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United States Postal Service
Fact Sheet
Media Contact: 202-268-2155
2008 HOLIDAY EVENTS
DATE CITY EVENT ADDRESS CONTACT

Dec. 2, 4, 5

Albany, NY

Post Office on Wheels visits seven locations in the area

1475 Western Avenue

Postal Finance Station in Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany

Linda Moak
Customer Relations
518-452-5932

Nov 24

Albany, NY

Holiday Open House

1475 Western Avenue

Postal Finance Station in Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany

Linda Moak
Customer Relations
518-452-5932

Dec. 2

9am – 2pm

Albuquerque, NM

Presentations on how to use usps.com. Nutcracker stamps will be sold in lobby with a customer appreciation event in lobby.

145 Calle Presidente, Bernalillo, NM 87004

Barbara Wood
505-346-8602

Dec. 2
11am – 2pm

Appleton, WI

Learn about the quick and easy ways to use APC’s and usps.com.

410 Franklin St.
Appleton, WI 54911

Diane LeVeque
920-993-3055

Dec. 3
10am – 2pm

Austin, TX

USPS.COM and APC customer demos

Lobby, Main Post Office
8225 Cross Park Dr. 78710

Barbara Pokorney 512-342-1236 / Sam Bolen 512-670-6821

Dec. 2

10am -2pm

Baltimore, MD

Postmaster shows Santa how to use usps website. Santa puts his picture on a stamp for the holidays.

900 E Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21233

Freda Sauter
410-347-4322

Yvette Singh
410-347-4323

Dec. 2
10am – 2pm

Bellmawr, NJ

USPS.com demonstrations; APC demonstrations

421 Benigno Blvd
Bellmawr NJ 08099

Sam Saldana
856-456-0477

Dec. 2, 3

Binghamton, NY

Presentations in the main lobby on Click N Ship and holiday mailing services

Henry Street
Binghamton NY

Mary artir
Customer Relations
607-773-2120

Dec. 2

Boston, MA

Demonstrations of Click-N-Ship and how to create holiday cards online

Four Points Station
Boston MA

Ann Powers
617-654-5544

Nov. 22 

Bridgeport, CT

Get a jump on traveling and visit the pre-Holiday passport program in Bridgeport

Bridgeport Main Office
120 Middle St

Kathy Perez
Customer Relations
203-332-5341

Dec. 3

Bridgeport, CT

Post Office on Wheels visits area senior living center to assist with holiday mail

886 Main St
East Hartford
11 am to 1 pm

Vicki Lincoln
Customer Relations
860-524-6039

Dec. 7

Bridgeport, CT

Connecticut Showcase Radio program  will feature postal Business Development Team Specialist Darryl Forbes speaking on holidays for small business shippers

WJDZ
155 State Street

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist
860-539-0649

Dec. 27

Bridgeport, CT

Holiday Passport Hours

120 Middle St

9 am to noon

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist
860-539-0649

Dec. 2
10am – 2pm

Buffalo, NY

Holiday Mailing-Season Kick-Off with usps.com and APC demonstrations, Santa, and holiday music from the Sweet Home M.S. Chorus.

5500 N Bailey Avenue
Buffalo NY  14226-9998

Karen Mazurkiewicz
716-846-2375

Dec. 2
10am – 3pm

Charlotte, NC

Learn to order postage, create cards and order carrier pickup online.

201 N McDowell St
Charlotte NC
28204

Monica C. Robbs
704-393-4487

Dec. 2
10am – 3pm

Charlotte, NC

Learn to use the APC and learn to order postage, create cards and order carrier pickup online.

4117 Park Rd
Charlotte NC
28209

Monica C. Robbs
704-393-4487

Dec. 2
10am – 3pm

Charlotte, NC

Learn to order postage, create cards and order carrier pickup online.

921 N Wendover Rd
Charlotte NC
28211

Monica C. Robbs
704-393-4487

Dec. 2

10am – 4pm

Chicago, IL

Nutcracker Stamp dedication and usps.com and APC demonstrations by Santa throughout the day

433 W Harrison
Chicago IL
60699

Mark Reynolds
312-983-8371

Dec. 2

10am – 1pm

Cincinnati, OH

Postmaster Meimann and Consumer Affairs Manager to give holiday tips in main lobby

1592 Dalton St.

Cincinnati OH 45234

Ray Jacobs

740-653-9069

Dec. 2

7am – 9am

Columbus, OH

Postmaster Robin Ware will do seven, 2-minute live cut ins from Main Post Office on Fox Morning Show with holiday messaging.

