What:
Shrewsbury Post Office Dedication to Ann Marie Blute

Who:
Congressman James P. McGovern
Blute Family
USPS Senior Post Office Operations Manager/A Richard Pace
Board of Selectmen Chair Moira Miller
Postmaster Scot Florio

When:
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:30 p.m.

Where:
Shrewsbury Post Office
43 Maple St.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Background:
The Shrewsbury Post Office will be renamed the Ann Marie Blute Post Office in a formal ceremony on June 26, 2010. The renaming is a result of Public Law 111-182 signed by President Barack Obama on June 9, 2010.

Ann Marie Blute was a tireless advocate for the poor and a resident of Shrewsbury for 55 years. She touched the lives of countless people through her many years of community service including the Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester and the Mustard Seed homeless shelter in Worcester.

She was elected Trustee of the Shrewsbury, a member of the Shrewsbury Garden Club and the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Vincent’s Hospital among other volunteer positions.

Ceremony free and open to the public.

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