these programs,
The photo above shows students involved
so that together we can make a fference
will also profile several programs and
in the Biotech Learning Lab at Boston
in the lives of many students throughout
administrators who, through their
University Medical School, one of several
New England.
untiring efforts, continue to give of
math/science initiatives funded by the
themselves for the good of others.
Nellie Mae Fund for Education.
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The Nellie Mae Fund for Education
Winter/Spring 1993
Volume 2 Number 1
Opening Doors to Math and
Science for Young Women
Vermont Technical College (VTC) is one of many organizations sup-
ported by a grant from the Nellie Mae Fund for Education in 1992.
VTC's Women In Technology programs are making a difference in
expanding educational and career opportunities for young women.
earn their Computer Fun Badge by
respondents now in college, all are majoring
spending a day at VTC's computer
in related fields such as engineering, pre-
and robotics labs. Summer Tech-
medicine and economics. A past program
nology Camp is designed for 7th
participant who is now in college wrote, "Now
and 8th grade girls who express an
that I'm in college it is easy for me to see that
interest in math and science. The
your program pointed me in the right direc-
camp provides hands-on technical
tion. I even used parts of the drafting kit in
At a Math and Science Institute workshop girls learn the fundamentals of
projects and workshops, as well as
my 101 course this fall! I don't think that I
composting as well as more about recycling and what happens to our
household garbage. The workshop is conducted by Judith Hall, a plant
an opportunity for girls with simi-
would be at Mercer studying engineering
pathologist, who also talks about careers in botany.
lar interests to meet and begin to
without your program."
form networks. The Math and Sci-
WIT's success is demonstrated by the
Concern over the relatively low enroll-
ence Institute allows girls who participated
increasing number of girls interested in at-
ment of women in technical degree programs
in Summer Technology Camp or Shadow
tending Summer Tech Camp and the Math
nationwide, coupled with a projected short-
Days to participate in three-day long, inten-
and Science Institute. Requests from schools
fall of United States' scientists, engineers and
sive math and science workshops.
for presentations from the Speakers Bureau
technicians, spurred Vermont Technical
All WIT programs have been developed
have also increased dramatically. This year,
College in the early 1980's to examine issues
to encourage girls to pursue their interests in
WIT was able to accommodate only sixty-
regarding the participation of women in tech-
math and science and to reinforce skills and
five percent of the requests from schools for
nology. Recognizing a need to encourage
knowledge needed to obtain competitive jobs
women speakers. The challenge for Amy
girls and young women to pursue math, sci-
available in today's and tomorrow's job
Emler-Shaffer, Director of WIT, is finding
ence and technical studies and careers, Ver-
markets. Through these programs, and by
continued on page 2
mont Technical College (VTC) established
introducing girls to women mentors, WIT
the Women in Technology Project (WIT) in
hopes to reduce the negative effects that
1986 with a grant from the Vermont Depart-
gender-based, occupational stereotyping has
ment of Education.
had on women and their families.
WIT has five innovative programs which
Recently, WIT conducted a survey of
serve girls in grades K through 12: Speakers
the programs' effect on the young women
Bureau, Shadow Days, Girl Scout Computer
who participated in the Summer Technology
Fun, Summer Technology Camp and Math
Camp, Shadow Days and Math and Science
and Science Institute. The Speakers Bureau
Institute. The majority of the girls who re-
brings women engineers, scientists and tech-
sponded to the survey indicated that the pro-
nicians into Vermont classrooms to speak
grams influenced decisions about pursuing
about careers that require a math or science
higher levels of math and science in high
background. High School girls who have an
school. One young woman responded, have
interest in learning more about jobs in science
always enjoyed science, but not math. The
and technology may visit the VTC campus
Tech Camp reinforced my interest in science,
and workplaces of professional women in
and math seemed not quite so bad."
those fields through WIT's Shadow Days
Perhaps of greater importance is the
Summer Tech Camp participants design and build their
program.
number of program participants now in col-
own solar powered cars while learning how solar power
The Girl Scout Computer Fun program
lege who have chosen majors in math, sci-
is converted into electricity. The workshop was
conducted by Anitra Sorenson. an engineer
offers Junior Girl Scouts an opportunity to
ence and technological fields. Of the six
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ACTION
APPT.
826 Avon Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
April 29, 1993
Eli Segal
Special Assistant to President for National Service
White House
Washington, D.C. 20525
Dear Mr. Segal:
In recognition of your position in the Clinton Administration, I
am writing not only to express support for the Retired Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP), but more importantly to ask your help.
RSVP is funded through ACTION, the Federal Volunteer Agency. I am
concerned that there have been no appointments to head this agency,
either nationally or regionally. In fact, for the past several
years many of the programs under ACTION have not been adequately
funded or promoted. A by-product of this is that new programs are
being created which duplicate ACTION services provided by RSVP.
My recent involvement in RSVP has made me aware of it as a cost
effective program which provides a variety of valuable volunteer
opportunities for seniors ages 65 and over. It invites seniors to
continue to make a significant contribution to our community and
to improve the quality of life for young and old alike.
For example, to name only a few of the on-going services, RSVP
volunteers in our area work as tutors for children in schools and
day care centers, they sew bandages for those suffering from
cancer. They also serve as counselors to their peers who may be
dealing with the loss of a spouse or with the many health, social
and security concerns associated with the aging process. RSVP
volunteers in our area also provide rides and escort services for
those unable to use public transportation.
One outstanding strength of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program
is that it has created a network within surrounding communities
working closely with social service agencies, health care providers
and others. It has become a dependable resource in our rural areas.
The most important aspect of the program is that it allows and
encourages the older person to remain an active, contributing
member of society long after retirement.
I ask your support for the continuance of this important program.
Sincerely,
Grace me Denald, Aspa
Sister Grace McDonald, FSPA
Member, Advisory Council of RSVP
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WANS no
Mr. Eli Segal
Director, Office of National Service
HELP
The White House
Washington, DC 20005
PROVIDE LODGING
FOR NS PART.
Dear Mr. Segal:
On behalf of American Youth Hostel's Board, staff, and
volunteers, I want to express our great interest in President
Clinton's plans for a youth service program for the United
States. We would like to offer our assistance in designing such
an effort and our help and expertise in formulating constructive
work assignments for participants.
Let me tell you about our organization. American Youth Hostels
was formed in the 1930's to participate in what eventually became
a worldwide movement of encouraging young people to explore the
world beyond their own communities; youth hostels -- simple, safe
accommodations -- make this exploration possible. Today 73
countries form the International Youth Hostel Federation,
located in London. Recently, the IYHF initiated an effort to
upgrade and unify its image by doing business as Hostelling
International. Youth hostels form the largest single network of
accommodations, with more than 6000 operating around the world.
In these days of growing global networks, ours is already in
place.
In the United States, we offer the hostelling membership card to
Americans who wish to travel abroad. Through our local councils,
we help travelers access budget travel opportunities, including
hostels, Eurail, and inexpensive airline fares. We also license
and operate 200 hostels in the U.S. -- and this activity is
becoming increasingly important to our mission. Over the past
several years, our hostels have been used increasingly by
international travelers, many young, and most on a first trip to
the United States. Thus, in addition to serving our own
travelers, we are helping international travelers find their way
throughout this country, and we are interpreting life in diverse
communities of the United States to these (mostly) young
travelers. In addition, we are encouraging youth organizations
to use youth hostels as they travel and explore.
AYH Hostels vary greatly in their size and location. Small
hostels are in such diverse places as a lighthouse on the
California coast, a forest in Georgia, and a state park in
Minnesota. Larger facilities, or gateway hostels, are now
located in nearly every major American city.
Promoting world understanding through bostelling since 1909
Mr. Eli Segal
27 April 1993
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Visitors to these hostels find lively programs in addition to an
affordable accommodation: a chance to meet local youth in
Washington, D.C.; an opportunity to work in a soup kitchen in New
York City. Walking tours, evening programs, volunteers who meet
and greet visitors -- all are important elements in the
experience we offer.
