GATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION CONNECTION www.archpark.org @GatewayArchPark TERF ¯ BLUES AT THE ARCH E SUNRISE YOGA IN S Looking Join us online every As we all look forward T Tuesday at 7 a.m. The fih annual to Blues at the Arch W at the Gateway Arch Winterfest will return 2021, you can still Ahead 11 Park Foundation to Kiener Plaza in 2020 WINTERFESTrelive the great GATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION Gateway Arch Facebook page. featuring a whimsical moments G of this N Our “Salute to Veterans” tribute is presented by walk-through holiday A O Park Foundation T I Sco Credit Union. For more information, visit the light display. Stay tuned year’s E T W A A D signature events Gateway Arch Park Foundation Facebook page to www.archpark.org event on Y N A U R F O continue. and website. for more information. our website. C H P A R K
Caring for Your Museum The Museum at the Gateway Arch receives an update. ICE RINK MARKET IGLOO VILLAGE
The Gateway Arch Westward Expansion period of the United States with National Park is a more perspectives from the cultures involved. Visitors can learn how events that took place in downtown St. Louis the 90+ acres of Gateway Arch National Park shaped oasis. Amid the American history. beautifully forested The new Museum was designed to be a hands-on surroundings found experience with many tactile exhibits and, as anticipated, within one of the it requires regular maintenance and repairs. Gateway Arch Park Foundation serves our National few urban national Park in many ways, including funding ongoing exhibit parks west of the maintenance. We are partnering with respected Mississippi River, museum exhibit fabricators, Pacific Studios, to perform visitors can these updates. This summer while on-site for a regularly discover diverse scheduled maintenance visit, we captured its talented team in action. Next time you visit the Museum at plant life that he redesigned Museum at the Gateway Arch emphasis on St. Louis’ paramount role in that era. the Gateway Arch, please notice the team's great includes several opened to the public in July of 2018. Six new Visitors are guided through time from the founding handiwork and share a photo of your family in the native species. T story galleries cover 201 years of history about of St. Louis in 1764 to the building of the Gateway Arch, Museum by tagging @GatewayArchPark. More than five the westward expansion of the United States with an completed in 1965. The new Museum describes the miles of walking paths and 90+ acres of green space provide a park grounds to peaceful respite continue to grow in popularity for exercising, Thank You, as a frequent picnicking, and destination for enjoying the crisp George & Melissa Paz St. Louis families,” said Melissa Paz. fall days ahead. Your generosity and support are appreciated! “The work of Gateway Arch he Gateway Arch Park Foundation is honored exhibit design and content development. Park Foundation, to receive a $1 million gi from the Paz Melissa played a key role in creating the six story the ongoing care Family Foundation. galleries in the newly redesigned Museum at the Gateway for the Gateway T G&MP George and Melissa have been consistent supporters Arch, working alongside the National Park Service Arch, is never of Gateway Arch Park Foundation since the beginning historian and museum design team, Haley-Sharpe Design. done. There is a place for everyone in our community of the CityArchRiver project. As a member of the Her work continues as she participates in the planned to come together and support this hometown Board of Trustees since 2014, Melissa gives generously renovations to the Old Courthouse. national treasure.” of her time and talents. She led the Museum Advisory “The Arch is such a source of pride for the people “We are grateful for and humbled by the generosity Commiee of the CityArchRiver project, focusing on of St. Louis, and our hope is for the new museum and of George and Melissa Paz. We thank them not only for their financial support but also for their ongoing contributions of time and leadership,” said Ryan McClure, executive director of Gateway Arch Park Foundation. “The impact of their commitment to our community and ongoing dedication to supporting the Gateway Arch Park Foundation will have a long-lasting impact on the people who visit Gateway Arch National Park, now and for generations to come.”
30567_GAPF_FallConnection_R2.indd 3 10/1/20 12:39 PM Gateway Arch & Park Foundation Donors to Gateway Arch Park Foundation provide the support needed to help preserve MAKE A and activate Gateway Arch National Park. Be our Gateway Arch Park partner in making an impact on this international MONUMENTAL symbol of St. Louis. Foundation members are the Foundation is a Stay Connected driving force behind projects that will maintain 501(c)(3) nonprofit Gateway Arch National Park for our community organization with a A letter from our Executive Director IMPACT and nation. By joining today, YOU are making this incredible urban national park a vital and well- mission to ensure that supported resource for generations to come. the Gateway Arch, its TODAY grounds, neighboring Dear Friends, ARCHPARK§ORG/MEMBERSHIP public space, and We hope this newsle er finds you safe and well. As we head into the fall and winter, aractions are a vital, we know this year is not what we expected and unlike anything many of us have MEMBERSHIPLEVELS&BENEFITS welcoming, and well- ever experienced. Even in the midst of so much that we cannot control, there is supported resource $1,000 $2,500 $50 $100 $150 $250 $500 ESS ESS GENERAL SUPPORTER FAMILY ENTHUSIAST CONTRIBUTOR for the community and much to be grateful for and to be excited about. People have turned to National ASSOCIATE ADVOCATE Tram Ride to nation for generations Parks as a place of solace, refuge, and relaxation. Gateway Arch National Park the Top Passes 2 4 4 6 6 8 to come. is no different. Our unique urban National Park – the centerpiece of St. Louis and Parking Passes 2 2 4 6 6 8 St. Louis Magazine undeniable calling card to the world – has been there to support and comfort our One-Year Subscription community and its visitors. Gateway Arch Park 15% Off St. Louis Foundation Board Gateway Arch Park Foundation has been busy this past summer continuing