What:

Traditional Postmaster’s Oath of Office Ceremony administered to Drew Helie, Postmaster of Ashford.

Who:

Ashford Postmaster, Drew Helie
USPS Connecticut Valley District Manager, Dave Mastroianni Jr.
Post Office Operations Manager, Cristine DiSanto
Ashford Community Members

When:

Friday May 31 — 1:00 p.m.

Where:

Old Warrenville Post Office
22 Pompey Hollow Road
Ashford, CT 06278

Background:

Drew Helie will be administered the oath of office by U.S. Postal Service Connecticut Valley District Manager Dave Mastroianni Jr. at a special ceremony.  Attendees include: senior postal managers, fellow postmasters, Ashford postal co-workers, family and friends. 

Drew is responsible for postal operations in Ashford, CT and oversees 8 employees, with mail delivery to 1,857 residential and business addresses, as well as 174 P.O. Boxes.

Postmaster Helie will recite the oath of office that reflects the Postal Service’s 244 year legacy of public service. The U.S. Postal Service traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office Department was created in 1792 from Franklin's operation, elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and transformed in 1971 into the U.S. Postal Service as an independent agency.

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