USPS plans holiday season kickoff at National Postal Museum
The USPS has issued the following media advisory:
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver 20 billion cards, letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. But that’s only part of the Postal Service holiday story. Online services. Solutions for holiday shopping, shipping and mailing needs. Post Offices decked out in the season’s finest. Employees ready to help make the holidays sparkle. The Postal Service kicks off the season with a press conference — outside — and shows off the 2006 holiday stamp.
- When:
Tuesday, Nov. 28
10 a.m.
Where:
National Postal Museum
Massachusetts Ave. and First Street NE
Entrance closest to Union Station
Washington, DC
Who:
Pat Donahoe, deputy postmaster general and COO
Susan Plonkey, vice president, customer service
University of Maryland Brass Ensemble
Story lines:
What it Takes: How the Postal Service will deliver 20 billion pieces of mail and make the holidays hassle free for its customers. Donahoe will lay out the plan.
Log On and Step Inside a Post Office: This year, the Post Office comes to you. Postal Ambassadors in uniform will demonstrate USPS’ online suite of services. Reporters will learn how to request a free package pickup and build, address and mail holiday greeting cards.
Shipping Tips: Learn from the pros how to avoid holiday shipping and packing mishaps.
B-Roll:
DVD of package volume, mail being processed, slates of packing tips
Audio:
Brass Quintet
Live demonstration soundbites