to Riverfront Cruise, of Trustees Paddlewheel Café, serve the park and its visitors by supporting important renovations, maintenance and Gi Shop 10% Off Select to the museum, and providing free programs. Blues at the Arch reached more than Retailers** CK Invitations to B﹐P 80,000 people in its first year as a virtual event. The Foundation worked with Member-Only ED﹐ Events partners to implement a live webcam from the Top of the Arch for the first time in Enterprise Holdings Newsleer Foundation its 55-year history. Thanks to support from the Foundation, free WiFi is available Limited-Edition W﹙B﹚ throughout the Park, Museum, and Visitor Center – a unique offering for a National Free Gi DWIII﹐P﹐ Tickets to St. Louis Cardinals Park. The Foundation also supported the use of Liquid Biological Amendments, an Fair Saint Louis Fireworks innovative organic method of caring for the landscape at the Arch. Viewing Party 2 2 LE﹐ at GAPF Office P﹐ Aer a summer unlike any other, there is a welcome reassurance in the changing VIP Access to Edward Jones of the seasons – the sight of brightly colored foliage and the sound of leaves Special Events JF﹐ underfoot bring us peace and comfort. We continue our work to bring impactful, C﹐ * Memberships at the $1,000 and above levels are part of the Eero Saarinen Society and have additional benefits. To learn more, visit archpark.org/ESS. PLZ Aeroscience free programming to the spaces surrounding the Arch; to make renovations to the ** Discount is available at GAPF online store, Arch Café, Arch Store, and gi shop at the Old Courthouse. KS﹒F﹐ world-class museum exhibits under the Arch; and to move toward breaking ground Benefits are provided by Gateway Arch Park Foundation, Arch Cafe, Bi-State SV on the renovation of the Old Courthouse. Development, Interpark, and Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA). P﹐M M﹐ Soon you will receive information about how you can support your hometown Bank of America Questions? Please email [email protected] or call 314.881.2015. national treasure by becoming a member of Gateway Arch Park Foundation. We D﹒FF﹐ are filled with gratitude for our current members and supporters, your contributions P﹐ Boys & Girls Club of are essential to helping us achieve our mission. Your support is critical to ensuring CityArchRiver Alliance Partners Greater St. Louis that the Arch remains vital and welcoming today and for future generations. For JM ﹙C﹚﹐T﹐ good. For all. This is your park, and we cannot do this work without you! Crawford Taylor Foundation
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30567_GAPF_FallConnection_R2.indd 4 10/1/20 12:39 PM An Organic Approach An Organic and Collaborative Approach at Kiener Plaza, Gateway Arch National Park and the Mississippi Riverfront
he renovation of Gateway Arch National Park everything they need to stay healthy and resilient. The ook for the and surrounding areas brought more than just LBAs act as a natural pesticide, decreasing the amount Gateway a beautiful new Museum and elegant entrance; of non-organic herbicides, fertilizers, and pesticides T Arch Park it also introduced new ways to increase sustainability used across the parks. L Foundation fall and collaboration with our partners. The LBA initiative on the Arch Grounds was It takes a team to care for our wonderful project area kick-started by a generous donation of spent grain membership mailing of Kiener Plaza, Gateway Arch National Park, and the from the Anheuser-Busch brewery. The crews have coming soon to Mississippi Riverfront. It’s a big job, with 90+ acres of been applying the LBAs for the past few weeks and your mailbox. The grass, flower beds filled with native plants, and more will continue throughout the fall season, starting with Gateway Arch is a than 4,200 trees to care for. Staff from Great Rivers the London Plane trees along the walkways flanking national treasure. Greenway, the National Park Service, and Gateway Arch the Gateway Arch. We look forward to continuing Park Foundation work together to manage these places. to support this initiative and seeing the beautiful Your support These three partners collaborated to create a plants flourish! helps keep our liquid designed specifically to support the soil and iconic monument plants across the whole project site. Liquid Biological and surrounding Amendments, also known as LBAs, are made by grounds well- coaxing the beneficial microbes from compost. This process is a lot like making tea, steeping the compost cared-for now in a tank of aerated water. This is a nutrient-rich, and for generations biologically-diverse liquid that is sprayed on the grass, to come. trees, and plant beds to make sure they all have
Iconic Evening: An Extra Helping of Gratitude
ay 8, 2020, would have marked our second annual Iconic Evening with Chef Gerard Cra. Hosted inside the Visitor Center at the Gateway Arch, Mthis unique dinner experience is Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser in celebration and support of our region’s beloved icon. Proceeds go to ongoing conservation, education, and community engagement programs in and around our hometown national park. Ongoing health concerns and CDC recommendations related to COVID-19 led to the cancellation of this year’s event. KENDRA GIVES BACK: We would like to acknowledge so many of our friends and members who had GATEWAY ARCH PARK purchased tickets to the dinner and then generously converted their tickets into a donation to the Foundation. Special thanks to our event sponsors for their FOUNDATION unwavering support and understanding: HOK, #MLS4THELOU, Pace Properties, Commerce Bank, Trivers, and UMB. Nov. 18 – Nov. 19 We would also like to thank Chef Cra and our partners at Cinder House, Four 12:00am – 11:55pm Seasons Hotel St. Louis, and David Stine Furniture, all of whom had been working so hard to help us deliver an unforge¢able event. Shop in-store at Kendra Sco¢ Information about our 2021 dinner will be forthcoming on Gateway Arch Park Central West End or online Foundation's website and social media channels. We look forward to celebrating An Iconic Evening with everyone next year! at www.kendrasco¢.com and use web code GIVEBACK9002 at checkout for 20% of your purchase to support Gateway Arch Park Foundation.
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