Travelers who choose hostels are independent, adventure-seeking,
out to see and understand the world, eager to learn. Groups,
especially youth groups using hostels, are providing their
participants a learning experience whether an urban Outward Bound
venture, visiting a city's cultural institutions, or hiking and
biking a rural area.
AYH's 200 accommodations provided 1 million overnights in 1992.
It seems to us that our facilities would offer meaningful
assignments to a selected number of U.S. volunteers. We are
already practiced in the art of managing volunteers. For anyone
with an interest in the travel industry, hostels, particularly a
large urban hostel, offer much the same services as a hotel. For
instance, in our 480-bed hostel in New York City, North America's
largest, a participant would have an opportunity to learn
front-desk management, the details of security and housekeeping,
and program management. At a smaller hostel, where an
owner/manager undertakes all management and hospitality tasks, a
national service volunteer could provide welcome help. At our
national office, a chance to apply marketing skills in promoting
hostel use; a chance to apply business management skills in
overseeing the hostel system. We would be able to assign
participants to one or a number of locations, and in some cases,
we could provide accommodations as well.
For the hostel guest, a national service volunteer would provide
yet another American presence to learn from. International
visitors tend to be young adults; many have already served
national service stints in their own countries. Such
interactions are part of what hostelling is all about: a chance
to understand the world and its people. If you have traveled
this way yourself, you know how memorable a trip can be when it
is enriched with the experience of meeting local people.
I look forward to hearing from you as the effort to introduce
national service into America life develops.
Sincerely,
Relation
Richard Martyr
Executive Director
RM/sb
Enclosures
For Immediate Release
Contact: Toby Pyle
733 15th Street N.W. #840
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 783-6161
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November 13, 1992
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New Trips Include Hiking in Israel and Cycling Down
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Thirty different itineraries are listed in the 1993 Discovery Tours catalog,
including 10 brand-new tours which feature hiking in Israel or Yosemite
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Discovery Tours are not just a vacation adventure, but an experience; an
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Hiking and cycling tours are rated for all levels of skill, from beginners to
the experienced. Discovery Tours feature small, friendly groups, usually
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Tour departures are scheduled for all age groups from teens, 15 and older,
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Cycling tours range from a 10-day trip in Pennsylvania Dutch country for just $460, to two weeks
exploring France's Loire Valley Chateaux for only $850 (land cost).
Hiking tours by van are of the "day hike" variety, using a base camp to leave heavier gear. Hike in
majestic Yosemite National Park on a nine-day tour for just $500, or trek through ancient Israel for
13 days for only $800 (land cost).
Five backpacking tours are available in Europe, including eight days in James Herriot's verdant
Yorkshire Dales in England for just $600, and a seven-day exploration of the Swiss, French and
Italian sides of spectacular Mont Blanc for only $725. (Prices for European tours are land costs
only.)
European tours are led by native leaders and include an international roster of tour participants.
North American tours are led by an AYH-trained tour leader.
All prices include overnight accommodations in hostels or campgrounds, group-prepared meals,
an entertainment fund and tour leader. Hostels have dormitory-style accommodations with
separate quarters for males and females, self-service kitchens, dining and common rooms. Hostels
come in an infinite variety, from a lighthouse on the California coast to a castle in Switzerland.
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AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTELS 1993
SCOVERY TOURS URS
Low-Cost
Adventures For All Ages
HOSTELLING
®
INTERNATIONAL
MORE GREAT REASONS TO STAY AT AYH HOSTELS!
The following is a brief list of regular activities at Ayh Hostels to help you plan your trip. Most of these
activities are FREE, and others charge a small fee. Many AYH Hostels not listed below schedule a
wide variety of activities for hostellers -- ask at the front desk when you check in. AYH Hostels are
more than just a place to stay!
B
ALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
S
ANBORN PARK AYH-HOSTEL
Movies at the hostel every Sunday night
Pot-luck dinner, followed by a slide show on international travel
Walking tours of Baltimore Every Saturday morning
Last Thursday of every month, 6:30 pm
Gourmet Dinner Night at a local ethnic restaurant, with local
B
OSTON INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
Ayh members, monthly
Regular tours of Indian relics discovered behind the hostel; per-
manent interpretive trail being developed
Coffee house at the hostel, third Friday of each month starting at
7:30 p.m.
Video movie night at the hostel, every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
S
ANTA MONICA INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
H
ALE ALOHA AYH-HOSTEL
Movie night at the hostel, 2 nights per week
Volleyball on the beach, every Tuesday
Double-feature movies at the hostel, every Sunday
American Barbecue dinner, every Sunday
Shoreline walk along Diamond Head, once a week
Bike Trip to Venice, twice a month
Team games in near-by park (soccer, volleyball) once a week
Budget Travel seminars, every Saturday
ONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
S
EATTLE INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
H
Video movies at the hostel, 2 or 3 times a week
Walking tours of downtown Seattle, daily at 1:00 p.m.
Hikes to near-by trails in Honolulu, once a month
Orientation to Seattle-What to see and do, nightly at 7:15
Starlight Cruising, once a month
Discount tickets to Aquarium, Omnidome, Museum of Flight
Walking groups to a near-by ethnic restaurant/pub, 2 times a week
5-day Sailing instruction program at Lake Union (bus-ride from
hostel) weekdays, $75.00 charge
EW YORK INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
Hostel Concierge (information) Desk, every morning and evening
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Walking tours of the city
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ASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
Free/discount tickets to nightclubs, cultural events, Broadway
theater
Walking tour of Washington and Army Band Concert, every
Friday evening
O
RLANDO INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
Short film on Washington D.C. and walking tour, 2 nights each
week
Free/discount tickets available to at least one drama/music event
Free transportation to the Orlando Science Museum every Sun-
each week
day
Classical American films at the National Theater, every Monday
Discount tickets to Universal Studios/ Sea World and Wet & Wild
evening
Crab Feasts/ picnics/ professional baseball games, monthly
M
IAMI BEACH INTERNATIONAL AYH-HOSTEL
Barbeques every Sunday night
Turkish dinner once a month
Dance night every Wednesday
The Frederick
Family
News-Post
LINDA GREGORY Editor
FREDERICK MD. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1993 B-1
Harpers Ferry Youth Hostel on
cutting edge of conservation
By KAREN GARDNER
Her grandmother came from a
Thomases as a housewarming
Assistant Family Editor
Nova Sectia family that economized
present.
on everything. she added. And Mrs.
Ms. Rascoe and Ms. Mosdal
SANDY HOOK The Harpers
Thomas, 66, grew up during the
planned to help the Thomases install
Ferry Youth Hostel, under the aus-
Depression, when thrift was a way of
water saving devices in showers,
pices of veteran conservationists
life.
toilets and faucets, and wrap the hot
Jeanne and Harry Thomas, is one of
"Use it over, make it over, wear it
water pipes with insulation
four model youth hostels nationwide
out, make it do," was a common
"They've already got plans for an
to focus on conservation.
expression back then, she said.
outdoor solar oven," Ms. Rascoe
The former auction house, with its
The couple does not own a car.
said.
large, drafty rooms, uninsulated
They bike everywhere, and use pub-
While the house doesn't have any
walls and old piping, doesn't look like
lic transportation when they can.
insulation, Ms. Rascoe pointed to the
a place on the cutting edge of con-
Harry Thomas, 62, a Winnebago
large windows that let in lots of light
servation technology. But it's a start,
Indian, grew up in northeast
on a gray, wintry morning. "Older
Nebraska. "The difference between
for American Youth Hostels, and for
houses have passive solar,' she said.
the Thomases, who spent the last six
Harry and Iron Eyes Cody is Iron
"You throw open the curtain when
years in Athens, Ohio, starting a
Eyes cried in the commercial," Mrs.
the sun comes up, and you close them
recycling program in that university
Thomas said, referring to a long-
off when the sun goes down."
town.
running TV commercial about litter.
