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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 4, 2008

Frosty the Snowman to Make Visit to Post Office Memorable

Special Postmark Celebrates the Belvidere Community

What:
Frosty will welcome kids of all ages during demonstrations of the Automated Postal Center and usps.com online services featuring Click-N-Ship, Carrier Pick-Up and the NetPost Card Store.  Customers can also receive a special holiday postmark cancellation on cards and letters while viewing the latest holiday stamps. 

When:
Friday, December 5, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. customers can receive a special cancellation postmark, designed by a local artist, on cards and letters.

Where:               
Belvidere Post Office, 1800 Doc Wolf Dr., Belvidere, IL, 61008

Who:
Frosty
Becky Simpson, Belvidere Postmaster
Postal Service representatives providing holiday mailing tips and demonstrations of Click-N-Ship, Carrier Pick-Up, NetPost Card Store, and usps.com.

Note:
Free demonstrations of time-saving online services from the Postal Service with employees available to answer questions and provide cyber tours of CardStore, an online product that allows customers to create, address and mail holiday cards.  See the latest innovations available to make mailing holiday greetings and presents quick, easy and convenient. Free photograph for those posing with Frosty. 
                          
Story lines:
Consumer: More time-saving ideas for harried consumers interested in spending more holiday time with friends and family.

Log on and Step Inside a Post Office: The Internet is always open, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. Postal Service employees will be on-hand to demonstrate USPS' online suite of services available at usps.com.

Today’s Holidays Need Today’s Mail: This year, the Postal Service is giving
customers something they can really use. More time. From flat-rate boxes and free
package pickup to environmentally friendly packaging and military Care Kits, the
Postal Service plans on helping make the holidays a little brighter.

Holiday Postmark Cancellation:A unique postmark cancellation that celebrates the Belvidere Hometown community celebration.  It is only available at the Belvidere Post Office.

Contacts:            
Tim Ratliff, 630-260-5606, cell 630-853-8926, timothy.d.ratliff@usps.gov
Becky Simpson (815) 547-5457 – Belvidere Postmaster

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.