We needed to do an upgrade on our Group message board. You may have recievec a ton of notifications as I added you back into our different groups. Apologies for that Let us know if you have any problems moving forward with our EPL Groups. And have a Blessed Easter!! Jay

Subject: This is an important message from the District of Columbia AlertDC system.   On Tuesday, March 4, at 9:00 p.m., the President of the United States will deliver an address before a Joint Session of Congress. To ensure everyone's safety, the United States Capitol Police will temporarily close roads around the U.S. Capitol on March 4. From 12:01 a.m. until the conclusion of the event, the following roads will be closed to the public: -First Street between Constitution Avenue, NW, and Independence Avenue, SW-Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd Street, NW, and First Street, NW-Maryland Avenue between 3rd Street, SW, and First Street, SW From 1:00 p.m. until the conclusion of the event, the following roads will be closed to the public: -First Street between Constitution Avenue, NE, and Independence Avenue, SE -East Capitol Street between First Street and 2nd Street From 5:30 p.m. until the conclusion of the event, the following roads will be closed to the public: -Constitution Avenue between Louisiana Avenue, NW, and 2nd Street, NE -Independence Avenue between Washington Avenue, SW, and 2nd Street, SE -First Street between Constitution Avenue, NW, and Louisiana Avenue, NW -First Street between the Rayburn House Office Building Garage entrance and Independence Avenue, SW -D Street between First Street, NE, and 2nd Street, NE -Maryland Avenue between First Street, NE, and Constitution Avenue, NE -New Jersey Avenue between C Street, NW, and Constitution Avenue, NW From 7:00 p.m. until the conclusion of the event, the following roads will be closed to the public:-First Street between Columbus Circle, NE, and D Street, NE -D Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW, and First Street, NE -Delaware Avenue between Columbus Circle, NE, and D Street, NE -2nd Street between Constitution Avenue, NE, and Independence Avenue, SE -Constitution Avenue between 3rd Street, NW, and Louisiana Avenue, NW -First Street between C Street, NW, and Louisiana Avenue, NW -Independence Avenue between 3rd Street, SW, and Washington Avenue, SW -Washington Avenue between Independence Avenue, SW, and C Street, SW -2nd Street between Washington Avenue, SW, and C Street, SW Be safe everyone!

Joe Walton along with our new EPLS in Training (Kelly Swanson, Rachel Madrigal, Tonya Quirion, and Kathy Hockenberry - and Bethany Chatfied - ACTS Office Staff ) joined Randy Dickinson and his 8th Grade group from Texas for a training trip that went from Colonial Williamsburg through D.C. Philadelphia and NYC. Keep our new guides in prayer and - if anyone has anymore pictures to share - feel free to post them! See pictures HERE

Thanks for your patience.

The ACTS EPL Hub is currently down for maintenance. It should be back up Wednesday August 8. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Many of you were busy taking pictures during training. We would love for you to share any pictures from 2024 ACTS EPL Training that you think would be good for our 40th year collection and that could possibly be used in our social media. Please feel free to use this Dropbox Link (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i6d1wu3ahe1eqr54sbq2x/h?rlkey=hpl5fkr4nbpvxkm4vaowwc3r0&dl=0)and upload any pictures you would like to share. Or you can also upload pictures to share in the following location: Shared Gallery | ACTS (a(https://www.acts-tours.com/shared-gallery/8bd2fdcb-fd53-4c5f-9b95-ac7f4378a648)cts-tours.com)(http://acts-tours.com)(https://www.acts-tours.com/shared-gallery/8bd2fdcb-fd53-4c5f-9b95-ac7f4378a648) Looking forward to a great 40th Year! Thanks for being a part of it. We appreciate you and the gifts and talents you share.

Please keep Teri Van Klaveren as she prepares for surgery on December 20th. She will be have knee replacement surgery. We pray for her medical team and surgeons, prayers that the procedure is without complications, prayers for her recovery and healing to go well, and prayers that her knee feels like new!! We thank God for His goodness.

You should all have received an email from Kim Farmer concerning renewing your D.C. Tour Guide License. The email was dated Thursday, November 30th. Please follow the instructions contained in it. Your license needs to be renewed by 12/31/2023. If you need assistance please contact Kim Farmer by email: kim@acts-tours.com (mailto:kim@acts-tours.com) or contact her at 715-234-6500 ext: 2613

Hello ACTS EPLS As some of you have already noticed - announcements have gone out notifiying D.C. Tour Guides that they must renew their license before December 31st, 2023. We have a process in place to obtain those for you and will be working through that in the next week or so. You should not have to do anything. You will be contacted should we need your assistance. Hey, hey! Tour season is right around the corner with our first trips actually going out in January and EPL training is coming up fast too (January 12-15, 2024). But between now and then the holidays I'm sure are filled with family, events, and meditation on the Birth of Christ. Enjoy your time celebrating. Grace and peace... Jay

Renovations of the Boeing Learning Center will begin on June 15, 2023, and the renovations of the Public Vaults will begin on July 5, 2023. We look forward to welcoming visitors back to these two areas when we reopen in the summer of 2025. During the renovation of the Boeing Learning Center, our Education staff will continue to facilitate on-site education programs for K-12 classes and teacher professional development sessions.   The National Archives Rotunda—home to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—will remain open during the renovation. The Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, the David M. Rubenstein Gallery, and the National Archives Store will also remain open.  Make a note of it. :-)

This applies to several of you this coming weekend. Just posting it here for easy access. The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday, May 28, 2023, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: - Constitution Avenue from 23rd Street to 3rd Street, NW - Independence Avenue from 23rd Street to 3rd Street, SW - 3rd Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to C Street, SW - 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to C Street, SW - 6th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Maryland Avenue, SW - 7th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to E Street, SW - 9th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - The 9th Street Tunnel - 10th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - 12th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - 12th Street Tunnel - 14th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to D Street, SW - Inbound 14th Street Bridge to Independence Avenue, SW (No traffic north on 14th Street - lanes to eastbound 395/695 will remain open) - 15th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Maine Avenue, SW - 17th Street from New York Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW - 18th Street from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - 19th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW - 20th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW - 21st Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW - 23rd Street from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - Inbound TR Bridge ramp to Constitution Avenue, NW For timely traffic information, please visit twitter.com/DCPoliceTraffic.

A reminder to verify that your CC is being charged for pre and post EPL hotel rooms that you are supposed to be paying for. Make sure that any hotel room receipts you are sending in for reimbursement matches your credit card. Thanks! (On certain occasions other arrangements with the office may have been prearranged and we need you to forward the receipt of those room charges to jay@acts-tours.com to be matched with our records.) Thank You!

Many times the ACTS office will leave a credit card on file with different vendors to hold the space - but your itinerary will say CHECK. The ACTS Accounting Department transfers funds from our trust account to cover trip expenses. When the reference says CHECK that is what the Accounting Departments is expecting you to pay with. When we deviate from that it causes complications on the office side. The vendor may say "there is a card on file, should we just leave it on that?". If your itinerary says check - that is what you need to use! Thank you in advance!