850 Twin Rivers Dr

Columbus OH 43216

Kathy Lucas

614-469-4567

Dec. 2

10:30am -             1pm

Coral Springs, FL

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

8801 W Atlantic Blvd Coral Springs FL 33071

Diane Dixon

954-935-5138

Dec. 3

10am – 2pm

Dallas, TX

usps.com demonstrations

Retail Lobby, Main Post Office, 2400 DFW Turnpike

McKinny Boyd
214-819-8740

Dec. 2

11am – 2pm

Denver, CO

Santa, Mrs. Claus and a team of postal elves will give information on holiday mailing deadlines and packaging tips,  show customers how to use the self-serve Automated Postal Center for their holiday mailings, and show customers how to mail packages using usps.com.

951 20th St.,

Denver, CO 80202

Marcela Juarez Rivera, 303-853-6528;

Al DeSarro, 303-313-5182

Nov. 28

11am – 2pm

Des Moines, IA

usps.com/APC demos

1165 2nd Ave

Des Moines, IA

50318

Mary Berardi

Des Moines CRC

515/283-7521

Dec. 3

1pm–3:30pm

Detroit, MI

Off-site holiday stamp and passport sale at Ravendale Community Center

13903 Harper

Detroit, MI

Carol Zarek

313-226-8723

Dec. 5

11am – 2pm

Detroit, MI

Off-site holiday stamp and passport sale at the DMC Orchestra Place

3663 Woodward Ave 2nd FL

Carol Zarek

313-226-8723

Dec. 12 

11am- 4pm

Detroit, MI

Off-site holiday stamp and passport sale at Detroit Media Partnership

DMP Building  3rd Floor  and

Sterling Hts Operational Facility

Carol Zarek

313-226-8723

Dec. 15

1 – 3pm

Fair Haven, CT

Meet & Greet Postmaster / Manager

230 Grand Ave

New Haven CT

Rob Wilkinson

(203) 468-6310

Dec. 2

Fairfield County, CT

Full day of postal outreach featuring hands on APC training and mail early promos

DANBURY MPO (23 Backus Ave) 9 to 10:30, 

STAMFORD PO (24 Camp Ave) noon to 1:30 pm; STRATFORD POSTAL STORE (411 Barnum Ave)  3 pm to 5 pm ]

TRUMBULL POSTAL STORE (50 Quality Street) 6 pm to 8 pm

Vicki Lincoln

Customer Relations

(860)524-6039

Nov.  19

Fairfield, CT

The Greater Fairfield PCC will receive military flat rate boxes, info sheets and opportunities to specially collect from PCC members

Fairfield Carrier Annex

357 Commerce Drive

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 4

Fayetteville, NC

Postal employees will kickoff Operation Santa to ensure kids’ letters get read.

301 Green St.

Fayetteville NC

28302

Monica C. Robbs

704-393-4487

Dec. 2-Dec 4

9am –3pm

Fort Bragg, NC

Use Priority Mail to ensure your holiday mailings reach troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in time.

1605 Reilley Road

Fort Bragg NC

28307

Monica C. Robbs

704-393-4487

Nov. 24

11am –               11:30am

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box Military Discount Promotion with Congressman Ron Klein’s “Hugs for the Holidays” featuring local children creating and shipping holiday greeting cards to troops overseas

1900 West Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale 33310

Debra Fetterly

954-436-4451

TashiaRomano-Kravitz

954-527-3281

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Fort Worth, TX

Holiday Mailing Season Kickoff News Conference with USPS.COM and APC customer  demos

Customer Lobby, Jack D Watson Post Office, 4600 Mark IV Pkwy, 76262

Kellie Pinto 817-317-3824 / Sam Bolen 512-670-6821

Dec. 2

11am – 2pm

Green Bay, WI

Learn about the quick and easy ways to use APC’s and usps.com.

