What:

Thirty-five Tampa City and Rural Letter Carriers are being inducted into the National Safety Council’s “Million Mile Club.”

Who:

Jacquelyn Villemaire, Tampa Postmaster
Sgt. Steve Gaskins, Florida Highway Patrol
Kevin Hardy, USPS Safety Specialist

Tampa Million Mile Honorees: Mary Almeter; William Alvarado; Donnette Cervantes; Robert DeSantis; Paul Falica; Michael Fisher; Donald Forrest; Steven Glower; Elba Gonzalez; Larry Hall; James Hamilton Jr.; Angel Hernandez; Mary Kress; Joann Kubly; Brian Langel; Fidel Linares; Matthew Loechelt; Richard Marrero; Sharon McCommons; Francisco Montalvo; Raymond Morales; Brad Perez; Julio Pesquera; Joseph Plant Jr.; Cash Randels; Joseph Restivo; John Rowland; Reinaldo Saltares; James Sanders; John Syron III; Peter Vaile; Karen Valdespino; Frank Vazquez; Jose Vazquez; Joe Villa

When:

Thursday, Feb. 16 @ 9:00 a.m.

Where:

Valpak®
One Valpak Ave. N
St. Petersburg, FL 33716

RSVP:

FOR MEDIA ONLY: RSVP required for access to venue – Catalina Rivero, (954) 243-2089, catalina.rivero@usps.gov

Background:

For most drivers, luck would seem to play a role in avoiding an accident. However, thirty-five Tampa City and Rural Letter Carriers will be the first to tell you it’s not a matter of luck; it’s a matter of focus, paying attention and being a defensive driver. 

Now imagine driving the equivalent of 334 times coast-to-coast with not so much as a fender-bender along the way; and imagine doing it safely, under hazardous road conditions, gridlock, rural terrain, and avoiding inattentive drivers in a hurry.

“Our postal drivers are among the safest in the world,” said Tampa Postmaster Jacquelyn Villemaire. “The truly remarkable achievement by our Tampa carriers demonstrates how postal employees continue to deliver their best every day with care, courtesy and concern for the safety of others.”

Each driver will be presented with a plaque from the National Safety Council and automatic membership in the prestigious National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.” The million-mile award is a lifetime enrollment, and it is given to drivers who have accumulated one-million miles or 30 years of driving without being involved in a single preventable motor vehicle accident, a truly remarkable achievement according to the National Safety Council.

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