News release/February 17, 2010
Contact: Lynn Wilson, volunteer
wilsonls@esinc.net
MARCH MEETING TO BE SPICED WITH GSA PROJECTS AND PLANNING FOR IRELAND TRIP
HI-North Carolina invites all friends of hostelling for the Council’s Annual Membership Meeting in the Fox Den at Haw River State Park near Brown Summit, NC at on Saturday, March 13. Not only will you find out what happened when Elizabeth Pennix, Judye Adkins and Sandy Preston issued an Extreme Packing challenge to 200-plus Girl Scouts, you’ll meet the artists working on Troop 154’s Community Wall.
If you want to get the hang of planning an international trip, check in on Friday afternoon for an Ireland-Here-We-Come planning adventure with Roger Preston and Eric Eberhardt. Find out more at Annual meeting-2010 or get all the news at HI-NC Newsletter-Feb 2010.
News Release/July 24, 2009
PEMBROKE HOSTEL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF AMERICAN HOSTELS Contact: SANDY PRESTON, Council President
Phone: 919-550-3986
Email: scpreston@earthlink.net
Hostelling International USA – North Carolina Council
The North Carolina Council of Hostelling International-USA is co-hosting with the Pembroke hostel staff a special event to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of hostelling in the US and the 100th Anniversary of the worldwide hostelling movement. The Anniversary Celebration will be held on Sunday, August 23rd from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the HI-Pembroke hostel (also known as the Baptist Student Union Center) on the University of NC – Pembroke campus,
300 N. Odum Street in Pembroke. Afternoon festivities include refreshments, prize drawings, and hostel tours. This event is FREE and open to the public....See HI-Pembroke To Hold August Open House
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News Release/June 1, 2009 BLUE RIDGE HOSTEL CLOSING--THANKS ARE DUE Contact: Lynn Wilson, Council Volunteer wilsonls@esinc.net or visit www.hostellinginternationalnorthcarolina.org Hostelling International is celebrating its 100th anniversary; Hostelling International-USA is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Hostelling International-North Carolina Council is also celebrating 22 years of hospitality offered by Alex and Lois Koji at their Blue Ridge Hostel, on the Parkway near Galax, Virginia.
Health issues will keep Alex Koji from operating the Blue Ridge Hostel this year. The HI-NC Council invites all friends of hostelling to come to the Rex Theater in downtown Galax, Virginia on Sunday, June 7, from 2-4 PM, to say thank you to Alex and Lois for more than 20 years of hospitality. ...See Blue Ridge Hostel Closing-Thanks in Order.
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News Release/February 15, 2009 WORLD TRAVEL WORKSHOPS COMING UP
Sandy Preston, HI-NC Board President, 919-550-3986
Or any of the presenters listed below
Release prepared by Lynn Wilson, HI-NC volunteer
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When the budget gets tight, some people think “staycation”. Some people just want more for their money. They go after the most authentic travel experience out there. They go hostelling. ... See news release about Spring 09 travel workshops.