Attention on deck if you live close enough to volunteer for this very worthy cause please do so. Thank you for your interest in helping with the clean-up of wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) on Saturday January 24, 2015. There is no rain/snow date alternative. There is no general public parking at the cemetery. We encourage the use of Metro. ANC Pedestrian gates will open at 8:00am. Clockwise from north these gates include the Ord-Weitzel gate (near the Iwo Jima Memorial and Rosslyn Metro), the main cemetery and the Welcome Center gates (nearest Arlington Cemetery Metro), the south Maintenance Complex gate (nearest Pentagon and Pentagon City Metro), and the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel gate. Only vehicles with Permanent ANC Family Gravesite Passes and those with valid Handicap Permits will be allowed to park in the ANC Welcome Center Parking Lot. Lot will open at 8:00am and will have free parking until 3:00pm. Vehicles with Handicap Parking Permits will be accommodated in the ANC Administrative Building Parking Lot. All Vehicles with ANC Family Passes and Handicap Permits will be required to enter through the Welcome Center Parking. This is a family oriented event and we encourage families of all ages to participate. There is no formal sign-up or registration required. Just show up at the designated time and place. At 8:30am there will be a short Volunteer Instructional Briefing at the McClellan Arch Gate located just off Eisenhower Drive between Section 33 and 12, on McClellan Drive. Wreath clean-up will start at approximately 0845. Volunteers are asked to pick up ONLY those WAA wreaths placed in December leaving any other wreaths or decorations in place. There will be dumpsters placed throughout the cemetery to dispose of the wreaths. We have a very limited number of dumpsters available so we ask the volunteers to pack the wreaths as tight as possible in the dumpsters and to stay available at least until 1:00pm, if possible, to help with any extra wreath disposal needed as some dumpsters will be emptied and brought back to locations to be refilled. We have found it helpful if you bring a stick, pole, rope, rake or something equivalent to support carrying multiple wreaths per dumpster trip. Please dress for the weather and wear gloves and water-proof footwear. - See more at: wreathsacrossamerica.org/events/arlington/#.dpuf
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 02:52:03 +0000