Last week, Link covered a White House ceremony where the Postal Service received a Presidential Federal Sustainability Award.
The award honors USPS for its efforts to electrify its vehicle fleet, the largest in the federal government.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the organization has “built a great relationship” with the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Clean Energy and Innovation and Implementation.
“Our work together demonstrates electrification and sustainability efforts can coexist — not conflict — with cost savings, efficiency gains and operational transformation priorities,” he said.
We also told you about two Postal Service executives who will retire soon: Eric Henry, who will step down as Central Area vice president on Sunday, June 30, and Jacqueline “Jakki” Krage Strako, who will conclude her career as chief commerce and business solutions officer on Friday, July 12.
Link also covered the Horses and Shaker Design stamp dedication ceremonies and offered a warning about smishing, a form of phishing that uses text messages to steal personal information.
Additionally, we introduced you to “Heroes” such as Debra Mericle, a Paulding, OH, rural carrier who aided a customer stranded outdoors after breaking her leg, and we went “Off the Clock” with Statesboro, GA, Postmaster Angel Castro, who is a volunteer firefighter in his community.
“You must have the heart for this kind of work: When everybody is running out of a house on fire, we’re running in,” Castro said.