300 Packerland Dr.  Green Bay, WI  54303

Terri Michlig

920-498-3995

Dec. 18

Hamden, CT

Elves at usps.com

demonstrations

9 AM – 11AM

1744 Dixwell Ave

Hamden

Jennifer

Szostek

(203) 248-3245

Dec. 16-18

9am – 12pm

Hamden, CT

Elves at the APC

demonstrations

2514 Whitney Ave

Hamden

Mark Kozlowski

(203) 248-8048

Dec. 2

12 – 2pm

Harrisburg, PA

Demos of custom postage & holiday shipping

1425 Crooked Hill Rd Harrisburg PA 17107

SBS Donna Fahler

717-257-2103

Dec. 2

Hartford, CT

Starting at noon, the Hartford Post Office and its branches and postal stores invite residents to learn about usps.com, shipping from home and other easy ways to purchase stamps.

Main Office

Newington- noon

USPS.com, shipping from home,   APC awareness

Vicki Lincoln

Customer Relations

860-524-6039

Dec. 5

Hartford, CT

The Hartford Post Office delivers on site sales of stamps and other holiday postal supplies

Plaza Office Building

11 a to 1 p

Vicki Lincoln

Customer Relations

860-524-6039

Dec. 15

Hartford, CT

The Hartford Post Office delivers postal supplies, insurance, flat rate packages and other last minute supplies

Elmwood Station

4 pm to 5 pm

Vicki Lincoln

Customer Relations

860-524-6039

Dec. 8

11am – 2pm

Hot Springs, AR

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

Main Post Office, 335 Section Line Rd., 71901

Alicia Helton 501-228-4245

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Houston, TX

Demos of USPS.COM and Alternate Access Channels

Lobby, Main Post Office, 401 Franklin St. 77201

Dave Lewin

713-226-3278

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Lancaster, PA

Learn how to make every gift a priority

1400 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster PA 17604

SBS Sue Merritts

717-396-6912

Dec. 2

9am – 2pm

Las Vegas, NV

Living demonstration, bringing the living room into Post Office, to show customers how to bring the Post office into their home.

Main Post Office, Las Vegas NV

David Rupert

303 313 5134

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Lehigh Valley, PA

Shipping tips from “your shipping experts”

17 Commerce Way Lehigh Valley PA 18002

SBS Susan Gilio

610-882-3230

Dec. 2

11am – 2pm

LittleRock, AR

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

Brady Station, 8509 W. Markham, 72205

Alicia Helton 501-228-4245

Dec. 2

10am

Los Angeles, CA

U.S. Postal Service and Santa officially kick off this year's holiday mailing season. Santa will pick up the letters children have mailed to him, get holiday information like shipping deadlines and packaging tips and learn about online shipping services, including new, lower prices.

Airport Station Post Office

9029 Airport Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90009

Rich Maher

(714) 662-6350

Dec. 2

12-6:00pm

Madison, WI

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards. Santa will show you how to mail your package on the Automated Postal Center (APC)

733 Struck St., Madison WI 53711

Karen Cronin

608-246-1282

Dec. 3

12-6pm

Madison, WI

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.  Santa will show you how to mail your package on the Automated Postal Center (APC)

3902 Milwaukee St., Madison WI  53714

Karen Cronin

608-246-1282

Dec. 14

12-4pm

Madison, WI

Santa will be waiting at the collection boxes (candy canes in hand) to personally accept holiday greeting cards and letters.

205 Corporate Dr., Madison WI  53714

Karen Cronin

608-246-1282

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Memphis, TN

Santa’s helpers will demonstrate how USPS.com provides a season of savings for holiday shipping.

Crosstown Post Office, 1520 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104

Beth Barnett

615-885-9394

Dec.2

10am – 12pm

Miami, FL

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

2200 NW 72 Ave, Miami FL 33152

Rose Cabrera

305-470-0386

Dec. 2

11am – 1pm

Miami, FL

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

5600 NW 72 Ave, Miami FL 33166

Patty Dillman

954-885-6841

Dec. 2

10am – 12pm

Milwaukee, WI

Learn about the quick and easy ways to use APC’s and usps.com.

