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Jay Proffitt
Jan 23, 2024
In General Discussions
Just a reminder, if you are staying at a hotel prior to a trip or after a trip, the ACTS office has most likely made a room reservation in your name. Remember to pay with your personal credit card and make sure to get a receipt for the stay upon checkout. Submit that receipt along with your trip report to get reimbursed.
If for some reason it was posted to the ACTS account - please notify us right away.
Your room while you are with the group is taken care of with the group.
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Jay Proffitt
Jan 22, 2024
In General Discussions
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.
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Jay Proffitt
Dec 21, 2023
In General Discussions
I received this update from Teri this morning - she told me I could pass it on to the staff...
"Good morning 🌤 Yesterday was long & exhausting but I slept well. Getting use to the walker tricky. Please keep those prayers going!
My leg kept buckling after surgery so they sent me home in this monstrous brace
Lets all keep Teri in prayers for quick and low-pain healing. Our God is the Healer! Praise Him for his goodness!
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Jay Proffitt
Dec 19, 2023
In General Discussions
I would like to take an opportunity to welcome our three newest ACTS EPLS to the ACTS Team!
Lori Gagne comes to us from Port St. Lucie, Florida. Lori Gagne worked a number of years in public relations for firms in Miami, Florida. She then moved north to Port St. Lucie raising her children. Her children were enrolled in Morningside Academy where Lori ended up becoming a teacher for over 20 years. Lori was able to come on several ACTS programs and experience the ACTS tours firsthand.
Debbie Price currently lives in Winchester, VA - home of ACTS® Virginia office. She most recently worked at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley managing guest services and over 70 volunteers. She originally hailed from the Philadelphia area and most recently from Vermont before moving to the Top of Virginia.
Arick Madrigal hails originally from sunny California and then worked in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy before heading to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Arick managed transportation for the school district and now owns his own businesses. He looks forward to getting to know D.C.
We look forward to getting know each one of them better. We thank God for connecting them with ACTS and look forward to seeing how God uses their gifts and skills to share His story and the story of our country with students. We look forward to seeing them at ACTS EPL Training on January 12 in Washington, D.C.
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Jay Proffitt
Dec 12, 2023
In General Discussions
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.
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Jay Proffitt
Dec 04, 2023
In Professional Development
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
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Jay Proffitt
Nov 28, 2023
In Professional Development
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
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Jay Proffitt
Oct 24, 2023
In On the Road
In 2010, the curator at the National Archives banned all photography in the Rotunda where the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are on display.
According to recent changes and on the road reports from EPLS...
"Is photography allowed?
Non-flash photography is encouraged in all public areas of the National Archives Museum unless otherwise posted."
According to on the road reporting, the reason/purpose for photos being allowed again at the National Archives is to promote awarness using social media. The new director throught that allowing visitors to take photos would work the best.
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Jay Proffitt
Sep 20, 2023
In General Discussions
Lori Gagne started off her career in Miami working in public relations for a number of firms. She then moved north to Port St. Lucie raising her children. Her children were enrolled in Morningside Academy where Lori ended up becoming a teacher for over 20 years. Lori was able to come on several ACTS programs and experience the ACTS tours firsthand.
We welcome Lori to ACTS and look forward to having her experience and enthusiasm on our EPL Team!
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Jay Proffitt
Aug 28, 2023
In General Discussions
Fall tours at ACTS have begun. Please keep our EPLS, drivers, and participants in your prayers over the next two+ months as we transport, care for, tour, and most importantly share and pour truth and hope into the lives of our tour participants.
We many not all be out on the road this Fall due to a myriad of reasons but we can pray for God's favor and covering and encourage our tour staff out on the road.
We are excited to hear what God will do on our programs this fall.
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Jay Proffitt
Jun 26, 2023
In On the Road
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. :-)
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Jay Proffitt
May 24, 2023
In On the Road
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.
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Jay Proffitt
Apr 24, 2023
In Professional Development
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!
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Jay Proffitt
Apr 17, 2023
In Professional Development
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!
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Jay Proffitt
Apr 05, 2023
In On the Road
Mark McKinley shows the students how to pan for gold.
"There's gold in them thar hills!"
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Jay Proffitt
Mar 31, 2023
In On the Road
When we visited the LOC this morning we saw this sign. Apparently now they have several times a day when you can line up a walk through the Main Reading Room. Note the rules - no coats / no bags. Children under 16 with adult. Cool for them to see!!
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Jay Proffitt
Mar 27, 2023
In On the Road
EPL's - you need to put the tour code in the notes for their UBER rides. We have had several come through with no trip code on them and it is a real challenge for our team to try to figure out who it is, and which tour they are on. The Tour Code helps tie everything together. THANKS!
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Jay Proffitt
Mar 17, 2023
In On the Road
Please Be Advised. After hearing from several of you of issues with guests not getting the 10 % off at the Museum of the Bible gift shop - we contacted the sales team at MOTB They confirmed that they are no longer honoring the 10% off at the gift shop with your ticket stub. We are removing the note from the itineraries moving forward.
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Jay Proffitt
Mar 17, 2023
In On the Road
Just a reminder (this was posted in 2021) but we do not tip for Chick-fil-A.
Chick-fil-A employees are not allowed to take tips - it is against company policy. They can actually get into trouble.
Their logic is that the whole team is responsible for the product/service/experience therefore the front-line server/delivery person cannot be rewarded individually.
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Jay Proffitt
Mar 13, 2023
In On the Road
Just a friendly reminder. The ACTS UBER account is to be used for trip placement/transportation. It is not to be used to do personal travel on days off, in between trips, etc. unless you have a been approved to do so. You can bill UBER to your own account for personal use.
When using it for ACTS travel, please include the Tour Code to connect it with the correct trip. Thanks Everyone for all the hard work!
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