Postal Service to Celebrate 'America's Partnership'

Postal Service to Celebrate 'America's Partnership'

National PCC Day Features Satellite Broadcast From Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- It's unanimous.

All of the nation's 216 Postal Customer Councils (PCC) are participating in this year's National PCC Day, set for Sept. 14.

This annual event showcases the work of the PCCs and includes a series of awards recognizing outstanding service and individual achievement. In addition, Postmaster General John E. Potter will deliver a coast-to-coast satellite broadcast on the future of the United States Postal Service and the value of mail to small businesses across America.

The broadcast, which also will feature Anita Bizzotto, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, will air at noon EST from the Lakeland Mailing Expo in Middletown, WI. The Expo is a day-long event sponsored by the Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Central Wisconsin and Fox Valley PCCs.

"This event celebrates the partnership we have with our customers and their importance to our future growth and success," Bizzotto said.

Postal Customer Councils (PCCs) are a national network with more than 120,000 members that help the Postal Service add value to and make the mail work better for customers. Memberships range in size from less than 100 members to several thousand businesses and nonprofit organizations. But even a one-person, home office business can find value in participating with a local PCC.

This year's theme is "Celebrating PCCs -- America's Partnership." Postal Service officers and executives will help underscore that message at events across the country, including Tom Day, Senior Vice President, Government Relations; Paul Vogel, Vice President, Network Operations Management; Linda Kingsley, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning; Steve Kearney, Vice President, Pricing and Classification; and Susan Plonkey, Vice President, Customer Service.

More information on National PCC Day can be found at http://www.usps.com/nationalpcc.

Please note: Satellite coordinates:
Satellite: AMC-5
Transponder 14 (Ku Band)
Downlink Freq: 12109-Horizontal

Satellite: AMC-1
Transponder 20 (C Band)
Downlink Freq: 4100-Vertical

The program live from Madison also is available on the DISH Network Channel 9601 and as a webcast on http://www.usps.com/.

Since 1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor, the Post Office Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. It is an independent federal agency that visits 142 million homes and businesses every day, six days a week and is the only service provider delivering to every address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services. With annual revenues of more than $69 billion, it is the world's leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the world. The Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume -- some 206 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven and a half million customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide. Its website, usps.com, attracts more than 21 million visitors each month.

Source: U.S. Postal Service

CONTACT: Media Relations of U.S. Postal Service, +1-202-268-2155

Web site: http://www.usps.com/

-------
Profile: Auto