Name: Wreaths Across America at "Arlington National Cemetery" (Arlington , VA)
Start: 2024-12-14T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-14T14:00:00-05:00

Come and volunteer to lay wreaths on the gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. I recommend staying over night on Thursday due to traffic. The attachment gives you the history, volunteering information, location along with donation procedures if your interested in doing so also. This event is for Adults only. You are responsible for your hotel reservations and transportation to the cemetery. I would bring a backpack, rain jacket, camera and good walking shoes ( backup shoes just in case it rains to).https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

I have booked a room from Thursday to Monday at The Comfort Inn Pentagon City.2480 Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia. They have transportation to the metro until 7 pm. Great location.

Planning on doing a tour of the White house again, so please look for updates around July to answer questions I might have if your planning on joining the whole trip.
Agenda is : Friday - Site seeing in DC Saturday : All Day at Cemetery Sunday : explore DC. Places planning on seeing : Zoo, China Town, Ford's Theatre and The Smithsonian.

Parking Instructions
Use Metro to Access the Cemetery:
Due to anticipated congestion at the Arlington Cemetery Station, Metro recommends volunteers exit via the Rosslyn or Pentagon stations and walk to the cemetery. From these locations it is a short 15-minute walk to one of the cemetery entrances. If exiting at Rosslyn, you must enter the cemetery via the Ord & Weitzel gate by walking along the North Meade Street sidewalks. If exiting at the Pentagon, you must enter through the cemetery’s South Gate entrance.

Pentagon Parking :
Limited general public parking will be available at the Pentagon North and South Parking lots. There will be Wreaths Across America volunteers and signage positioned in the parking lots guiding visitors to walk to the nearest cemetery entrances. For those parking in Pentagon South Parking, recommend walking to the cemetery’s South Gate entrance for screening and entry to the grounds. For those parking in Pentagon North Parking, recommend walking to the cemetery’s main entrance on Memorial Ave. by using the Route 27 pedestrian walkway.

Family Pass Holders/Handicapped Placards:
ONLY family pass holders and those with handicapped placards will be allowed to park in the ANC Welcome Center parking garage.

Ride Share Drop-off Locations:
For those volunteers who plan to arrive via a ride share (i.e. Uber, Lyft), the drop off location is the Hayes lot (599-549 Army Navy Drive). From this point, volunteers will need to walk to the cemetery’s South Gate entrance.
Ride Share Drop-off Locations:
For those volunteers who plan to arrive via a ride share (i.e. Uber, Lyft), the drop off location is the Hayes lot (599-549 Army Navy Drive). From this point, volunteers will need to walk to the cemetery’s South Gate entrance.

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