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What: |
Customers are expected to bring in 611 million pieces of mail to Post Offices around the country on Monday, Dec. 19. A heavy package volume, more than 30 million packages, representing a 12% increase from last year, is expected to be part of that total, and the National Distribution Center is expected to process 325,000 packages on the peak day. |
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When: |
Monday, Dec. 19, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., catch the action of automated parcel sorting in full operation |
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Where: |
National Distribution Center (NDC) MEDIA ALERT: For entry into the NDC and interview and photo opportunity, contact George Banks at 707-315-0377 |
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