Mrs. Thomas, an avid quiltmaker,
"Harry and Jeannie are experts,"
"Harry did something about it."
said she planned to hang quilts and
said Beth Rascoe, program coordi-
Mrs. Thomas, a onetime nurse,
other wall hangings on exterior
nator for American Youth Hostels'
insurance agent, Girl Scout leader,
walls. "They do insulate," she said.
Washington, D.C., office. She and
Cub Scout den mother, foster
"They trap warm air and keep it
Laura Mosdal, an intern at AYH who
grandparent, and public radio
from going outside."
has a background in environmental
assistant, said her husband was
Ms. Rascoe said the conservation
education, spent two days at the
almost singlehandly responsible for
tips could save the hostels money in
hostel last week helping the
starting a recycling program in
the long run. "We're basically a
Thomases begin the conversion
Athens, home of Ohio University.
business," she said. "While we're
process to what is known in conser-
The couple would walk around the
non-profit, we don't want to operate
vation jargon as a sustainable living
center.
Youth hostels, a system of cheap,
clean, comfortable lodgings that
spread from Europe to the United
States and the rest of the world.
naturally lend themselves to con-
servation. Youth hostels are for
people of any age, but they tend to
attract outdoorsy people, many of
whom are interested in recycling and
other conservation measures.
And youth hostel managers tend to
be outdoorsy, as interested in the
preservation of nature as the hikers
and travelers who stop in.
AYH has a $25,000 grant, matched
by the International Youth Hostel
campus, raid the trash cans at local
at a loss."
Federation, to set up the four model
bars and walk along roadsides
With heat escaping from hot water
sustainable living centers. When
picking up cans, bottles, plastic,
pipes and uncaulked windows, she
cardboard and papers and cart them
said, "You're just burning dollars."
these are established, by March 1994,
a handbook developed from their
off to recycling centers.
Hot water heaters need to be insu-
experiences will be distributed to all
"In two ears, he and I rescued
lated, Ms. Mosdal said, "if you touch
240 youth hostels in the U.S.
3,000 pounds of cans," she said.
the outside and it's warm." Blankets
Ms. Rascoe hopes the sustainable
can be obtained from power com-
Conservation, Mrs. Thomas said,
runs in her family. "I've always
living center program will have a
panies to insulate the heater.
been very interested in it, she said.
similar effect on hostels. She brought
The same goes for hot water pipes
a reusable grocery bag filled with
staff photo by Timothy Jacobsen
"My grandfather practiced organic
that aren't insulated. Insulation can
gardening before anybody ever
environmentally friendly cleaning
be wrapped around the pipes, or
Harry and Jeanne Thomas, who run the Harpers Ferry Youth Hostel, discuss matters while
heard of the phrase.
products and presented it to the
special pipe insulation can be used,
Harry tends to his compost pile on a recent afternoon.
she said.
Ms. Mosdal also suggested table
lamps be replaced with energy-
came laden not only with ideas, but
"He could catch a fish with a spear,
Thomas said with a smile.
efficient fluorescent light bulbs.
with books on how to improve their
or with his bare hands," she added.
The couple wanted to return to the
Newer ones have much softer, more
ecological surroundings.
Hikers on the trail have passed
Appalachian Trail area, and got the
natural, lighting than traditional
The Thomases, however, have
stories of him through their commu-
opportunity to manage the Harpers
fluorescent lights, and they last up to
improved the ecological
nication network, a series of com-
Ferry hostel in October when the last
12 times as long, she said.
surroundings of just about any place
ment books located in each shelter
manager, Tom Kenny, left.
"You probably wouldn't even
they've lived. Mr. Thomas left his
along the trail.
notice the difference," she said of the
Native American roots and spent 23
The long, low, white building is just
"I'm sure what he did was wipe the
lighting. As to availability, she
years living on the Appalachian
a stone's throw from the trail, and at
added, "They're in Kmart."
Trail.
fear out of a lot of people," Ms.
mile 56, is just a few feet from the
Converting hostels to energy effi-
"Harry's a legend," his wife said.
Cashin said. "If they were doing
C&O Canal Towpath, on Keep Tryst
"When it got too hot or too cold to
something wrong. he never make
Road, near this tiny community just
cient ways won't always be easy, Ms.
walk the trail, he'd go to work in a
fun of them. He'd just show them a
outside Harpers Ferry. The house
Rascoe said. Hostels are often in
resort."
different way to do it."
sits on four wooded acres, and on one
buildings that were never meant to
be lived in, including barns, light-
Then he'd be back out on the trail,
His storytelling is as well-known as
side, Mr. Thomas is preparing his
houses and firehouses. Others are in
living in a tent or staying with friends
he is along the trail, she said. And his
garden for spring planting. Compost
he met along the way He carried up
fame is an added boost for the youth
piles are providing the necessary
old hotels that need some updating.
she said.
to 80 pounds in his pack at a time, and
hostel. "When they hear Harry and
nutrients.
earned food money by doing odd
Jeanne are running the hostel, they
"One of the things we use a lot of
The four showcase hostels chosen
jobs.
go there, whether they were planning
here is paper towels," Mrs. Thomas
for the conservation project include,
to go or not," she said.
Much of his food he obtained in the
said "You can compost paper
besides the Harpers Ferry Hostel,
"It's a wonderful legacy."
hunter-gatherer le of his fore-
towels," Ms. Mosdal responded.
Stanford House Hostel, in Peninsula,
The Thomases met six years ago
bears. He ate rattlesnake, squirrel
She also suggested to the
Ohio, Mississippi Headwaters Hostel.
when Jeanne Thomas, who had just
and crayfish, and picked berries,
Thomases that they have the gas
in Lake Itasca, Minn., and the New
retired from nursing, decided to hike
ramps and branch lettuce.
company turn down the temperature
York City Hostel.
the trail in Georgia. The couple
"That history is even passed down
of the water heater to 120 degrees. It
married, and because of arthritis in
saves fuel, she said.
"There's a good mix of geographic
to younger hikers." said Jean
Harry Thomas' knees, left the trail to
These tips aren't the only reason
areas, urban and rural," Ms. Rascoe
Cashin, of the Appalachian Trail
live in Athens, home to Ohio Univer-
Staff photo by Sam Yu
for the national project, Ms Rascoe
said. "Those managers are also
Conference in Harpers Ferry. "He's
sity in southeastern Ohio.
said. "There's an educational aspect
The Thomases (at left) of the Harpers Ferry Youth Hostel talk
committed and willing to volunteer
Harry the Indian He taught many
"Harry said he did the biggest
of it, to help all people, especially
with Laura Mosdal, an intern at AYH who has a background in
their efforts."
a hiker how to keep a campsite clean,
recycling job of all when he recycled
young people, create a better under-
environmental education, about environmental products.
The two AYH representatives
how to build a fire.
me from a widow into a wife." Mrs.
standing of the world."
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1992
circ. : 838,902
TheWashington Post
Style
Oasis in a Hostel World
In D.C., Common Ground for Global Travelers
By Mae Ghalwash
on a pile of postcards. Briton Deven
Washington Post Staff Writer
Lakhani, who is penning a long let-
ter, leans over Colmenares' pile and
It's about 9:30 p.m. and the dining
observes: "You've got a lot of writing
room at the Washington Internation-
to do." A friendship is struck up
al Youth Hostel at 11th and K
among the three of them.
streets NW has just come alive with
Occasionally pulling out their
travelers clad in T-shirts, cutoffs and
Spanish-English dictionary, Colmen-
well-worn walking shoes. After a
ares and Monterrubio swap stories
long day of touring Washington, they
with Lakhani about using maps, the
are using what's left of their energy
film "Born on the Fourth of July"-
to prepare dinner, eat, write letters
Colmenares puts her hand to her
and socialize.
heart and sighs at the mention of
At one of the tables Consuelo Lor-
Tom Cruise-and finding work in
enzo Monterrubio, from Mexico, is
their countries and abroad.
carefully listing statistics she record-
"Hostels are the best way for
ed earlier in the day on the hare col-
meeting people, especially if you are
lection in the Smithsonian's Museum
traveling alone," says Lakhani, a 23-
BY FRED THE WASHINGTON POST
of Natural History for her PhD stud-
year-old optometrist on the last leg
ostel visitors Patricia Colmenares of Mexico, left, and Alex Wright of Australia
ies. Her cousin Patricia Colmenares.
of an eight-month world trip.
re over a map of the District.
a graphic designer. is concentrating
See HOSTEL, B3, Col. I
Hostel Connection
What transportation do 1 take?
much does it cost? How can I contact
people here? Where's a good pub?
