| WHEN: | October 14, 2015, 5:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | One Morningside Drive North, Westport CT |
| WHAT: | Presentation of Paul Newman stamp and Special Cancellation |
| WHO: | Robert Forrester, President & CEO, Newman’s Own Foundation Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe Art Gerckens, Co-Chair of Fairfield County Postal Customer Council David Mastroianni, District Manager, USPS CT Valley District Westport Postmaster Kevin Hogan |
Background:
Community and postal officials will join together for a presentation of an enlarged Paul Newman stamp. Newman was honored by the Postal Service for his philanthropy and incredible acting career, which spanned six decades.
A serious philanthropist, Newman founded SeriousFun Children’s Network, which has helped more than 600,000 children and their family members in the United States and beyond. Perhaps Newman’s boldest action on the philanthropic stage came in 1982, when he founded the Newman’s Own food company. Beginning simply with a single product of oil-and-vinegar salad dressing and a commitment to quality and charitable giving over profit, the company has since grown into an international business with more than 200 products and has donated more than $430 million to thousands of charities.
In 1998, Newman helped create the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, an organization composed of board chairs and CEOs of major corporations that focuses on corporate philanthropy and citizenship. In 2006, he co-founded the Safe Water Network, which provides safe water services to people in the developing world.
A special pictorial postmark will also be available at the Westport Post Office, located at 275 Post Road East, Westport, CT, throughout the day on October 14 and during the evening’s presentation. The postmark – which bears an image of Newman with children from his SeriousFun Children’s Network -- is free but the item to be postmarked must bear First-Class postage. The postmark will be available for 60 days for collectors. Those interested in getting the postmark can mail items to Postmaster, 275 Post Road, East Westport CT 06880.
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