(Photo compliments of Asian Trend)
The district held a stamp dedication event as part of the Fifth
Annual Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival in Orlando. Customer
Relations Coordinator (CRC) Deborah Vick (right) presented an enlargement of
the Year of the Monkey Forever stamp to representatives from REACH (Recognizing Educating Asian Cultural
Heritage) of Central Florida (left) and Y.E.S.S. (Youth Enrichment and Senior
Services) (second, right). The Lunar New Year Monkey (far left) jumped on stage
to help celebrate the Lunar New Year stamp.
(Photo compliments of Asian Trend)
Sand Lake Retail Associate Karen Brown (right) and
Vick (left) sold the Lunar New Year stamps and First Day of Issue Caches. The
day was a cultural delight and $600 was raised in new revenue.
The Year of the Monkey stamp is the ninth of 12
stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year stamp series. It is issued as a souvenir sheet of 12
self-adhesive Forever stamps. The Year of the Monkey began February 8 and ends January 27, 2017.
