Tyleen Tausaga, lead sales and services associate at the Waikiki, HI, Post Office, taps into the skills and work ethic she gained from playing college softball to do her job.
Tausaga received a full athletic scholarship to the University of Hawaii Manoa, where she was one of the team’s leading scorers between 2004-2007. Her name appears throughout the school’s softball record books.
“Representing Hawaii on a national level, especially as a local girl … is something I’ll always be proud of,” she said
Tausaga’s college experiences lend themselves well to her current position.
She said softball taught her both the value of working well with others to reach a common goal and how to be a leader.
Tausaga is a “spectacular” associate who displays the highest level of professionalism to her customers, Nelly Lang, Waikiki’s station manager, said.
Providing a community service
Toledo, OH, Letter Carrier Rachelle Roy recently hosted a wig giveaway for lupus patients to raise awareness of the disease and support local patients like herself.
She hosted the event as part of her Living with Lupus Weekend in May, which is recognized as Lupus Awareness Month. Women who are battling lupus, cancer and other conditions leading to hair loss received wigs and other items.
Roy was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in her 30s after experiencing skin issues for decades.
“I’m that mail lady you see in 90-degree weather that’s got long sleeves on, and a hat and some sunscreen on,” Roy told a local television station.
The 55-year-old dyed her hair purple, the same color of lupus awareness, and uses the look as a conversation-starter about the condition and to share her story.
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