When do the shops close?"
HOSTEL, From B1
months or a year or took out bank
And answers come from all cor-
loans to make their excursions.
ners of the reception room: the staff
Meeting people. That's what hos-
Impulse invites adventures, as 25-
at the front desk, the attendant at the
teling is all about. And that's the mes-
year-old Nikki Delbridge of Wales
door who prevents non-guests from
sage of this 250-bed hostel, one of the
and 21-year-old Ruth Gallagher of
entering. the clerk at the souvenir-
largest in the country and the only
England found out when they hitched
convenience shop (which is off to the
one in the capital. Globe-trotters of all
a ride that eventually landed them in
side).
nationalities come together here: Jap-
a police station.
"Without the hostel, D.C. would be
anese. British, Nigerians, French,
Their driver, a 22-year-old woman
a lot different," says Claude, a 29-
Germans, South Africans, Russians,
who borrowed a friend's car for a
year-old Canadian who would not
Swedes, Canadians, (lots of) Austra-
quick trip to New Jersey from Phila-
identify himself further. "You would
lians and Americans who live outside
delphia, ignored the wild knocking
be on your own."
a 25-mile radius of the District.
coming from the engine. ("There
A Cloud of Smoke
Finding a Common Ground
wasn't any oil," Delbridge explains.)
On a highway just outside Philadel-
Walk up to the hostel at any time
The Common Room, a meeting-
phia, in the wee hours of the mom-
of the day and you will see groups of
lounging area off the reception room,
ing. "we heard a minor explosion,"
three, four, 10 or more, sitting, chat-
is dressed in international flags-an
Delbridge says. The engine blew,
ting, daydreaming-and puffing on
Israeli flag hangs opposite a Saudi
smoking up the car and forcing the
cigarettes. The hostel has a smoking
Arabian flag. "We are trying to create
women into a mad scramble for the
room in the basement, but for people
an atmosphere where people can
doors. No one was hurt. In fact, "It
whose countries do not have such
share things, but they shouldn't bring
was really quite funny," Gallagher
strict smoking rules, being confined
their politics with them," says John
chuckles.
below street level does not work. "I
France, the Washington hostel's dep-
Stranded on the highway, Del-
like the entrance to smoke, I don't
uty director and a New Zealander,
bridge, Gallagher and the driver
like the bottom," says Michael Antl,
who jokes with newcomers while ex-
were soon picked up by highway pa-
19, of Germany. The smokers' room
plaining the house rules.
trol officers-"They were playing
is "in the cellar and I don't like cel-
Madonna!" Delbridge says, laughing
lars."
Nationalities-but not the sexes-
mix in the bedrooms. Travelers are
and sneering simultaneously at their
grouped into cozy four-, eight- or 14-
choice of music-who let them
Making Do
bed rooms costing $15 per night for
"crash out" at a nearby toll booth sta-
In the hostel kitchen, across from
youth hostel members and $18 for
tion. During his off-duty hours, one of
the dining room, Jason Collins is sau-
others. (Stays are limited to 10 days.)
the officers volunteered to drive
teing a dinner of chopped onions,
Danielle Moyes, 19, from Seattle,
them to their destination-a guest
string beans and mushrooms. He
and Ingela Larssen, 22, from Swe-
house in Ocean City, NJ.
pours spaghetti sauce over the vege-
den, who are taking a week-long
The Britons say their seven-week
tables and lets the mix simmer. "I ate
break from their jobs as nannies in
swing through the United States,
junk food for two years," Collins says,
New York, are rooming with 12 oth-
their first "real vacation," is one they
stirring a second pot of boiling spa-
er women. "South Africans, an Aus-
will never forget. "In the first two
ghetti. "I don't want to fall into that
tralian, English, Irish, Japanese and
weeks of our vacation we've been in
trap again."
Scottish," says Larssen-and those
a car explosion, a police station, in
The hostel does not prepare meals
are only the nationalities they could
the back of a police car and inter-
but provides cooking and eating uten-
identify.
viewed for The Washington Post.
sils, and guests can pick up food from
Or the travelers mix during the
That's not bad," Delbridge chirps.
a supermarket about three blocks
hostel's activities, such as walking
away. Unlike Collins, most of the
From All Corners
tours of the city, celebrations of
travelers-whether they cook at
American holidays or movie show-
Schoolteacher Pather bursts into
home or not-prefer to heat canned
ings. "When I started this [three-
the four-bunk room dripping sweat.
foods, get a pizza from Domino's just
month] tour of the U.S., I had a hard
Explaining that she has just come in
down the street, or have a bowl of ce-
time, because I was always pam-
from Philadelphia, she drops her
real from the hostel's convenience
pered. [ always stayed in hotels," says
bags, runs to the ladies' room to
shop. But for Antl, who admittedly
South African Poovanesh Pather, 32,
wash her face. and darts back into
does not cook, the do-it-yourself
an English-language high school
the room just long enough to an-
kitchen is a bit tricky. "Last night I
teacher, who is on her second conti-
nounce that she is venturing back out
was trying to heat some beans, but I
nental trip. "But I found that [staying
into the Washington heat to see the
think I heated them for too long," he
in hostels] brings you out of your-
sights.
says, suggesting that he burned
self."
But first, she marches into the hos-
them. "I will not try to cook again.
Travelers also learn about popular
tel reception room and heads for a
Tonight [ will go to McDonald's."
beliefs or cultural misperceptions re-
rack displaying tour brochures. An
garding their homeland. "I had people
attendant tells her she does not need
Moving On
tell me, 'You speak such good Eng-
to pay to see the city. "Everything is
It is 11:30 p.m. and the dining
lish' or 'Do you have kangaroos run-
within walking distance," he offers.
room is emptying out. The laughter
ning through the streets?' says Aus-
and pulls out a map that illustrates
from the table of Colmenares. Mon-
sie Jason Collins. 22. Collins leaves
D.C.'s landmarks.
terrubio and Lakhani has quieted to
the impression that those remarks
Pather decides on the Smithsonian
sleepy smiles. Lakhani is catching a
were not left uncorrected.
and heads out.
train early in the morning, Monterru-
By this time-about 11 a.m.-the
bio needs her rest before tackling the
On the Road
reception room is bustling with trav-
hare collection again, and Colmen-
elers, their packs and sleeping bags
ares is going to hit the sights-and
These adventurers come by bus,
piled high on their backs. New arriv-
help her cousin with her research, of
train, boat. plane and bicycle, some
als sign in and pick up their bed-
course. They exchange addresses-
hitching rides. Many are on long va-
sheets. and departees check out and
Lakhani is considering wandering to
cations. anywhere from two months
throw their sheets in a large hamper.
Mexico one day-and say their good-
to two years. exploring three conti-
Questions shoot from all directions in
byes. Colmenares looks down at her
nents at a time. Some held two or
different languages and accents:
postcards. She has written only two
three jobs at a time. saved for several
"How do I get to the White House?
lines on one card.
February
13
The
Cincinnant
for Monthly
Youth Hostels Welcome Seniors
mid-morning to afternoon.
By Francis Mueller
Guests are expected to provide
increasingly separate
their own towels and bed linen. The
Picture yourself, a tourist, spend-
rooms for families
hostel provides a clean bed, pillow
ing a comfortable night in a former
and couples are be-
and blankets. Required bed linen
California lighthouse, the Pacific
ing added.
may be bought or rented for a nomi-
surf crashing ashore below; or in a
There are 220 hos-
nal fee at the hostel. Regulars usu-
restored art deco hotel on Miami
tels in the United
ally come with their own linen "sleep
Beach, now in the National Register
States and Canada
sack." Also guests are expected to
but once a favorite hangout of Al
affiliated with the
clean their own room and perhaps
Capone and his mob; or abed in a
nonprofit American
contribute a brief housekeeping
massive, gray, medieval castle in
Youth Hostel (AYH)
chore.
