Postmasters are passionate about pink in October
Local Postmasters are hoping to see pink bracelets everywhere in their communities which will indicate even more funds raised for breast cancer research during the month of October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To date the U.S. Postal Service has contributed 70.7 million dollars in voluntary contributions for breast cancer research through sales of the Breast Cancer Awareness postage stamps. The special stamps, called “semi-postal” stamps sell for $.55 each with $.11 from each stamp going to breast cancer research. The stamps are valid for First-Class postage.
A Breast Cancer Awareness promotion at post offices located in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Marco Island, Naples, Pineland and Sanibel will include an inspirational pink bracelet with every two sheets of Breast Cancer Awareness stamps purchased at local post offices or through a special mail in offer. Residents residing on rural mail delivery routes will be able to purchase the stamps from their carrier.
To order by mail, send a check payable to Postmaster for a minimum two sheet purchase of $22 to: Customer Relations, 79 Mid Cape Ter., Cape Coral, Fl 33991. Your stamps and bracelet will be mailed to you.
For more information about purchasing stamps, stamps by mail, postal regulations, a free subscription to USA Philatelic magazine, Post Office events, the location of the nearest postal store or contract unit, or for answers to your specific Postal Service questions, contact USPS at 800-275-8777, or visit usps.com. To schedule a presentation for your community, club or group on how the Postal Service brings the Post Office to your home or office computer, call 573-9638.
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no direct support from taxpayers. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 28th in the 2009 Fortune 500.