What:

Media crews are invited to join us for a behind-the-scenes look inside the two largest package processing and distribution centers in Greater Los Angeles area during our most demanding time of the year. With the busiest mailing and shipping days of the year upon us, this is a great opportunity to capture some package processing B-roll for holiday news stories.

When & Where:

5:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Los Angeles Mail Processing & Distribution Center
(Park and enter at Business Mail Entry Unit on Florence Street)
7001 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA  90052

When & Where:

6:00 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019

City of Industry Mail Processing & Distribution Center
(Park and enter at Business Mail Entry Unit on West side of building)
15421 E. Gale Ave.
City of Industry, CA  91715

Please RSVP by Tuesday, Dec. 10 to 510-671-4934 to schedule tour.

**For safety reasons, open shoes (sides, toes, or heels), heels more than 1½ inches in height, or spike heels regardless of height are not allowed on the plant floor.

Background:

The Postal Service is flexing its network to meet peak volumes during the most hectic mailing period of the year.  What used to be termed the “busiest mailing day” of the year is now the “busiest week” for shipping and delivery.  This holiday season the Postal Service expects to process and deliver 200 million packages per week for the two weeks leading up to Christmas.

Of the 13 billion total pieces of mail expected to be processed and delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, nearly 800 million will be packages.

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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