School PO Rates 'E' for Everyone!

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By Ann Marie Tighe, A/Customer Relations Coordinator, MPOO 334/349
Fort Pierce Post Office was invited to participatein the year end activities at Garden City Elementary.  Approximately 375 students ranging fromPre-Kindergarten to Second Grade are registered at this school.   Supervisor, Customer Services Kristopher Novy volunteered for thisassignment. 
To make it more interesting, it was decided toreally show the students some of the daily tasks performed by postalemployees.  A makeshift Post Office wasset up allowing the students a “hands on” experience. 
We began by tasking teachers with instructingstudents on the proper techniques of sending a postcard.  Each student received their own postcard todecorate and mail to themselves or another student.   Thismail was going to the Garden City Post Office on June 6^th.  We used the room number as the house numberand the teacher’s last name for the street name and randomly added Avenue,Street and Lane to each.  The city, stateand ZIP Code showed the physical location of the school, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.
SCS Kris Novy described thedifferent jobs available at the Post Office with the “new employees.”  Since it was for “Career Day,” he stressed requirementsneeded to apply for a job; ability to read and write; a high school diploma;safe driving skills; and staying out of trouble.  After his presentation, each studentreceived a penny to purchase the stamp for their postcard.  (What a bargain!)
Garden City Post Office was now open! The customers (students) lined upat the counter to purchase their 1¢ stamp and placed it on their postcard.  Retail Associates (students) used some oldround daters to cancel the stamp. A mini collection box was placed to receive their outgoing mail.  The assigned letter carrier (student named byteacher) collected the mail and brought it to the Post Office for processing.  Mail Processing clerks (students) received and thensorted the mail to the address.   
After a rough day at work, it was time to sit, relax and watch a shortfilm. Today’s movie is “The Adventures of Letter.” A television news reporterfrom Maine, along with his letter, is beingmailed to his mother in California.  The movie (and the Garden City Post Office) were rated “E” for everyone!