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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

US Postal Service Nixes Saturday Deliveries Beginning August 5

To save money, officials with the U.S. Postal Service have decided to cancel Saturday deliveries. Here's what the current hours are at the Post Office locations in Fox Point and Bayside.

The days of getting mail on Saturdays will be over beginning August 5, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The new delivery schedule includes package delivery and the changes are expected to save them $2 billion. “The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America’s changing mailing habits,” said Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO. “We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings.” US Post Office Location: 5651 N Lydell Avenue. Retail hours until Aug. 5: Monday through Friday 9 …

Friday, May 11, 2012

Fox Point, Bayside Mail Carriers Delivering For the Hungry

Stamp Out Hunger Day is Saturday, May 12 - local post offices will pick up your nonperishable items right from your mailbox, you just have to fill the bag.

The facts are a bit sobering: (Sources: USDA Food Security Report 2010, Feeding America Annual Report 2011) However, the need doesn't go unheard, and the National Letter Carriers Association is again presenting "Stamp Out Hunger Day," on Saturday. Locally, Fox Point and Bayside postal carriers have provided donation bags earlier this week in your mailboxes, but really any small donation in a bag will do. They are joining with the nation’s 210,000 letter carriers to collect food donations left at the mailbox in more than 10,000 communities and deliver them to food banks and other hunger relief organizations. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, …

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