What:

Media is invited to tour the postal facility to view holiday parcels and packages going through mail processing and sorting at the Ybor City Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC).

Who:

Tampa Media (PLEASE R.S.V.P. by Dec. 3)

When:

Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m.

Where:

Postal Service Ybor City Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC)
1801 Grant Street, Tampa FL 33605-6001

Note: Due to safety requirements, closed toe shoes must be worn.

RSVP:

PLEASE R.S.V.P. by Dec. 3 to Tracie Finley via email

Background:

Media will tour the Postal Service facility to view holiday mail processing.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is ready to deliver more than 28 million packages per day between Dec.16-21, and will average 20.5 million packages per day through the remainder of the year.  With a projected 800 million package deliveries between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service delivers more packages to homes than any other shipper.

Postal Service Holiday Newsroom:  http://about.usps.com/holidaynews

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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