What:
Recognition ceremony to honor Washington NJ Post Office custodian Charles “Old Reliable” Schutts for his 42 years of federal service, which includes two years in the military and 40 years working for the Untied States Postal Service.

Who:
Charles Schutts – Honoree / Washington NJ PO custodian
Dell F. Buckley – Postmaster, Washington NJ
Maryanne Batten – USPS Post Office Operations Manager, Northern NJ District
Schutts family members (including daughter)
Approximately 25 of Mr. Schutts co-workers.

When:
7:30 a.m.  Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Where:
Main Post Office
30 Belvidere Avenue
Washington New Jersey 07882-9998 (Warren County)

Background:
With no plans on retiring any time soon, the 79 old Washington Borough resident has served as the Post Office custodian taking care of the Main Post Office at 30 Belvidere Avenue since August 1970. Charlie’s ongoing career spans the tenure of a total of 13 Postmasters and acting Postmasters (Officers-in-Charge).

Postmaster Buckley, who refers to Charlie as “Old Reliable”, says a quote from Thomas Edison illustrates Schutt’s reliable work ethic: “The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration.”

The U.S. Postal Service processes more than 177 billion pieces of mail in 2009 for delivery to more than 141 million addresses. Many of the employees who accomplish this monumental task are integral members of their communities through their work on the job during natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergencies, or by their community service activities off the clock. Charles Schutts’ 42 years of service and his work ethic are reflective of the spirit, diversity, and pride that are the strengths of the United States Postal Service.

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