About: The Minnesota Council of HI-USA is based in St. Paul, MN. We promote travel and cultural exchange through hostelling and travel education. We manage the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel in Itasca State Park. We also organize the Minnesota Ironman® Bike Ride.

volunteer at hi-mn

Looking for a Volunteer Opportunity in the New Year? Join HI-MN!

We need talented, dynamic, dedicated volunteers to help our organization achieve its mission. We need you! We are now seeking volunteer leaders to help us make a difference in our community.

Ironman Bike Ride Volunteers

We offer a number of different opportunities - with a whole range of time requirements made to fit busy schedules. We realize that folks lead busy lives and so we take our volunteer program very seriously. We are committed to offering you a rewarding, fun volunteer experience.

Peruse our current volunteer opportunities. If you don't see something that fits quite right, let us know what your particular skill set is and we'll see if we can custom taylor a volunteer position just for you.

Volunteer Position Descriptions

Program Volunteers

Travel education programming fulfills our mission at HI-MN, and is an integral part of our organization.

Currently we are looking for Travelers Circle presenters.

Travelers Circles are fun, fairly informal presentation opportunities for those who have returned from a fantastic voyage abroad and have stories, photos, and souvenirs to share. We are looking for people who can explain the nuts-and-bolts of travel in their particular destination, as well as give (and this is the important part) give cultural insights and advice on respectful, responsible travel. (What does this mean? Go here: responsible-travel.org.)

And Travelers Circles are just plain fun. We do them because we love travel, new people and new experiences. Expect a very curious and fun crowd of 25 people or so.

Time Requirement: 1 presentation

Resources:

Please contact Jeremy Weizel, Volunteer Coordinator, at 651.251.1495 for more information or email.

Campus Coordinator

HI-MN is looking for campus coordinators on Twin Cities campuses to help us organize and promote events to local students. College students make up a huge percentage of hostellers abroad, but are less likely to become involved in our organization upon their return home. We need motivated students to help spread the word to fellow students that Hostelling is alive and well here in the U.S. of A.

Time requirement: 3-4 hours per month

Please contact Jeremy Weizel, Volunteer Coordinator, at 651.251.1495 for more information or email.

Serve on an HI-MN Special Committee

Special Committees are how we get things done around here. They are the brainstorming, networking, socializing, to-do-list making, mission-abiding arm of our organization made up of volunteers, board members and HI-MN staff. We are always looking for excellent, motivated people.

Current Special Committees: Programming & , Marketing & Fundraising

Time requirement: 3-4 hours per month.

If you are interested in helping, contact Jon Ridge, Executive Director, at 651.251.1495 or email.

HI-MN Board Members

The Board of Directors is the primary volunteer leadership group, working to achieve the vision and mission of HI-Minnesota. The Board provides oversight and strategic direction, and ensures adequate resources and effective management of those resources.

Time Requirement: Monthly meetings of approximately two hours meeting time with one hour of preparation time. One annual membership meeting. Special event participation of interest. Committee meeting attendance and commitment may vary throughout the year dependent upon projects. Possible weekend board retreat.

If you are interested in a board member position, contact Jon Ridge, Executive Director, at 651.251.1495 or email.

Join us for a Clean-up Weekend at the MIssissippi Headwaters

Bond with your fellow hostellers in beautiful Itasca State Park while you help maintain the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel for future generations. Volunteers needed every Fall and Spring for cleaning and preparing the hostel for the upcoming season.

Time requirement: 1 weekend.

If you are interested please contact Jon Ridge, Executive Director, at 651.251.1495 or email.

Volunteer for the Ironman Bike Ride

Every year the HI Minnesota Council recruits hundreds of volunteers to coordinate the legendary Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride. Volunteers are needed for various positions from January until the ride which takes place every year on the last Sunday in April, rain or shine. This is our single largest fundraising event. For more information, see the Ironman web site.

Time requirement: 1 to 2 days per year.

If you are interested please contact Jon Ridge, Executive Director, at 651.251.1495 or email.

Archivist

The HI-MN archives are in serious need of collection and preservation. HI-MN is looking for someone to research, collect, organize and digitize its archival documents and oral histories. Computer skills a must. Photography skills a plus.

Time requirement: Depends on applicant

Please contact Jeremy Weizel, Volunteer Coordinator, at 651.251.1495 for more information or email.

New Media Specialist

HI-MN is looking for new ways to improve it's web site and to make it's digital materials and assets available to the public. We are looking for someone well versed in any of the following: web design, podcasting, networking web sites, internet marketing, blogging, programming and web-based applications. In short, all the cool web 2.0 stuff.

Time requirement: Depends on applicant

Please contact Jeremy Weizel, Volunteer Coordinator, at 651.251.1495 for more information or email.

  • Travelers Circle Speaker
  • Campus Coordinator
  • MN Ironman Bike Ride Volunteer
  • Special Committee Member
  • HI-MN Board Member
  • Special Events Volunteer
  • Archivist
  • New Media Specialist

*See left for position details and time requirements.

Contact

For any more information on volunteering at HI-MN, please contact Jeremy Weizel, Volunteer Coordinator, at 651.251.1495 or email.

Thank you!

HI LogoJoin Us at a Travelers Circle!
A great way to get to know our organization is to attend a travelers circle, held the third Thursday of every month at our St. Paul headquarters, 7pm-8:30pm. Free and open to all.

Our MIssion

To develop culturally sensitive world citizens through educational programs, promotion of responsible travel, and positive hostelling experiences.

Make A Donation

HI-Minnesota is a not-for-profit charitable 501 (c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.Your donations allow us to achieve our mission. Please see our donation page for more details.

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Minnesota Council Address : 622 Selby Ave. St Paul, MN 55104 | Telephone: 651.251.1495 | Email