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RELEASE: Trust for the National Mall and Doughboy Foundation to Honor Fallen Heroes During U.S. Semiquincentennial

This Memorial Day, as the nation commemorates America’s 250th anniversary,  the Trust for the National Mall and the Doughboy Foundation will transform the National Mall into a unified landscape of gratitude through Notes of Remembrance: Taps Across the National Mall. The tribute begins at 7:50 AM with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National World War I Memorial alongside Gold Star Mothers, followed by a simultaneous sounding of Taps at 16 veterans, war and presidential memorials across the nation’s capital at 8:00 AM.

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RELEASE: Trust for the National Mall Officially Kicks Off America's 250th Anniversary with Monumental 'AMERICA'S BALL for THE MALL'

On Thursday, May 7, the Trust for the National Mall, an official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, hosted its annual gala, AMERICA’S BALL for THE MALL, welcoming more than 700 distinguished partners and supporters to celebrate America’s Front Yard and kicking off the nation's 250th anniversary.

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RELEASE: Peak Bloom and Care of the Cherry Trees

The National Park Service and the Trust for the National Mall will hold a Cherry Blossom Tree Care Media Availability to highlight how National Park Service crews care for the flowering Japanese cherry trees and how the Trust perpetuates the international gift of the trees. The availability will be held at the newly restored Tidal Basin seawall, where a number of newly planted cherry trees are located.

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RELEASE: #Bloomcam is Live for Peak Bloom During America's 250th Year

The Trust for the National Mall and its partners at the National Park Service  (NPS) are thrilled to announce #BloomCam is LIVE, featuring a bird’s eye view of Washington’s grandest springtime tradition from high above the Tidal Basin. Viewers from around the world can tune in LIVE to watch the beloved cherry trees on the National Mall as they bloom in real time.  

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RELEASE: Trust for the National Mall Unveils National Mall Gateway at NCSS

The Trust for the National Mall officially unveiled the National Mall Gateway—a new digital platform that brings the stories, symbols, and civic lessons of America's Front Yard directly into classrooms—at the 105th National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, which was held December 4-6 in Washington, D.C.

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