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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2009
Media Contact: Debra Mitchell
239-209-1341
debra.j.mitchell@usps.gov

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Extreme Mailbox Makeover Contest Winners

Mailbox made to look like an outhouse. Mailbox made to look like a lighthouse.

Fort Myers, Cape Coral Fl — Postmaster Anne Murray will present the winners of the Extreme Mailbox Makeover contest with their prizes on Friday May 22nd, 11:00 a.m. at the Cape Coral Central Post Office located at 1030 SE 9th Ave. Bruce & Donna Boyd of Cape Coral and Bob & Sandy Anderson of Fort Myers will be presented with their special edition personalized postage stamps bearing the image of their winning mail boxes.

May is Mailbox Improvement Month. The USPS Consumer Advisory Council sponsored the Extreme Mailbox Makeover contest as an incentive for local residents to make improvements to their mail receptacles.

A before and after photo of each mail box is on display at the Page Field and Cape Coral Central main Post Offices for the month of May.

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