Germany; or possibly in a remote
organization. Its
The first time I met a senior who
lodge out in the vast Australian bush
members automati-
had stayed at a hostel was last year
each at a cost of $8-$10 per
cally have reciprocal
in New Zealand, at a bed and break-
person per night!
access to the thou-
fast inn. She was commenting on
A flashback to the 1930s? No,
sands of facilities of
her experiences staying in hostels,
just four of more than 5000 Interna-
the International
which she considered a reasonable
tional Youth Hostels of today.
Youth Hostel Federa-
alternative to a B&B. She men-
Youth hostels, both here and
tion (IYHF) world-
tioned that her housekeeping as-
abroad, have long been known and
wide.
signment in one was to polish the
used by savvy young tourists, trek-
Besides sleeping
front door knob, "probably in defer-
kers, backpackers, cyclists and mo-
accommodations, the
ence to my age," she smiled.
orists.
hostels also provide
This castle In Germany Is only one of the many
The variety of hostel buildings is
These unique overnight lodgings
a variety of local edu-
Inexpensive lodgings In hostels.
enormous. Since the beginning in
provide a comfortable bed, kitchen
cational and environ-
this country in 1934, AYH has ac-
privileges, a common dining area,
mental programs, such as neighbor-
Toward that end, prices are kept
quired properties that would put the
and plenty of opportunity for social
hood tours, natural history excur-
minimal, with considerable depen-
most creative real estate opportun-
interaction and budding friendships.
sions, cycling and hiking day trips,
dence upon volunteer help and chari-
ist to utter shame. Buildings that
Prices range from a low of 35 cents
even free or discounted tickets to
table contributions.
have outlived their usefulness or
night in India to a high of $18.75
attractions near metropolitan loca-
The hostels also have some ex-
become a drag to their owners, both
n an historic building that covers an
tions.
pectations of its guests, benignly
private and public, are natural tar-
entire block in the heart of New
The mission of the international
referred to as "customs." Alcoholic
gets for AYH.
York City. Generally they run
hostel movement is laudable; to help
beverages, illegal drugs and pets are
As a consequence, you'll find
between $8 and $12.
all - regardless of age, nationality
prohibited. Stays are limited, usu-
hostels located in almost every con-
Sleeping accommodations for the
or income, but especially the young
ally three to five days, and may be
ceivable setting: parks, resort ar-
nost part are in unisex, no-frills
- to acquire a greater understand-
denied to those who live nearby.
eas, mountains, islands, seaside, big
PRIME TIMEQ
February, 1992
The Cincinnati Senior Monthly
Hostels
ROUGH
MARCH 1!
Continued from P.13
facilities, even aboard a docked ship!
membership fee of $15 for those
Come with me
Among them are a 100-year-old
over 54. For "less mature adults,"
and experience
mansion in the middle of the French
the fee is $25.
paradise - HAWAII!
Quarter of New Orleans; a Civil
That makes economic sense. Most
leave winter behind and take a trip to
War building on Fort Mason, min-
hostels are open year round. Fixed
We've transformed La Comedia into
utes from Fisherman's Wharf in San
expenses go on, but the bulk of
island called RETURN TO
DISE, The Magic of Hawaii. This
Francisco; an ornate 1873 life-sav-
youth travel is during school vaca-
extravaganza is one of the most
ing station on Nantucket's beach; a
tion periods. Savvy retired seniors
utiful shows you'll ever seel
geous native girls
former motel on the Strip in Las
prefer other than those crowded
lorful, authentic costumes
Vegas; a grammar school built in
times for travel.
mouth-watering luau
old songs such as "Blue Hawaii," "The
1893 in Fredrickton, NB, Canada.
The increasing availability of hos-
Hawaiian Wedding Song." and "Pearty Shells*
The breathtaking Samoan fire dance of Tuika
The variety is endless.
tel rooms for couples is an attractive
The velvet tones of Blue Pau
The lovely and talented songstress, Kemana
The term "youth" in AYH is at
plus. And apparently the message
best vaguely defined, unofficially
is getting through. According to
aComedia
said to mean "youth of any age." I
Ms. Toby Pyle, public relations
have been aware of youth hostels
manager in the national AYH of-
STAURANT AND THEATER
from travels through Europe, Brit-
fice, approximately 9% of AYH
NGBORO, OH 45066
ain, Ireland, New Zealand and Aus-
membership is 55 plus.
If Mile east of I-75
or refundable.
tralia, as well as in this country.
Membership in AYH is required
AREA CODE: 513
Occasionally, we had stopped to get
for a stay at any of the hostels,
order
eason
721-0203
friendly directions or local infor-
although a "temporary membership"
IN CINCINNATI
mation.
is available at the hostel for a small
My impression was that a senior
fee. Annual membership brings with
might feel out of place. Subsequent
it a thick, detailed guide to hostels in
experience has changed that view-
the United States and Canada, a
point. In fact, AYH is making a
quarterly travel news magazine, and
special effort to attract seniors by
a welcome to 5300 hostels on six
establishing a discounted annual
continents.
NEW YORK CITY
For more information, write to
(Air /Land Package)
BUTLER TRAVEL
American Youth Hostels National
May 12 - 14, 1992
Office, PO Box 37613, Dept. 693,
Washington C20013-7613; orcall
202-783-6161. Or, better still, visit
POLAR BEAR EXPRESS
(513) 863-8071
a hostel near you.
CANADIAN WILDERNESS
SENIOR DISCOUNTS ON
Francis Mueller, very much a se
Aug 27 - Sept 2, 1992
ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS
nior, lives between trips in Tampa,
*AIRLINE AND AMTRAK TICKETS
FL.
TORONTO
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Mav. 1992.
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MARCH 1991
News for Parents In the 90's
VOL 1 NO. 7
MARCH 1991
HOSTELING
TIDEWATER PARENT
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American Youth Hostels: For Families Too!
by Peggy Sijswerda
H
ow would your son or daughter
Mountain National Park, this hostel
like to spend the night up in a
offers tennis, vollcyball, and hiking.
treehouse? How about sleeping in a
Open May 24-Scpt. 12.
teepee just as native Americans used to
Point Montara Lighthouse AYH Hos-
do? Or would they prefer to stay in a
tel in Montara, CA - Located 25 miles
lighthouse? These are just some of the
south of San Francisco, this hostel of-
accommodations your family can enjoy
fers 45 beds and has six family rooms.
by becoming a member of American
Whale watching and horseback riding
Youth Hostels (AYH). It's an exciting
are available. Open year round.
and affordable way to travel!
Vashon Island AYH Hostel in Vashon
You might think youth hostels are
Island, WA - Stay in Sioux Indian tec-
just for young people who are back-
pees or a log cabin. Open 5/1-10/31.
packing or bicycling cross country.
Hilo Bay AYH Hostel in Hilo, HI - Or
However, now-a-days more and more
the big island of Hawaii, this hostel
hostels offer family rooms, in which
offers a breathtaking view of Hilo Bay
Mom, Dad, and the kids bunk together.
and the Hamakua Coast, as well as loca
But what exactly are youth hostcls?
attractions, such as walking through
Hostels are low-cost dormitory-style
lava tubes, steam vents, and giant fern
accommodations which can be found in
forests. Open year round.
national and state parks, major gateway
South
cities, and near many historic and na-
Miami Beach International AYH
tional attractions. Each charges an over-
H-Bar-G Ranch AYH Hostel in Estes Park, Colorado
(Photo courtesy AYH)
Hostel in Old Miami Beach, FL - In the
night fee, usually $5 $13 per person;
heart of the colorful an deco district,
children are charged half price. Hostel-
hostels around the world, here are some
New York/New England
this hostel is just two blocks from the
ers provide their own food, bed linens,
of the other benefits you'll receive: the
The New York International Youth
beach. Open year round.
and towels. Many offer kitchen facili-
AYH Handbook, which gives detailed
Hostel - Housed in a newly renovated,
St. Augustine AYH Hostel in St. Au-
ties; some offer meals. To keep costs
listings on the more than 200 American
century-old landmark, this is the largest
gustine, FL - This hostel is located in
down, hostelers are asked to help with
Youth Hostels; discounts on car rentals,
hostel in the U.S. Located on Manhat-
"oldtown," a charming, historic area
chores and to tidy up before leaving.
bikes, books, backpacks, and more; a
tan's Upper West Side, the hostel con-
first settled in 1565. Open year round.
