What:
Two Million Mile Award Ceremony

Who:
Tonya Bennett, A/Communications Coordinator Robert Graham – City Carrier - 2 Million Mile Recipient

When:
Wednesday, January 12 8am – 9am

Where:
U.S. Post Office - Minuet Station 430 Minuet Lane Charlotte NC 28217

Background:
City Carrier Robert Graham will receive the first two million mile award of 2011. Graham is the latest inductee recognized by The National Safety Council for driving two million miles without a preventable motor vehicle accident. Graham has 52 years of service under his belt and 44 of those years were served at his current duty station, Minuet. Graham arrives at work an hour and a half early every day and always does his job. As one of the only organizations to make house calls every day, 340,000 letter carriers and truck drivers travel more than 1.2 billion miles annually when delivering to America's 140 million addresses. For more information about the event, contact Tonya Bennett at 704-424-4407

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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