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March 18, 2024

Honoring the Hidden Heroes Among Us

USPS to recognize heroic Murfreesboro employee

Chasity Lowe – Murfreesboro City Carrier Assistant

What:

Postal employee set to receive Postmaster General Hero Award

Who:

Chasity Lowe – Murfreesboro City Carrier Assistant
Omar Coleman – Tennessee District Manager
Allison Buford – Murfreesboro Officer In Charge
Sam Kepple – Manager of Post Office Operations

When:

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
8:30 a.m.

Media: Please RSVP to evelina.b.ramirez@usps.gov

Where:

Murfreesboro Post Office*
2255 Memorial Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

*Guests must enter through the Post Office lobby main doors

Background:

The Postmaster General Hero Award, one of the most prestigious honors for postal employees, is given to those who perform a heroic act above and beyond the call of duty while on the job.

Murfreesboro, TN City Carrier Assistant Chasity Lowe was delivering mail when a new customer on her route asked if she had seen her husband as he had somehow wandered away from his home. About an hour and a half later, Lowe spotted the gentleman sitting on the stairs to a church on her route. She stopped and called the family members who were searching for him. Lowe sat and tried to comfort the gentleman who was cold, weak, and confused.

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands.

The Postal Service generally 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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