What:

Thousands of men and women in our nation’s military are serving abroad during the holidays. The mail is an important way to stay connected with them. The Greater NorCal PCC invites you to a packing party at Operation: Care and Comfort.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how care packages are assembled.
Learn how to properly address and pack a care package.

Watch as Priority Mail boxes are loaded onto the truck destined for the San Jose Processing Center.

Who:

The Greater NorCal PCC USPS San Francisco Postmaster Doug Smith Operation: Care and Comfort United States Postal Inspection Service

When:

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
MEDIA ALERT: Please RSVP Kristina.Uppal@usps.gov for entry

Where:

Operation: Care and Comfort Storage Unit
1700 De La Cruz Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Background:

Founded in San Jose in 2003, Operation: Care and Comfort (OCC) is celebrating 20 years of service to the military, veterans and their dependents. A 100% all-volunteer organization, OCC’s three award winning programs support military personnel overseas, as well as here “at home.” OCC is proud to use the United States Postal Service for the OCC Care Package program.

For more information on OCC’s programs and how you can help, please visit: www.occ-usa.org.

Created in 1961, Postal Customer Councils (PCC) are local organizations that help foster a close working relationship between USPS and commercial mailers with the goal of sharing information about postal products, programs, and services through an educational and collaborative environment.

PCC events recognize the importance of supporting small businesses.

The Greater NorCal PCC supports business from Eureka to Santa Cruz and is always seeking new members. Whether you’re a company of 5 or 5,000 the PCC has support to offer small businesses. Businesses interested in joining should e-mail: TheGreaterNorCalPCC@usps.gov to join.

 

USPS Shipping Deadlines:

To help with the timely delivery of holiday wishes by December 25, cards and packages to military addresses overseas should be sent no later than Dec. 9.

November 6- USPS Ground Advantage for Overseas Military

• December 9 – Priority Mail Destined for Overseas Military
• December 15- Priority Mail Express Military Service
• December 16-USPS Ground Advantage
• December 16– Domestic First-Class Cards and Letters
• December 18 – Domestic Priority Mail
• December 20 – Domestic Priority Express Mail

Find your complete FREE military shipping kit here find complete resource on what to ship, how to ship and print postage from home can be found at: https://www.usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-dpo.htm

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