{"id":5537,"date":"2019-08-01T16:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T21:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=5537"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:04","slug":"8-1-2019-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2019\/08\/01\/8-1-2019-update\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/1\/2019 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

TOMORROW IS GRADUATION!!! \u2013here is the list of approved guests: <\/strong>https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation\/guest-list\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: the Estes Unit is an all-male prison.  Because many men are enticed by pretty women, ladies, please do not wear tight-fitting clothing to graduation.  This is for your loved one\u2019s sake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Action item: please pray for all class members, that they will feel an abiding love and peace as they wrap up this Summer \u201919 class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation is Friday (a.k.a. tomorrow)!!! \u2013 if you have questions, please contact your Family Liaison today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRADUATION \u201cCHEAT SHEET\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN IS IT<\/strong>:<\/strong> FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND<\/sup>, 12:30-5 P.M.<\/strong>  PLEASE EAT LUNCH BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.  ALL CARS NEED TO BE IN THE PARKING LOT BY 1:30 P.M.! ***THE WARDEN EXPECTS FAMILY MEMBERS TO CHECK-IN FROM 12:30-1:30 P.M. <\/strong>IF YOU ARRIVE LATER THAN 1:30 P.M., THE WARDEN HAS THE FINAL SAY ON WHETHER YOU CAN ATTEND THE CEREMONY.***<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHERE IS IT<\/strong>: <\/strong>THE SANDERS ESTES UNIT, 1100 HWY. 1807, VENUS, TX 76084<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIRECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FAMILY SITE, WWW.FAMILY.PEP.ORG<\/a> \u2013 CLICK \u201cSANDERS ESTES UNIT\u201d AND THEN CLICK \u201cGRADUATION DETAILS\u201d IN THE TOP ORANGE BAR, OR ENTER THE UNIT ADDRESS ON WWW.MAPQUEST.COM<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

***THE ESTES UNIT IS LOCATED OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND \u2013 IN CASE YOU NEED LAST-MINUTE DIRECTIONS, THE SANDERS ESTES UNIT PHONE NUMBER IS (972) 366-3334.***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

**HIGHWAY CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http:\/\/conditions.drivetexas.org\/current\/<\/a>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT<\/strong>:<\/strong> A FUN, WARM CELEBRATION!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING<\/strong>:<\/strong> YOURSELF, YOUR ID & CAR KEYS \u2013 THAT\u2019S IT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAN YOU TAKE PICTURES<\/strong>:<\/strong> NO, SO WE WILL PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPHER. PICTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW SHOULD YOU DRESS<\/strong>:<\/strong> THINK CONSERVATIVE \u2013 STAFF AND EXECUTIVES WILL BE IN BUSINESS PANT SUITS.  NO BARE SHOULDERS OR OTHERWISE REVEALING OUTFITS WILL BE PERMITTED. ***IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR OUTFIT, PACK A SECOND \u201cGRANDMA CONSERVATIVE SAFE OPTION\u201d OUTFIT IN YOUR CAR.***<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAN YOU VISIT WITH YOUR LOVED ONE AFTER GRADUATION<\/strong>:<\/strong>  YES, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, PLUS NORMAL VISITATION WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTIONS<\/strong>:<\/strong> FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR FAMILY SITE HERE HTTPS:\/\/FAMILY.PEP.ORG\/ESTES\/GRADUATION\/GRAD-DETAILS\/<\/a> OR CONTACT YOUR FAMILY LIAISON AT FAMILY@PEP.ORG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope this information helps \u2013 we look forward to seeing all pre-registered guests tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.! J<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, thanks so much for supporting your loved one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many blessings & safe travels,<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TOMORROW IS GRADUATION!!! \u2013here is the list of approved guests: https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation\/guest-list\/ Reminder: the Estes Unit is an all-male prison.  Because many men are enticed by pretty women, ladies, please do not wear tight-fitting clothing to graduation.  This is for your loved one\u2019s sake! Action item: please pray for all class members, that they will feel an abiding love and peace as they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essm19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5537\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}