350 W. St. Paul

Milwaukee, WI

53201

Dave Janda

414-287-1999

Dec. 2

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Postmasters’ Annual Holiday Press Conference.

Golden Valley Post Office

7701 Golden Valley Rd.

Pete Nowacki

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Nashville, TN

Santa’s helpers will demonstrate how USPS.com provides a season of savings for holiday shipping.

Main Post Office, 525 Royal Parkway, Nashville, TN 37230

Beth Barnett

615-885-9394

Dec. 6

New Canaan, CT

Sally Andersen Bruce, the designer of the Nutcracker stamps, will visit the lobby of the New Canaan post office

2 Pine Street

New Canaan

10 am to 1 pm

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Doug Carey

(203) 966-1659

Dec. 3

New Haven, CT

Shipping overseas for the holidays or any day – let the postal experts show you how to reach an international audience in a special program from 9 am until I1 pm

New Haven Post Office

Brewery Street

Leigh A. Piscitelli

Customer Relations

203 782-7192

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 3

9am – 1pm

New Haven, CT

Shipping overseas for the holidays or any day – let the postal experts show you how to reach an international audience in a special program

New Haven Post Office

Brewery Street

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 5

New Haven, CT

The Nutcracker Ballet visits the New Haven Post Office

New Haven Main PO

Brewery Street

Time TBA

Leigh A. Piscitelli

Customer Relations

(203) 782-7192

Dec. 5

11am – 1pm

New Haven, CT

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at

Hall Benedict – CPU

767 Orange St

New Haven

Leigh A. Piscitelli

Customer Relations

(203) 782-7192

Dec. 5

New Haven, CT

Nutcracker Performance

50 Brewery St

New Haven

Leigh A. Piscitelli

Customer Relations

(203) 782-7192

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 2

10am -2pm

New Orleans, LA

usps.com demonstrations

MPO, New Orleans, LA

McKinney Boyd 214-819-8740

Dec. 2

11am – 12pm

New York, NY

Operation Santa Claus kick-off press conference

James A Farley MPO, 421 8th Avenue

George B. Flood 212-330-5141

Dec. 2

10am - 2pm

Oklahoma City, OK

Online demonstrations

Village Branch Station, 2304 W Hefner Rd, 73120

Sonya Dulan 405-553-6673

Dec. 2

10am

Omaha, NE

Online demonstrations of how to ship packages from the comfort of home  - print shipping labels, pay for postage, and request a free package pickup

1124 Pacific St

Omaha, NE 68108-9630

Roger Humphries

402-390-3180

Dec. 2

11am – 2pm

Oshkosh, WI

Learn about the quick and easy ways to use APC’s and usps.com.

1025 W. 20th Ave., Oshkosh, WI  54902

Jerold Krueger

920-236-0625

Dec. 2

11am – 1pm

Pembroke Pines, FL

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

16000 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines FL

Debra Fetterly

954-436-4451

Dec. 2

Phoenix, AZ

Holiday mailing tips

KTVK-3’s “Good Morning Arizona” show (tentative)

Donna Spini, CRC

602-223-3649

Peter Hass, CPS

602-223-3649

Dec. 2

9am

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Postmaster Jim Johnson, II will appear on KDKA TV's (CBS) Pittsburgh Today Live discussing holiday mailing and packing tips, important mailing deadlines, online shipping, and other time and money-saving tips.

KDKA TV

Tad Kelley

(412) 359-7119

Dec. 2

Portland, OR

Holiday mailing and shipping tips

KPTV-12 (FOX)

Good Day Oregon (tentative) & KATU-2 (ABC) “AM Northwest” programs (tentative)

Ron Anderson, CRC

503-294-5730;

Peter Hass, CPS

602-223-3649

Dec. 2

1-3pm

Rhinelander, WI

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards. Santa will show you how to mail your package on the Automated Postal Center (APC)

156 S. Courtney St., Rhinelander, WI 54501

Darlyn Jackson 715-362-5347

Dec. 2

10am – 12pm

Salt Lake City, UT

Online demonstrations of how to ship packages from the comfort of home  - print shipping labels, pay for postage, and request a free package pickup

1760 W 2100 S

Salt Lake City, UT 84199-9998

Ron Hubrich

801-974-2505

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

San Antonio, TX

Holiday Mailing Season Kickoff News Conference with USPS.COM and APC customer demos

