New York, NY — The Postmaster General will be available to media after the USPS holiday stamp ceremony to talk ‘one on one’ during an exclusive media session. The media will learn about the DAILY additional 32 million pieces of mail processed over the holiday season and the postal services readiness to handle it all.
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Interview Session: Immediately following 10am stamp ceremony
Location:
James A. Farley Building
421 8th Ave.,
New York, NY 10001
In addition, the PMG will give insight on recommended deadline mailing dates for packages to reach Military, International and Domestic addresses in time for Christmas.
The PMG will speak about the substantial growth in packages being shipped through the postal service and what this means in terms of getting back to financial stability.
The PMG will be available to speak on most questions media may ask of him.
In the spirit of the holidays, during the stamp ceremony Postmaster General Donahoe will unveil festive holiday stamps and a 16 FOOT lifelike gingerbread house erected in the lobby of the James A. Farley Post Office. Like the Rockefeller Center Lighted Tree, the USPS Gingerbread house will be on display for several weeks for New Yorkers and millions of visitors to the big apple to enjoy. Free gingerbread house cookies in the image of the delectable stamps will be shared with all attendees. The ceremony is open to the public.
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