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 2009-2010 SKI SEASON! Hidden Valley Ski The Alpine Shop St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired The Lighthouse for the Blind Enterprise Leasing Strategic Financial Group Special People in Need    Ballwin Cycles St. Louis Glass and Allied Industries Local 513 St. Charles Glass Richard Petty Photography
"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.
Hidden Valley Home of the Gateway Disabled Ski Program	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.
PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR SPONSORS The Greater St. Louis Pest Control Association The Alpine Shop Hidden Valley Ski Resort. St. Louis Lighthouse for the Blind  St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired   Enterprise Leasing  Strategic Financial Group Special People in Need  St. Louis Glass and Allied Industries Local 513 St. Charles Glass Sheet Metal Workers International Richard Petty Photography THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS
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.	Keith Adams Senior Partner-Investment Advisor MetDesk Specialist-Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids Strategic Financial Group Walnutstreet Securities "A MetLife Company" 11600 Manchester Road, Suite 100 St. Louis, MO. 63131 O) 314-238-0205 Cell) 314-662-0254