Ms. Toby Pylc, public relations
semi-annual magazine called Knapsack
tains 480 beds and has family rooms
Hostel in the Forest in Brunswick, GA
manager for American Youth Hostels,
which provides updates on hostel open-
available. Open all year.
Hostel facilities are housed in two geo-
notes that besides being affordable, hos-
ings and travel tips; and discounts on
Hyland AYH Hostel in Hyannis, MA
desic domes plus trechouses situated in
tels "provide innumerable opportunities
membership renewal.
Surrounded by three acres of tall pines
90 acres of Georgia forest. Offers hik-
to mcct travelers from all over the
Another benefit is the opportunity to
and evergreens, this comfortable home-
ing trails, swimming hole, and fish
world." She adds that this makes it "an
take part in AYH Discovery Tours, a
like hostel offers 50 beds. Open all year.
pond. Open year round.
especially interesting experience for
new travel program which offers hiking
Peterborough AYH Hostel in Peter-
These are just a few examples of the
children and teens."
and cycling tours in the U.S., Canada,
borough, NH Once a home built in the
many great hostels available for adven-
In addition, according to Ms. Pyle,
and Europe.
1840's, this hostel is perfect if your
turous families in the U.S. As Toby
"Many youth hostels provide a variety
Where are youth hostels located?
family likes to ski. Open year round.
Pyle puts it, "AYH hostels are more
of programs for guests, ranging from
Over 200 AYH-licensed hostels can be
Schoolhouse Hostel in Rochester, VT
than just a cheap sleep." If your family
slide shows and programs on an area's
found throughout the U.S. and there are
Formerly a church, this 160-year-old
enjoys meeting fascinating people,
natural history to walking tours of
more than 5,000 hostels in 70 countries
building is another hostel that's great
staying in interesting accommodations,
historic neighborhoods."
worldwide. Here are a few noteworthy
for skiing families since it's just a short
and getting to know our country from a
How can your family join? A family
American Youth Hostels (categorizedby
drive from many ski areas. Closed April
new perspective, then hosteling may be
membership for twelve months costs
region) which offer family rooms.
15-May 15.
just for you. Happy traveling!
just $35 and includes parent(s) and
Please note that you will meed to make
Out West
For more information on joining Ameri-
children under age 18 (under age 15 in
reservations for family rooms at most
H-Bar-G Ranch Hostel in Estes Park,
can Youth Hostels, write to AYH, P.O.
Europe). Besides being able to stay in
hostels.
CO Near the entrance to Rocky
Box 28607, Central Station, Washing-
ton, D.C. 20038-8607; (202) 783-4943.
A Tradition of Service,
Spring Fashions
Sweet
A Dedication to Excellence,
Arriving Daily
Repeats
And a Personalized Approach
To Assure Your Peace of Mind.
Banbury
Cross
Some women spend
a fortune on
circ.: 411,377
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1992
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Youth hostels can be economical and fun
By LAUREN MARKOE
hostel In Galax. Va., Invites
gested we play charades. but CV-
Families account for 5 percent of
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
guests to square dances in their
crybody translates the clucs Into
all AYH memberships.
When most people start
"activity barn."
their own language so It comes
thinking about planning a mem-
And If a trip abroad this sum-
Many hostels. especially those
out a little distorted. It made for
mer seems prohibitively expen-
In rural areas, require a daily
orable summer vacation. a youth
a hilarious evening." Jennings
chore of all guests and Impose
hostel may not be their first
sive. a youth hostel vacation may
sald.
curfews. facts of AYH hostel life
choice of lodging.
be the next best thing. American
But for many Americans fac-
Youth Hostels. which licenses
Foreign guests
that make youth Its middle
name.
Ing leaner travel budgets this
240 hostels in this country. re-
In St. Johnsbury. Vt., at the
New AYH programs and poli-
year. a hostel can provide an
ports a 15 percent increase in
Sleeper's River Home Hostel.
cies. however. are designed to
affordable alternative to a hotel
the number of overnight stays
more than half the guests come
from 1990 to 1991. "all of which
make the older traveler or family
or motel.
from abroad. said manager Pam-
comfortable among the still
Don't expect bellhops at the
largely twentysomething clien-
door or mints on your pillow -
the accommodations are Invari-
"One night, somebody suggested we play charades,
tele.
ably simple. For an average of
but everybody translates the clues into their own
Not just for kids
S7-S15 a night. you get a bed In
language so it comes out a little distorted. It made for
AYH's major urban hostels.
a room shared by several other
travelers. and access to a kitch-
a hilarious evening."
many for the first time this year.
will have a later curfew or none
en and bathroom. You provide
David Jennings
at all. And Discovery Tours. the
your own sheets and towels.
Hostel manager
organization's travel program.
Though the facilities may not
will offer 30 hiking and cycling
be luxurious. the experience Is
tours. many designed for people
often rich. Many hostelers can
is accounted for by International
ela Smith.
well beyond their teen-age years.
afford more expensive lodging.
visitors to the United States,"
"Most of them are pretty flu-
Pyle said.
but chose to "rough It" for the
said Toby Pyle. public relations
ent In English." which allows for
Some hostels offer private
opportunity to spend their eve-
manager for AYH.
some entertaining and educa-
sleeping accommodations for
nings cooking and talking with
David Jennings. who man-
tional cultural exchanges. she
couples and families.
travelers from around the coun-
ages the Sea Star hostel in Ban-
said.
Discovery tours are moderate-
try and around the world.
don. Ore., said about 65 percent
As hostels bring cultures to-
ly priced. but exclude airfare. A
Many hostels organize eve-
of his guests come from other
gether. they bring generations
12-day cycling tour. of the Cali-
ning programs. nature hikes. lec-
countries. Evenings can turn
together as well. Most hostelers
fornta Slerras will cost $325. For
tures and. In the case of New
into a real "international hoote-
are between 18 and 30. but dur-
$600. AYH members can explore
York City's International Hostel.
nanny" when a guest checks in
ing the past five years the pro-
ancient and present-day Native
discount trips to Broadway
with a guitar. he said.
portion of guests over 55 has
American pueblos for nine days
shows. The Blue Ridge Country
"One night. somebody sug-
grown to almost 10 percent.
in New Mexico.
An AYH membership costs
S25 for those 18-54. S10 for
those under 18. and $15 for
travelers 55 and over. Family
memberships cost $35.
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Volume III/Number 1
A PUBLICATION OF HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL, AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTELS
Spring 1993
BACKPACKERS IN THE CITY:
VISITING SITES, SEEING THE SIGHTS
PROMINENT Parks, NEARBY Neighborhoods,
FLOWERING Places, GREAT Art — and MORE!
Enjoying New York's Neighborhoods
of large-scale outdoor sculpture.
New York's Green Heart:
Opened in 1986, it offers a constantly
ASTORIA & LONG ISLAND CITY
changing selection by both local and
international artists. It also sponsors
CENTRAL PARK
public programs of music, perform-
It happens. You come to New York
from signs that dot mountain trails,
ance, mural and video art.
City and tend to get hung up just
translated to an urban setting.
Open 10 am to sunset daily. Free
by Pam Tice
visiting the sights of Manhattan, only
Besides the places you can visit
admission. By subway: N train to
one of the five boroughs of the City.
below, Long Island City is the site of
Broadway. By bus: Q103, Q104.
