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Sponsors and Funding
Please Patronize our Sponsors.
Gateway Disabled Ski Program is a not-for-profit organization. We rely on our sponsors and donors.
Without their help we would not be able to support our athletes with services, scholarships and adaptive equipment.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE GATEWAY DISABLED SKI PROGRAM FOR THE 2007-2008 SKI SEASON!
Hidden Valley Ski
The Alpine Shop
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Lighthouse for the Blind
Variety St. Louis, The Children's Charity
Ballwin Cycles
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"We love and need the mountains, trails and wild places. They nourish our spirit."
This same spirit is evident in all the work the Gateway Disabled Ski Program does to bring disabled children and adults to the mountains.
We are proud to partner with Gateway Disabled Ski Program and hope to work with them to help many more experience the same nourishment of spirit we find on the slopes.
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Hidden Valley Home of the Gateway Disabled Ski Program
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Founded in 1911 and organized for the purpose of carrying on programs in support of the prevention of blindness and for educational, benevolent, and charitable activities for, and on behalf of blind individuals, the Society currently serves more than 1,500 individuals annually. Over the years the programs and services have evolved to primarily serve older adults who are newly blind or visually impaired through community, home based, and agency services. Most recently the Society has expanded into providing services to school-age students in local school districts in Illinois and Missouri.
The Society is the only agency of its kind serving the Saint Louis area, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.
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PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR SPONSORS
The Greater St. Louis Pest Control Association
The Alpine Shop
Variety, The Children's Charity, St. Louis
MetLife
Kevin Day-Lakeshore Ski
Hidden Valley Ski Resort
Consolidated Financial Investment, Inc.
St. Louis Glass and Allied Industries
Local 513
St. Charles Glass
Sheet Metal Workers International
Telecom Pioneers
Richard Petty Photography
Special Affairs
Karma Wriede
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS
Iain A Walker
Ralph Klink
Joseph LaGreek
Dan Kemper
Maureen Spaete
Rita Null
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The mission of Variety the Children's Charity of St. Louis is
to serve children with physical and mental disabilities in the
Greater St. Louis region, whose needs would not be met were it
not for Variety's sustained commitment.
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Mary E. Ryder, a prominent St. Louisian, founded the Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., also known as LHB Industries, in 1933. Through her compassion and imagination, she identified the need for a place whereby the blind and legally blind could count on developing new, productive skills while simultaneously earning a steady income.
For over 70 years, we have been guided by this vision and dedicated to our mission of helping blind and legally blind people increase their employment opportunities, independence and integration into society.
As of 2005, we hold 24 contracts with Government agencies covering over 200 products. We currently operate two facilities. Our Berkeley facility primarily packages aerosol and liquid cleaning products as well as aerosol and liquid paints. Our Trenton facility assembles quality first aid kits, medical kits and catheters. We have extensive lab facilities and an experienced technical staff that develops, formulates and produces new products.
In January of 2005, we launched our first Continuing Education Program. This program provides educational assistance to blind and legally blind children that are residents of the St. Louis Metropolitan area, in the form of adaptive equipment, college tuition or training.
Currently we employ a total of 105 people. There are 39 Legally Blind employees and 17 totally Blind employees.
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Annuities
Life Insurance
Auto Insurance
Long Term Care
Disability Income
MetLife BankŪ
Financial Planning
Retirement
Home Insurance
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