Link kicked off last week with a story on the enduring magic of the mailbox for high school seniors awaiting word on college acceptances.
“I remember looking forward to the physical letters in the mail and I still have every one of them,” said Jamira Collins, a recent graduate of Northeastern University in Boston. She added that while she appreciated the information sent through digital portals, “a letter is more exciting.”
We also told you about the retirement of Atlantic Area Vice President Scott Raymond; new additions to year’s stamp lineup; videos to promote the Goodnight Moon and 250 Years of Delivering stamps; the latest “Mailin’ It!” podcast; and the fifth installment of our six-part history on 250 years of the U.S. postal system.
Meanwhile, “Off the Clock” shared the story of Tonia Lott, a USPS strategic integration and communications advisor in Washington, DC, who lost her son to suicide. Lott turned her grief into action and now advocates for suicide prevention and awareness, founding an organization, Healing Out Loud, to educate and support others.
In “Heroes,” Dylan Mickelson, a rural carrier in Frazee, MN, sounded the alarm about a tool shed on fire, calling 911 and alerting the homeowners. Their daughter later wrote a note thanking him.
And the “People” column highlighted two exhibits about Chicago’s Ravenswood Post Office curated by Letter Carrier Kalani Han — a permanent display on the facility’s history, and a monthlong exhibit celebrating the office’s ZIP Code Day, when the local ZIP Code matches the date.
“By the end of the day, customers were wishing each other happy ZIP Code Day. That moment of connection, of shared civic joy — that’s what the whole project was about,” Han said of the June 6 event.
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