Springtime in Central Park provides
Once a barren and rocky site, the
Even those of us who live in Manhat-
Silvercup Studios, the largest indepen-
one of the New York City's sublime
Park's 843 acres were transformed
tan have the same problem!
dent full-service film and television
If you are interested in interior design,
pleasures. An antidote to the intensity
into a sequence of pastoral landscapes
In this issue, we are including sug-
production facility located under one
you may wish to take in the Interna-
of the streets, "the Park", as New
during the years 1857-1873, under a
gestions a bit off the well-beaten side-
roof in the northeastern United States.
tional Design Center at 30-30 and
Yorkers call it, provides a green oasis
Greensward Plan designed by
walks of Manhattan. Consider
Originally, the Silvercup Bread
30-20 Thomson Avenue in Long
in Manhattan's heart.
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert
Queens. Especially, the parts just on
Bakery there dated from 1929. Sub-
Island City. This is the world's lead-
It's a wonderful spot for people-
Vaux. Just as they did beginning over
the other side of the East River, a
sequently, the first studio opened in
ing design marketplace, with over one
watching: softball on the Great Lawn
a hundred years ago, people come to-
mere subway-ride away from mid-
1986 in the former flour-silo room.
hundred showrooms featuring interior
(mid-Park at 81st-86th Streets); vol-
gether in the Park, people of all types,
town.
furnishings and architectural products
leyball near the Mall (south of 72nd
social classes, ages, and ethnic back-
Two Queens neighborhoods im-
The Institute for Contemporary
of more than two hundred manufac-
Street); sunbathing as the days grow
grounds. It is truly New York's most
mediately come to mind. Long Island
Art, P.S. 1 Museum, 46-01 21st Street
turers. IDC is open Monday-Friday
warmer on the Sheepmeadow;
popular public space.
City, named for its location on the
P.S. 1 is located in the oldest muni-
9 am-5 pm. From Manhattan, there is
jogging around the Reservoir; bi-
Since the early 1980s, a major effort
westernmost tip of Long Island, that
cipal school building in Queens,
a shuttle bus to the IDC from 201
cycling and rollerblading throughout.
has been underway to restore the
lengthy piece of land nestling next to
adapted for cultural use in 1976.
East 56th Street, Monday-Friday,
Or, just sit for a while on a park
Park's landscape and buildings,
its fellow islands of Manhattan and
P.S. I is a center for contemporary art
from 8 am, and from 22nd Street and
bench and watch the world go by.
bridges, rustic shelters, and gardens.
Staten, is becoming known as a thriv-
dedicated to the presentation of artistic
Fifth Avenue, from 10 am. IDC also
You can pick-up a good map of
The City's Parks Department and the
ing arts community, a phenomenon
activities in various media, through
sponsors many exhibitions and
Central Park in the Hostel's common
Central Park Conservancy-a non-
occurring as Soho and the East
contemporary art exhibitions, new
seminars.
room, next to the bookcases. Walk
profit organization-are working in
Village became too expensive for
work performances, film and video
south to 96th Street and enter the Park
partnership to accomplish this fifteen-
emerging artists.
screenings and related activities.
Astoria-the neighborhood.
at the wide entrance on Central Park
to-twenty-year task. On May 22-23
Astoria, the Queens neighborhood
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12
West. Start your visit-long or
YOU GOTTA HAVE PARK! takes
just to the north, is known as the
noon-6 pm. Admission: $2 suggested
North of Long Island City, the streets
short-by strolling south along the
place-the annual event that gives
city's most famous Greek neighbor-
donation. By subway: E or F to 23rd
become Astoria, also known as New
West Drive, where you will see other
everyone the opportunity to express
hood. An outing to both places leaves
Street-Ely Avenue, exit at 21st Street;
York's "Little Athens." This section
strollers, joggers, and bikers.
their appreciation for the Park. Check
much to be explored. Look for the
#7 train to 45th Road, Courthouse
of the city wasn't always an ethnic
As the spring unfolds, so will the
out the myriad activities held that
"Long Island City Art Loop" map in
Square; G train to 21st Street (Van
enclave. A William Hallett first
Park's many flowering trees-and the
weekend that are free and fun for all.
the common room of the Hostel to
Alst). By bus: Q7.
owned the section, in 1657, when it
daffodils in early spring are a blast of
And, if you give a one dollar donation
help guide you on your way.
"Queens" continued Page 6
yellow!
"Central Park" continued Page 8
The Isamu Noguchi Garden Muse-
um, 32-37 Vernon Boulevard (at 33rd
Long Island City-the neighborhood.
Road).
The Museum houses more than
Once a separate city, it was incorpo-
three hundred works by the world-
rated into New York City in 1898
famous sculptor. Comprised of twelve
when the boroughs of New York and
galleries and a garden, the museum
their separate cities and villages joined
was designed by Noguchi himself.
to become the single place we know
Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays,
today.
April to November only, 11 am-6 pm.
Once a place of warehouses and
Suggested donation: $4 adults, $2 for
light manufacturing, Long Island City
students and seniors. By subway: N
today has a growing reputation as an
train to Broadway. By bus: Q103,
internationally known arts community.
Q104. Via shuttle bus from Manhat-
New street signs are due to be
tan: from the Asia Society, Park
installed this spring to lead urban
Avenue at 70th Street, hourly 11:30
walkers to the cultural attractions of
am-3:30 pm, Saturdays only.
Long Island City. Look for blue,
orange and black signs, 24 inches in
Socrates Sculpture Park, Broadway
diameter, posted at subway and bus
at Vernon Boulevard.
stops. The artist who designed them,
This is the only space in the metro-
Photo by Pam Tice
Richard Deon, adapted his design
politan area devoted to the exhibition
Hosteller at Bethesda Terrace, Central Park
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going, and can give you the inside scoop on the
the local discounts available to you.
I'd also like to receive:
best places to eat, shop and sightsee.
When you're not meandering far from
Hostelling International: Guide to Budget Accommoda-
Getting Started
home, you can still make the most of your
tions. An absolute must for the international traveler!
HI-AYH membership by enjoying your local
These two books include a complete listing of all
After you've joined HI-AYH and figured out
council. Each council has its own personality
6,000 hostels and global discounts; plus a free world
where you want to go, you can just go. Reserva-
and range of activities. You can ski, hike, bike,
planning map. Two volumes, $13.95 each, postage
included.
tions are not required, simply show up at the
trek, canoe, sail, you name it. In addition to
Volume 1: Europe and the Mediterranean
hostel during check in time.
sporting fun, you can take trips to art galleries,
Volume 2: Africa, America, Asia and Australia
Reservations are suggested during peak travel
photography workshops, architectural and envi-
seasons and major events. You can make a reser-
ronmental walking tours, even start a new hos-
Discovery Tours
tel. It's your council, and a great way to get to
Free guide to hiking, backpacking and cycling
vation yourself by letter, phone or fax or
through an International Booking Network.
know people with interests similar to yours.
tours in Europe, Canada and the USA.
IF YOU CAN'T
AFFORD TO TRAVEL,
JOIN THE CLUB.
American Youth Hostels
(Date of Birth)
(Membership Number)
05/68
INTERNATIONAL
569713
Name
Steven Kennedy
Address
Albertville. AL
AL 35950
U.S.A.
VALID WORLDWIDE
Expires 12/93
Steven Kennedy
Signature
Traveling doesn't have to mean snobby hotels that cost $200 a night. With
a Hostelling International card you can stay in Paris for just $16, New York for
$19 or Tokyo for $23. Hostels even offer special discounts on everything from
museum fees and ski lifts to air, rail and ferry tickets. Plus they have fully
equipped do-it-yourself kitchens, which not only save you money but also are
great for meeting fellow world travelers. So if you're looking for a less expensive
way to travel, join the club. Call (202) 783-6161.
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL
HOSTELLING
The new seal of approval of the International Youth Hostel Federation.
