Walker Port Richey’s 16th Postmaster

 

Manager Post Office Operations (MPOO A) Valerie Deville (left) congratulates Port Richey Postmaster Christina Walker (right) as she proudly displays her Postmaster Certificate.  “It is clear that Christina and her employees are dedicated to providing great customer service,” stated Deville.

 

Congratulations, Christina!

 

 

Bradenton Grows The Business

 

 

In recognition of National Small Business week, retail lobbies hosted Grow Your Business Day events.  Bradenton Manager, Customer Services Jennifer Velasquez (center) and Supervisor, Customer Services Johanna Tucker (right) shared information about products and services that the Postal Service has to offer to an existing Click-N-Ship customer (left).  

 

Bradenton Palma Sola Manager, Customer Services Elisabeth Del Pilar (right) receives a thumbs up for the information she shared with a customer (left).  “We value our customers and love to help small business owners grow by using our products and services,” stated Bradenton Postmaster Jon Musin (not pictured).

 

 

Bradenton 57^th Avenue Manager, Customer Services Kathy Huber (left) consults with a customer in the lobby during the event.

 

Great Job, Bradenton! Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Sarasota Gulf Gate Perfect

Sarasota Gulf Gate Station employees from left to right: Supervisor, Customer Services Kevin Rose; Retail Associate Larry Dinka; Letter Carrier Hector Lorenzo and Supervisor, Customer Services Lisa Casimano each received their 2017 Perfect Attendance Award from Manager, Customer Services, Jerry Bednarz (right).

Congratulations, Kevin, Larry, Hector, and Lisa!

Career Conference July 28 and 29

Save the dates and plan to attend the “Lifting Others” Career Conference.  Focus on empowering your replacement, upcoming supervisors, raising the bar for ourselves and others.

 

CAREER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

 
Location: Reunion Resort, 7593 Gathering Drive, Kissimmee FL  34747

$45 money order, credit/debit and personal checks (payable to USPS); $47 via PayPal 

Send PayPal payments and registration form to:

SUNCOAST-CAREERCONFERENCE@usps.gov  or register online.

 

Call for Hotel Reservations (866) 880-8563. Mention Career Conference for $171 per night (plus 11% resort fee) rate. 

 

Additional Lodging: Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate.  Call 407-787-4653 for $149 per night plus parking.

 

Hotel rooms are on a first-come-first-serve basis. All room reservations must be completed by June 29, 2018.

Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 28; Tee Time 7:10 a.m.; $55

Golf is only available to the first 20 golfers.

 

More information will be updated as available at:

https://suncoastcareerawareness.com

 

Monica Has 30

Sarasota Glengarry Station Letter Carrier Monica Crumrine (left) received her 30-year Service Award and pin from Manager, Customer Services John Ferraro (right).

Congratulations, Monica!

Mount Dora Supports Community

 

Mount Dora Letter Carrier Chris Arthur (above) drove to a local food bank to drop off donated food items.

City Carrier Assistant Shawna Duong (left) unloads food from her vehicle to waiting volunteers. The local charity supplied refreshments for the carriers.

Sue Retires

Sarasota Retail Associate Sue Hogan (left) received her Retirement Certificate from Manager, Customer Services Gina Stinson (right). Hogan retired after 31 years of service.

Hogan displays the congratulatory cake shared with her co-workers.

Congratulations and Happy Retirement, Sue!

Pinellas Park Stamps Out Hunger

 

 

Pinellas Park Retired Letter Carrier Dee Thompson (above) helps with the organization of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and delivering collected food to local food banks.

 

 

Food Drive volunteers assist in unloading the bags and tubs of food that rolled in to the Pinellas Park Post Office.  A number of local food banks benefit from this yearly event.

 

 

Letter Carriers Steve Masse (left) and John Dail (right) take a much needed break after unloading food collected along their routes.



Great job, and Thank You!

 

 

Hudson Food Drive

 

 

The Hudson Post Office had a successful Stamp Out Hunger food drive.  Approximately 56,000 pounds of food was collected during the one day event. Volunteers from the Lakeside Baptist Church and Hicks Baptist Church (pictured above) unloaded vehicles full of food donations.  

