PRINCETON, IN – The Postal Service will honor Rural Carrier Associate Michaela Akers at a special ceremony on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. CST, at the Princeton Post Office, 129 E Broadway, 47670. 

Akers earned the Postmaster General Hero Award for her actions aiding a customer who had fallen and injured himself on TWO separate occasions.

While delivering mail on a Princeton rural route, Akers assisted an elderly man at the Midland apartment complex after a fall caused injuries.  Akers called 911 and waited with the customer until responders arrived.  Akers encountered the same customer recently after he fell.  This time he sustained injuries to his face.  Again, she called 911 and waited with him until help arrived.  The customer is going to rehab several times a week for his injuries.  

Akers is happy to watch out for customers while delivering the mail.  “I’m just glad I was there to help,” she said. 

The Kentuckiana District serves ZIP Codes 400-409, 411-427 in Kentucky and 471, 476-477 in southern Indiana.

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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