INTERNATIONAL®
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Toby Pyle
733 15th Street N.W. #840
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 783-6161
HOSTELLING
INTERNATIONAL*
March 9, 1993
PRESS RELEASE
AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTELS
"Hostelling North America 1993/1994 The Official
Guide to Hostels in Canada and the United States"
Now Available
Washington, D.C. - "Hostelling North America 1993/1994 - The Offi-
cial Guide to Hostels in Canada and the United States" is now avail-
able. The 400-page book provides details on 260 hostels in 39 states
and Washington, D.C. and 11 Canadian provinces.
The guide is published jointly by Hostelling International-American
Youth Hostels and Hostelling International-Canada (HI-AYH, HI-
Canada).
Each hostel listing includes details on reservations, credit card accep-
tance, handicapped accessibility, family room availability, proximity
to public transportation, overnight fees, and discounts at restaurants,
attractions, theaters, etc.
Also included are hostel activities and programs such as historic
neighborhood walking tours, nature excursions, lectures and semi-
nars and more. There are suggestions on what to see and do at
cultural, historical and recreational attractions in the area surround-
ing each hostel, from museums and theaters to wildlife refuges and
hiking and cycling trails.
Several new hostels are listed for 1993/1994 including the Savannah
International AYH-Hostel in Savannah, Georgia, a turn-of-the-century
Victorian home; and the Rocky Mountain Ranch Hostel in Sudbury,
Ontario, a 230-acre horse ranch.
(more)
AYH
"Hostelling North America 1993/1994
March 9, 1993
Page 2
Hostels are very inexpensive dormitory-style accommodations for travelers of all
ages. There are separate dorms for men and women, fully equipped self-service
kitchens, dining areas and common rooms for relaxing and meeting other travelers
from around the world. Overnight fees are a bargain, ranging from just $7 in rural
areas to $20 in New York City!
Today's hostels offer smaller dorm rooms, private family rooms, longer daytime
hours and late-night access, and a variety of programs and activities for hostel guests.
Hostelling International hostels are as varied as their locations, from a lighthouse
on the California coast to a rustic log cabin in Whistler, British Columbia.
"Hostelling North America 1993/1994" is given free of charge with membership in
HI-AYH. Non-members may purchase a copy for just $8 (includes postage/han-
dling).
For more information on membership in HI-AYH or to purchase a copy of the new
guide (include check or money order for $8), contact:
Hostelling International
American Youth Hostels
Dept. 482
P.O. Box 37613
Washington, D.C. 20013-7613
(202) 783-6161
American Youth Hostels is a not-for-profit corporation and a member of the Inter-
national Youth Hostel Federation (TYHF) which encompasses 6,000 hostels in 70
countries- the largest network of accommodations in the world. HI-AYH promotes
international understanding through its network of hostels and educational travel
programs.
Hostelling International and the Blue Triangle are the seal of approval of the IYHF,
guaranteeing quality budget accommodations for travelers of all ages.
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Editor's Note: HI-AYH has 39 regional offices across the USA (list attached). If it is
appropriate for your readership to list a local HI-AYH office, please do so. All can
provide information on membership, "Hostelling North America 1993/1994" and
more.
Photos of hostels in the USA are available in both color and black and white.
AYH COUNCILS ACROSS THE USA
AYH Councils across the USA provide a number of services and activities for AYH members. Several have travel
stores where guide books, outdoor equipment, Eurail passes and more can be purchased. All AYH councils have
scheduled recreational activities and trips, ranging from afternoon bike rides to extended trips to a variety of
locales. Membership in AYH can be purchased through all AYH councils.
Alaska
Georgia
New Mexico
Oregon
Alaska Council
Georgia Council
New Mexico Council
Oregon Council
700 H Street
223 Ponce De Leon Avenue
P.O. Box 4177
1520 S.E. 37th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Atlanta, GA 30308
Albuquerque, NM 87196
Portland, OR 97214
907/562-7772; 907/276-
404/872-8844
505/867-6596
503/235-9493
3635
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Metropolitan Chicago
Hudson-Mohawk Council
Delaware Valley Council
Arizona-Southern Nevada
Council
P.O. Box 6343
624 South Third Street
Council
3036 North Ashland Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Philadelphia, PA 19147
1046 East Lemon Street
Chicago, IL 60657
518/437-9604
215/925-6004 (office)
Tempe, AZ 85281-3904
312/327-8114
215/925-6005 (Activities
602/894-5128
Indiana
Niagara Frontier Council
Hotline)
California
Indiana Council
160 Elmwood Avenue
Central California Council
P.O. Box 30048
P.O. Box 1110, Ellicott
Pittsburgh Council
P.O. Box 3645
Station
Room 204A; Wightman
Indianapolis, IN 46230
Merced, CA 95344
317/844-5320
Buffalo, NY 14203
School Community
716/852-5222
Building
209/383-0686
5604 Solway Street
Northwest Indiana Council
Golden Gate Council
8231 Lake Shore Drive
Syracuse Council
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
425 Divisadero Street; #307
535 Oak Street
412/362-8181
Gary, IN 46403-0016
San Francisco, CA 94117
219/962-5396
Syracuse, NY 13203
Texas
415/863-1444 (office)
315/472-5788
Bluebonnet Council
lowa
415/863-9939 (Travel Store)
North Carolina
2715 Bissonnet; #213
Northeast Iowa Council
Piedmont Council
Houston, TX 77005
Los Angeles Council
139 West Greene Street
P.O. Box 10
P.O. Box 10766
713/520-5332
1434 Second Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Postville, IA 52162
Winston-Salem, NC 27108
919/454-5027
North Texas Council
310/393-6263 (office)
319/864-3923
3530 Forest Lane, # 127
310/393-3413 (Travel Store)
Massachusetts
Research Triangle/Coastal
Dallas, TX 75234
Greater Boston Council
Carolina Council
214/350-4294
San Diego Council
1020 Commonwealth
714 Ninth Street, Room 207
335 West Beech Street
Avenue
Durham, NC 27705
Southwest Texas Council
San Diego, CA 92101
Boston, MA 02215
919/286-1477
2200 South Lakeshore Blvd.
619/338-9981 (office)
617/731-5430
Austin, TX 78741
Ohio
619/239-2644 (Travel Store)
617/730-8294 (Activities
512/444-2294
Colorado
Hotline)
Columbus Council
P.O. Box 14384
Washington
Rocky Mountain Council
Michigan
Columbus, OH 43214
Washington State Council
1058 13th Street
Michigan Council
614/447-1006
419 Queen Anne Ave. North
P.O. Box 2370
3024 Coolidge
# 101
Boulder, CO 80306
Berkley, MI 48072
Lima Council
Seattle, WA 98109
303/442-1166
313/545-0511
P.O. Box 173
206/281-7306
Connecticut
Minnesota
Lima, OH 45802
Wisconsin
Yankee Council
Minnesota Council
419/222-7301
Wisconsin Council
118 Oak Street
795 Raymond Avenue
2224 West Wisconsin
Hartford, CT 06106
St. Paul, MN 55114
Northeast Ohio Council
Avenue
203/247-6356
612/659-0407
6093 Stanford Road
Milwaukee, WII 53233
612/924-2443 (Activities
Peninsula, OH 44264
414/933-1170 (office)
District of Columbia
Hotline)
216/467-8711
414/933-1155 (Information
Potomac Area Council
P.O. Box 28607
Missouri
Line)
Toledo Area Council
Central Station
Ozark Area Council
P.O. Box 352736
Washington, D.C. 20038-
7187 Manchester Road
Toledo, OH 43635-2736
AYH National Office
8607
St. Louis, MO 63143
419/841-4510
P.O. Box 37613
202/783-0717 (office)
314/644-4660
Washington, D.C. 20013-
202/783-4943 (Travel Store)
Nebraska
Tri-State Council
7613
Florida
Nebraskaland Council
P.O. Box 141015
202/783-6161
Florida Council
P.O. Box 81827
Cincinnati, OH 45250-1015
1214 East Livingston Street
Lincoln, NE 68501
513/651-1294
P.O. Box 533097
402/472-3265
Orlando, FL 32801
407/894-5872
2/12/93