 

 

Volunteers (pictured above) gathered after the food drive and held a cookout for the employees as their way of saying “Thank You” for all of their hard work. 

 

 

 

 

The Gateway To Revenue

 

 

St. Petersburg Gateway Station Supervisor Customer Services Lin Lee (left) and Manager, Customer Services Carol Jones (right) hosted a lobby event for National Small Business week. They demonstrated how customers can grow their businesses by using the U.S. Postal Service mailing and shipping solutions with easy and affordable methods.

 

Great Job, Gateway Station!

 

 

 

Palatka Picks Up Food

 

 

Palatka City Carrier Assistant Megan Thayer (above) shows off the donated food she collected.

Palatka Letter and Rural Carriers (above) came together to support this worthy cause.

 

 

Career Conference July 28-29

Save the dates and plan to attend the Suncoast District’s 2018 Career Conference.

More information and registration coming soon!

Alvarez Has 30 Years

 

Merritt Island Letter Carrier Omar Alvarez (left) received his 30-year Service Award and pin from Postmaster Dana Wilson (right).

 

Congratulations and thank you, Omar!

 

 

Ehrlich Station Leads The Way

 

 

In partnership with National Small Business Week, many stations and branches in the Suncoast District hosted Grow Your Business Days.  These events were opportunities to provide small business owners information about the products and services that the U.S. Postal Service offers.  The Lead the Way Campaign Heros pictured above are Retail Associate Ron Joseph (left) and Letter Carrier Susan Young (right).

 

Events like Grow Your Business lobby events provide customers informative one on one consultation.  Pictured above left to right: A/Business Development Specialist Desai Abdul-Razzaaq, Lead Retail Associate Yvette Landers, A/Manager, Customer Services Mukesh Parekh, and Business Development Specialist Gerald Ramos. 

 

Great Job, Ehrlich Station!

Sarasota Main Perfect

Sarasota Post Office employees from left to right: Rural Carrier Jennifer Shumway; Supervisor, Customer Services Peter Capetillo and Letter Carriers Yolanda Hart, Chris Parker and George Sopko each received their 2017 Perfect Attendance Award from Manager, Customer Services Danny Anderson (right).

Congratulations, Jennifer, Peter, Yolanda, Chris and George!

Balkaran Impressive 40 Years

 

 

Orlando Electronic Technician Harriman (Shaun) Balkaran (right) was presented with his 40-year Service Award and pin from Orlando Plant Manager Don Shandor (left).

Balkaran’s family was on hand to share this impressive milestone with him.  Left to right: Daughter Lauren, Wife Alecia, Balkaran, Daughter Ashley and Son Kobe.

Thank you for your dedicated service, Shaun!

 

Collazo Celebrating 40

 

Merritt Island Letter Carrier Carlos Collazo (left) was presented with his 40-year Service Award and pin by District Manager Eric Chavez (right).

Congratulations and thank you for your service, Carlos!

Customer Thanks Irma

Mid-Florida Mailing Requirements Clerk Irma Williams-Riley (left) was presented with her Certificate of Appreciation by Manager, Business Mail Entry Dwane Kerns (right) for being recognized by name in a recent customer survey. The customer stated, “Irma is very courteous and a nice lady. She does everything possible to assist in getting your job taken care of.”

Williams–Riley (above) received a goody bag along with her certificate.

Thank you for the excellent customer service, Irma!

Sarasota Perfect

Sarasota Main Office Manager, Customer Services Danny Anderson (left); South Gate Station Manager, Customer Services Gina Stinson (second left) and Gulf Gate Manager, Customer Services Jerry Bednarz (right) each received their 2017 Perfect Attendance Award and pin from Postmaster Steve Kirkland (second right).

Congratulations, Danny, Gina and Jerry!

Growing Business In Lutz

 

Lutz Post Office Lead Retail Associate John Pages (right) shares information with a customer at a recent Grow Your Business Day event.

