News Release

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site to host meeting of site’s Federal Advisory Commission

Date: July 3, 2024
Contact: [e-mail]

WASHINGTON— Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site will host a meeting of its Federal Advisory Commission on July 15 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the National Council of Negro Women Headquarters, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20004. This meeting will be hybrid, allowing for both in-person and virtual participation via Microsoft Teams. 

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Federal Advisory Commission supports the site by participating in an advisory capacity, providing recommendations on issues including visitor experience and community engagement, preservation, and access to the site and archival collection. 

The meeting is open to the public, and the public comment period will take place from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Participants may present comments orally or submit them in writing. Please submit written comments to [e-mail] by close of business on July 11. 

For more information about the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Federal Advisory Commission and to view the final agenda, visit https://www.nps.gov/mamc/learn/management/federal-advisory-commission.htm. 

Virtual participation information: 

Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams 
Meeting ID: 228 757 292 879 
Passcode: JNveJV 
Dial-in by Phone: [phone] (United States, Washington D.C.) 
Phone Conference ID: 475 255 307# 

Requests for accommodations: 

We welcome requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, language translation services, or other reasonable accommodations. Please submit requests for accommodation to [e-mail] by July 8 to ensure sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. 

Public disclosure of comments: 

Please be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can request to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.