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Dear Members and Friends,
Our sincerest thank you to all the Volunteers and Donors, for their Amazing Support and Dedication! With regrets, we would like to inform you that HI Iron Master's Mansion in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA, will be officially closing on April 30th, 2010. The hostel has served the East Coast for 26 years, hosting community youth groups, hikers, schools, scouts, families, countless individuals and memorable events. The hostel will be dearly missed by those we seek to serve. We will continue to develop and look for new hostel opportunities that are feasible and sustainable to support our mission. The Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks was not able to grant us a sustainable lease agreement, which would make continuing operations at the hostel feasible. We have enjoyed a wonderful and illustrious relationship with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and would like to thank them for allowing us to share our mission and the beauty of this great state with millions of guest over the past 30 years. “Since the 1980’s our school has participated in a partnership with the American Youth Hostels and king’s Gap Environmental Center. Our environmental education, based at Iron Master’s Mansion Youth Hostel, provides opportunities for our students to learn how to interact harmoniously with each other and the natural world. Going to the youth hostel is one of the most memorable experiences of past and present students. It is our hope that this historic site can be maintained and improved to ensure a wonderful place for students to stay for years to come.” - M. Kratzer, St. Stephens Episcopal School, Harrisburg, PA. “If it were not for Iron Master’s Mansion, my students would have never have seen Gettysburg because there is no where affordable to stay or eat. As city kids, they would not know the joys of hiking the beautiful Appalachian Trail. They would not have experienced what slaves must have felt descending into the hidden room to hide from bounty hunters.” M H. Rogers, Congressional Out Reach Program, Abington School District, PA The demands of a growing Global Community requires preparing American Youth to play an active and positive role in it’s transformation. Last year our Youth Hostel Program serviced over 3,800 children between the ages of 5-18, from the Tri-State region and beyond. These groups included schools, boys and girl scouts, at risk youth programs, upward bound and college access programs, churches and other community youth organizations. They rely on us to provide a safe affordable space for positive cultural and green educational experiences. Please consider supporting the continuation of this wonderful Legacy in our region. Give Today & Make a Difference!
Anniversary Events
Gala's Date - To Be Announced Soon! Anniversary Global Gala Fundraiser Join Us for a Celebration & Party ! Gourmet Dinner ~ Live Entertainment ~ Silent Auction Honorees Presentation & Special Guest Attire ~ Evening Casual Tickets are $60 and 2 for $100 The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, 4207 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA For more information contact the office: 215-925-6005 or Email AYH@HI-DVC.ORG Sponsored
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If you are interested in volunteering or donating to the silent auction, please contact us. Hostelling International USA Anniversary Week Open House at HI Iron Master’s Mansion (view pictures) Happy 25th Anniversary HI Iron Master's Mansion Anniversary Booth at Midtown Village Fall Festival (pictures soon)
Give Today & Make a Difference! Dear Members and Friends, We have chosen to close our office and travel center at 1210 Sansom St., as means of saving expenditures to assist us with hostel development in the region. We are currently seeking new partnerships to fulfill our office and hostel development needs. We know there are many in need of memberships and other travel center services. During our absence, please purchase memberships and other travel services online. Please send us an email if you have any questions or need advice. ayh@hi-dvc.org You may also obtain memberships at our hostels in Philadelphia, Bucks and Cumberland County Thank you! We Can Introduce Your Youth Group To Cultural and Environmental Educational Exchange Through Hostelling!
On November 7th 2009, Tyler State Park Youth Hostel was permanently closed, due to the most recent Pennsylvania Labor and Industry compliance standards for state buildings open to the public. The investment needed to keep the historical John Solley Farm House operational as a hostel, was estimated to be $500,000. We would like thank all the youth groups, schools, scouts and volunteers who supported this hostel over its 30 years of service. Our sincerest thank you to Susan Thompson and Jim Whitmoyer for 26 years of outstanding volunteer management and dedication to American Youth Hostels. Please join us in Congratulating them for being the 2009 recipients of the Ruth & Bill Nelson Award for excellence in Hostel Management.
Closing April 30th, 2010 The Hostel will be operational during the month April and Underground Railroad Tours are Available. April is our big environmental education month at the hostel, for youth groups and schools. If you have never visited this hostel or would like to visit for the last time, space is available! To make a reservation please call 717.486.7575 HI Iron Master's Mansion Book Now! Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania
Our Travel Center is Currently Closed The Travel Center can provide hostellers with memberships, Eurail and Chunnel information, International Student I.D.'s, quality backpacks, travel guide books and maps, money belts and other travel accessories. Contact us for general information, membership sales and other services: Hostelling International Travel Center Philadelphia: 215.925.6004 or e-mail hitcenter@hi-dvc.org
Please note: The DVC regional office manages 2 area hostels. For reservations please contact the hostels Volunteers Wanted! Opportunities are always available for the office and hostels. Come join us. The Delaware Valley Council of American Youth Hostels, Inc. is a charitable non-profit educational 501 ( c ) 3 corporation registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1944. Serving Hostellers, Hostels and Communities in South & Northwest New Jersey, the Eastern half of Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware. All contributions are tax deductible to extent allowed by law.
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Iron Master's Mansion Work Party, January 2010
Archdiocese Boys Choir of Philadelphia Annual Retreat HI Iron Master's Mansion
Hostelling International USA Anniversary Week Open House HI Iron Master's Mansion Youth Hostel Sunday August 23, 2009
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