Wauchula Perfect 51 Times

 

Wauchula Post Office employees are providing exceptional customer service.  The team has earned 51 perfect scores in a row on Retail Customer Experience (RCE) transactions.  Left to right: Custodian Olga Trevino, Retail Associate Debora Cruz, Supervisor Customer Services Ruth Garza, Officer In Charge Dru Wolcott, and Retail Associates Amy Davis and Tamra Sparks. Not pictured Retail Associate Mary Holley and Acting Supervisor Customer Services Vanessa Hudson.

 

 
District Manager Eric Chavez (right) presented Postmaster/Acting Labor Relations Specialist Deanna Curry (left) with a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the 51 successful RCE transactions. 

District Manager Eric Chavez (right), Marketing Manager Sanja Reeves (fifth right) and Retail Manager Carol Shirley (left) recognized the Wauchula Team for providing exceptional customer service.  Postmaster Deanna Curry (front) proudly displayed the crystal trophy while the Retail Associates displayed their Certificates of Appreciation with pride.   

Thank you for providing exceptional service, Team Wauchula. #PostalProud

Cape Coral Helps Feed The Hungry

Cape Coral Volunteers (above) helped unload and sort the donations that were sent to The Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Cape Coral Rural Carrier and National Rural Carrier Association Representative Alexandra Roman (right) and Letter Carrier and National Association of Letter Carriers representative Abel Muniz (left) team up to collect loads of food during the 26^th annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive.

Cape Coral Rural Carrier Alexandra Roman (center) opens the door to her vehicle to reveal it was stuffed with food.  The volunteers were astonished and pleased to see the huge amount of food donations. 

Cape Coral Letter Carrier Abel Muniz (above) arrived with a vehicle filled with food donated by his customers.

Cape Coral Rural Carrier Edda Moncada (above) unloads food from his vehicle during the “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive.

Cape Coral Rural Carrier Lucy Sanchez (above) unloads food from her vehicle during the “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive.

Cape Coral Rural Carrier Olga Garcia (above) unloads food from his vehicle during the 2018 annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive.

Volunteers (above) helped unload Rural Carrier Associate Tim Turk’s (right) vehicle at the Cape Coral Post Office. Cape Coral residents donated more than 60,000 pounds of food for the National Letter Carriers’ Food Drive.

Thank you to all who participated for your hard work and dedication to a great cause!

Reyes Celebrates 30

 

South Creek Letter Carrier Armando Reyes (center) was presented his 30-year Service Award and pin from Postmaster Diane Tindle (left) and Manager, Customer Services Rosemary Onody (right).

 

Congratulations, Armando!

 

Edgewater Successful Food Drive

 

 

Edgewater Letter Carrier and National Association Letter Carriers (NALC) Steward Tina Sullivan (above) was pleased with everyone’s efforts in making this the most successful food drive Edgewater has ever had. Sullivan stated, “I believe the return of the food drive bags contributed to this year’s success.”

 

Rural Carrier Corie Sciara (above) returned with a full load of donations. All of the Edgewater Rural Carries were pleased with the donated food they collected on their routes.

 

Thank you all for your participation!

 

 

Mall Annex Food Drive

 

Orlando Mall Annex Letter Carriers Darrin Griffin (left) and Alex Santiago (right) pose with the food  collected by the Mall Annex employees.

Good job, Darrin and Alex and Mall employees!

 

 

Food Delivered To Local Pantry

 

Hastings Post Office employees (above) delivered food donations to the St. Johns River Baptist Association to be distributed to needy families.

Thank you for supporting the Food Drive, Hastings employees!

 

 

 

Alafaya Food Frenzy

 

Orlando Alafaya Manager, Customer Services Jacqui Bragg (red hat) took a selfie with Letter Carriers Glenn Montenegro (left) Rafael Depena (right) and Dawn Sylvester (back left, looking down) while separating collected food.

 
Alafaya had plenty of food for the volunteers to separate (above). 

Volunteers pose with a trailer full of food after a day of hard but satisfying work. Many local families will reap the benefits of the food drive.

Thank you to all that assisted!