Public Affairs and Communications
Joanne Veto
Telephone: 202-268-3118
e-mail: joanne.m.veto@usps.gov
Capital Metro
Deborah Yackley
Telephone: 301-548-1465
e-mail: deborah.a.yackley@usps.gov
Eastern Area
Paul Smith
Telephone: 215-931-5054
e-mail: paul.f.smith@usps.gov
Great Lakes Area
Jim Mruk
Telephone: 630-539-6565
e-mail: james.a.mruk@usps.gov
New York Metro
Monica Hand
Telephone: 212-330-3167
e-mail: monica.a.hand@usps.gov
Northeast Area
Debra Hawkins
Telephone: 860-285-7265
e-mail: debra.a.hawkins@usps.gov
Pacific Area
Don Smeraldi
Telephone: 858-674-3149
e-mail: don.a.smeraldi@usps.gov
Southeast Area
Larry Dingman
Telephone: 901-521-3208
e-mail: larry.d.dingman@usps.gov
Southwest Area
McKinney Boyd
Telephone: 214-819-8740
e-mail: mckinney.boyd@usps.gov
Western Area
Scott Budny
Telephone: 303-313-5125
e-mail: scott.w.budny@usps.gov
Date [INSERT DATE] www.usps.com/news
Media Advisory
Create Unique Holiday Cards and Postage Online
WHO: Anyone wishing to make the holidays a little more memorable by creating their own cards and postage — while saving time on finding, writing, addressing and mailing all those cards.
WHAT: Free demonstrations of time-saving online services from the U.S. Postal Service. Postal Service employees will answer questions; provide cyber tours of CardStore, an online product that allows customers to create, address and mail holiday cards; and help navigate the design of original postage.
WHEN: [INSERT DATE]
[INSERT TIME]
WHERE: [INSERT NAME OF FACIITY]
[INSERT STREET ADDRESS]
[INSERT CITY, STATE, ZIP]
AUDIO/VIDEO: Audio:
B-Roll:
STORY LINES: Business: Online greeting and gift cards are a $60 billion industry. While other companies can provide cards, no other company or corporation also provides the postage.
Consumer: One more time-saving idea for harried consumers interested in spending more time with friends and family. If Grandma loved last year’s holiday family photo, she’ll love it even more when she sees it as postage on the outside of this year’s card.
Log on and Step Inside a Post Office: The Internet is always open, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. Almost anything you can do at a Post Office you can do online at www.usps.com — buy or create stamps, schedule a free package pickup, order eco-friendly free shipping supplies, check holiday mailing deadlines and find a Post Office with extended holiday hours.
CONTACTS: [INSERT NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS]
— Media Relations, Public Affairs and Communications, 10-25-07
