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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2008

Contact: Enola C. Rice
704.424.4442
Enola.C.Rice@usps.gov
usps.com/news

Calabash Contract Postal Unit Will Hold Grand Opening

Thursday, April 24 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm

CHARLOTTE, NC — The new Calabash Ace Hardware Contract Postal Unit (CPU) will hold a Grand Opening event on Thursday, April 24 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm.  The CPU is located at 9030 Beach Drive in Calabash.

Postal Service officials will join owners of the Calabash Ace Hardware, Tommy Reeves and Teresa Morgan, in a ribbon cutting ceremony as part of the Grand Opening celebration.  The event is open to the community.

The new CPU is a full service unit, offering a full line of postal products and services, including postage stamps, Express Mail® service, Priority Mail® service, special services, packaging products, and more.  The CPU does not sell money orders and does not have PO Box service.

The CPU opened for business on March 13. The hours of operation for the CPU are:  

Monday – Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Postal Service offers access to postal services and products nationwide through Post Offices, CPUs, Automated Postal Centers (APC) at select Post Offices and online at www.usps.com, to provide customer access 24 hours a day.
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