Media Advisory


February 26, 2009 



WHAT:
National Consumer Protection Week: “Nuts & Bolts: Tools for Today’s Economy”

WHO:
Tammy J. Autenrieth
USPS District Manager, South Florida District

Bertha Mitrani
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office
Southern District of Florida

Mike Galvin
Vice President, Communications,
Better Business Bureau, Southeast Florida and the Caribbean

Tony Gomez
Acting Inspector-In-Charge,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Miami Division

WHEN:
Monday, March 2, 2009
10:00 am Kick Off Ceremony
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Subject Matter Experts/Informational Display Tables

WHERE:
USPS South Florida Retail Unit Lobby
16000 Pines Blvd
Pembroke Pines FL 33082-9998

DETAILS:
The U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are partnering with federal, state, and local consumer protection agencies, consumer organizations, and industry associations to help consumers prevent identity theft and combat fraud. The Iron Mountain Document Shredding Company will offer free shredding to customers in the Post Office parking lot.

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Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.

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.

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Media Contacts

  • Debra J. Fetterly
    954-436-4451

  • Bladismir Rojo
    954-436-7269