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Passport
To Your National Parks® Program
to
Offer Centennial Cancellation Stamps in 2016
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Washington,
DC – December 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / To celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the National Park Service in 2016,
the popular Passport
To Your National Parks® program will offer special centennial Passport
cancellation stamps at national parks throughout the country.
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 Developed
by the National Park Service’s longtime nonprofit educational partner,
Eastern
National, the special stamp will print a round cancellation graphic
with the name of the individual park around the top of the circle and “NPS
Centennial” around the bottom. A middle line will read, “1916 – 2016.”
The special stamps will be available starting on January 1 until the end
of 2016. Visitors can view a sample of the stamp imprint on the Passport
program webpage.
“These
centennial Passport stamps are a great way for visitors to join in the
National Park Service’s birthday celebration,” said National Park Service
Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “We hope that visitors will use the special
cancellation stamps to help them rediscover their favorite parks in 2016
and explore some new parks as well.”
Since
its inception in 1986, the Passport program has introduced millions of
visitors to the national park system. The program consists of a Passport
guidebook, an annual series of commemorative sticker-style stamps, a companion
mobile app, and the famous ink cancellation stamps. Nearly all 409 national
parks participate in the Passport program, as well as some national trails
and scenic rivers and certain park and program offices. A list of participating
parks and programs is at www.eparks.com/store/content/863/Passport-Cancellation-Locations.
“Eastern
National is pleased to provide the NPS Centennial Passport To Your National
Parks stampers to the national parks,” said Eastern National President
Kevin C. Kissling. “We’re happy to be part of this special anniversary
as the National Park Service commemorates a century of conservation and
preservation.”
Centennial
cancellation stamps will also be available at various events associated
with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, where the National Park Service
will feature a pop-up national park. Visitors can get their Passports stamped
at the NPS Mobile Visitor Center at Decorating Places (December 27–31)
and Post Parade (January 1–3). Stamps will also be available at Live on
Green, a family festival also held in Pasadena from December 29 to 31.
About
the National Park Service
More
than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 409 national
parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local
history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at
www.NPS.gov,
on Facebook Facebook.com/nationalparkservice,
Twitter Twitter.com/natlparkservice,
and YouTube YouTube.com/nationalparkservice.
Eastern
National, a not-for-profit cooperating association, promotes the public’s
understanding and support of America’s national parks and other public
trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products,
and services. Since 1947, Eastern National has donated over $105 million
to the National Park Service in the form of direct donations and grants
that support vital educational and interpretive programs in America’s national
parks. Visit us at www.easternnational.org.
Media
Contacts:
Elizabeth
Stern, National Park Service
202-219-8933
Eileen
Cleary, Eastern National
267-464-7158 |
