What:

Dedication of the Florence Villa Post Office in honor of the late Althea Margaret Daily Mills

Who:

Family of Althea Margaret Daily Mills
The Honorable Darren Soto, U.S. House of Representatives (D-FL)
The Honorable Nathaniel Birdsong, Jr., Mayor Pro Tem of Winter Haven
Florida 2 District Manager Steve Hardin, U.S. Postal Service

When:

Friday, October 15, 2021
8:30 a.m.

Where:

Florence Villa Post Office
1401 First St. N
Winter Haven, FL 33881

Background:

On May 23, 2019, legislation to dedicate the Florence Villa Post Office to Althea Margaret Daily Mills was introduced by Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL). It was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 21, 2020.

Public Law 116-229 designated the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 First St. N in Winter Haven Florida, as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building.

Ms. Mills was a Polk County civil rights advocate and the first black career employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Winter Haven. She later became a manager at the Florence Villa Post Office. She died in 2008.

Please note: To ensure the safety of all attendees, CDC guidelines, including social distancing and face mask mandates, as applicable, will be observed.

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