Lobby, Main Post Office, 10410 Perrin Beitel Rd. 78284

Cathy Carmona 210-368-1673 / Sam Bolen 512-670-6821

Dec. 2

San Diego, CA

Live on KUSI-TV's Morning Show: Holiday Shipping Tips

Serra Mesa Post Office

3223 Greyling Dr.,

San Diego, CA

Eva Jackson

858-437-1493

Dec. 2

11am – 2pm

San Francisco, CA

Go Online, not inline this holiday season; learn how to skip the trip to the Post Office, and save time and money.

Rincon Station

180 Steuart St., San Francisco, CA 94105

Note: This is the main event; concurrent events will be taking place throughout the city.

James Wigdel

415-550-5718

Dec. 4

Saratoga Springs, NY

A picture postmark and the historic Downtown Saratoga Post Office are two features again this year at the Annual Victorian Stroll

Downtown PO

475 Broadway

Ray Cote

518 584 1545

Dec. 31

Saratoga Springs, NY

Visit the historic Post Office, listen to live entertainment and collect the last pictorial postmark of 2008 as part of one of the many destinations of Saratoga Springs' annual First Night

Downtown PO

475 Broadway

Rowena Albert

Customer Relations

518 495 8815

Dec. 5

Schenectady, NY

It's an APC day in Niskayuna, with postal reps available to help with the automated postal center and to share online postal services

Niskayuna Station

Time TBD

Elaine Wieczorek

Customer Relations

518-388-3132

Dec. 2

10am– 12pm

Seattle, WA

Demonstration on services available thru usps.com

301 Union St,

Seattle, WA

Ernie Swanson

206-470-3306

Dec. 10

11am – 1pm

Shawnee Mission, KS

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards. APC demo by Santa.

Main Post Office

6029 Broodmoor St.

Shawnee Mission, KS 66202

Richard Watkins

WA Corporate Communications

913/685-7521

Dec. 8 - 21

South Portland, ME

Mobile Post Office Van

Maine Mall Rd. South Portland, ME

Kathy Rokowski

207-482-7187

Dec. 2

11 a.m.

Springfield, VA

Learn how to take the hassle out of the holidays by using our online services.

Springfield Main

7051 Brookfield Plaza

Springfield, VA

22150-9998

Walt Honchar

Postmaster

703-451-1373

Dec. 2

10am

St. Louis, MO

Live interview on holiday mailing tips on Channel 2 (FOX St. Louis) at 8:15am.


Also, join St. Louis elementary students in helping unveil the Nutcracker holiday stamps at 10am.

St. Louis Main Post Office

Valerie Hughes

(314) 436-4197

Dec. 13

Stratford, CT

Holiday Passport Hours

411 Barnum Ave Cut-off

9 am to noon

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Nov. 24

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse's live, midday local program will highlight seasonal cards, and stamps, during a week of programming devoted to holiday preparations

WSYR ABC studio

East Syracuse

Gail Weeks

315 452 3501

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 2

10am - 2pm

Tulsa, OK

Online demonstrations

Utica Square Finance Unit, 2032 Utica Square, 74114

Beth Fisk 918-732-6631

Dec. 4

10am - 2pm

Waco, TX

USPS.COM and APC customer demos

Lobby, Main Post Office, 430 State Hwy 6, 76702

Theresa Meyers 254-399-2216 / Sam Bolen 512-670-6821

Dec. 2

10am – 2pm

Washington, DC

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards and put your picture on a stamp.

900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC 20066

Luvenia Hyson

202-636-1245

Nov. 19

Watertown, NY

A Watertown area Rotary Club presentation will feature a how-to on holiday shipping, with information to last all year long

Best Western

Washington St.

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Nov. 19

Watertown, NY

Rotary Club presentation

Best Western

Washington St.

Maureen Marion, Communications Programs Specialist

860-539-0649

Dec. 2

11am – 1:30pm

Weston, FL

Learn how to print shipping labels, pay for postage, and build online greeting cards.

1870 N Corporate Lakes Blvd, Weston FL  33326

Tashia Romano-Kravitz

954-527-3281

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