The Detroit Postal Customer Council is pleased to present the following upcoming events:
Detroit PCC Membership Drive and Grow Your Business Days in Livonia MI
2024 NPF National Postal Forum
June 7, 2024 Jimmy John's Field Summer Picnic
2024 August 5 - Detroit PCC Annual Golf Event
Teeing off for 29 years! Partnering with:
Links of Novi
50395 W 10 Mile Rd
Novi MI 48374 Monday, August 5, 2024
9:30 am Registration Reserve Your Spot!
This year Graphic Media Alliance is hosting a HOLE-IN-ONE competition. Certified winner receives $10,000. Register your team and take YOUR best shot!
Individual Golfers $145 includes:
- Use of Driving Range, cart, hot dog, chips and pop at the turn.
- Enjoy Buffet Steak Dinner and Door Prize drawings.
- We are playing a scramble with modified shot-gun start at 10:00 am
- Make your own foursome or we can place you on a team
Guests can attend Dinner for $55 each
Hole Sponsor investment
- $125 per sign - sponsor one or two.
- Use the course to advertise and promote your business while you play golf! Not golfing? Still a great investment.
- Questions? Please call Dan Lesperance at 313-225-5444
- Thank you for your continued support in making this event a great success.
Save the Date: September 27, 2024 National PCC Day
INNOVATION, EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIP, GROWTH.
More details to come on guest speakers and programming.
Coming Soon in October 2024! Mail piece Design Professional (MDP) Course
- Course Covers:
- Postal addressing standards
- Classes of mail and processing categories
- Intelligent Mail® and package barcode format and print specifications.
- Designing automation letter and flats (tabbing, polywrap, deflection, flexibility, etc.)
- Reply Mail (Business, Courtesy, Meter, IBI, PC Postage, and other designated types of mail.)
- Address Information products and Move Update
- Learn information on design standards for:
- Customized Market Mail
- Repositionable Notes
- Election Mail Logos
- Privately Printed Labels
- Reusable Envelopes
Latest News
2024 April 23 - USPS Incentives Promotions Political & Non-Profit
On April 23, 2024 our industry experts, Kevin Yost and Patrick Bresser dazzled us with their knowledge and shared their expertise on getting the most out of the USPS Promotions Programs and mail preparations for political and non-profit mailings. It was wonderful to see the diverse group of attendees from individual mailers to mail providers. I believe we all have a better understanding of discounts and how to best utilize them this year and into 2025. We are including the persentations and the recording of the event. Thank you for participating and look forward to seeing you at upcoming events. www.detroitpcc.com
April_23_Promo_Incentive_Kevin_Yost.pdf2.39 MB
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April 23 2024 Recording Detroit PCC Lunch&Learn Passcode: ^F5JQ%U$
2024 March 23 - The Underground Railroad Stamp Dedication
On March 23, 2024, The Detroit PCC partnered with The Detroit River Project (DRP) for a Special Stamp Dedication ceremony commemorating the Underground Railroad (UGRR) at St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's Episcopal Church in Detroit, Michigan. We honored Detroiter William Lambert, known as the Detroit Underground Railroad Stationmaster, and one of ten Freedom Fighters featured in the UGRR Stamp Collection. Thank you to all the speakers and everyone who made this event a success. More pics coming soon at www.detroitpcc.com.
Pics: L to R: Abolitionist and civil rights activist William Lambert, UGRR Stamp Dedication, flyer for the event, Toussaint Lambert, son of William Lambert - one of the first African American letter carriers. #undergroundrailroadstamps
Below: L to R: Kim Simmons, DRP, Ron Morris, PCC Co-Chair, LaDonna Smith, PCC Admin, Jake Busacker, PCC Co-Chair, Patricia Bridgeforth, CRM USPS, Joseph Napier, Narrator UGRR history, Carol Zarek, PCC Sec., Gary Hinton, PCC Support. - Rt. Event attendees at St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's Church, founded by William Lambert. After the wonderful dedication, we gathered in Jamison Hall for refresehments and opportunty to purchase sheets of the Underground Railroad stamps and acquire the special days stamp cancellation.
Below: These commerative stamp sets and more can be purchased online. Typically, a commerative stamp has a limited production run and is sold for only one year.
These are Forever Stamps so the price you pay now is valid forever. If you wish to purchase commerative stamp sets, you can visit our website at www.usps.com > Shop Stamps
2023 Holiday Gala Celebrations
The Detroit (PCC) Postal Customer Council, Michigan One District, celebrated our annual Holiday Gala December 8 2023 at Sindbads Marina. Our guests enjoyed spactular food and beverages and the spirit of the hoiday was prompted by our on-site Santa who sang his way into our hearts and got the whole room in the holiday spirit. Having live sax music during our meal was so warming and cozy and alllowed us time to mingle. We all had a wonderful time with raffle and holiday games.
L to R: Rick Moreton Michigan One District Mgr and his staff: Detroit PCC Co-Chairs : PCC Sing-a-Long with Santa
2023 National PCC Day Celebration - September 22 in Troy MI
The Detroit (PCC) Postal Customer Council, Michigan 1 District, celebrated National PCC Day on September 22, 2023. Upon entry into the event, our guests were treated to continental breakfast and time to mingle. Our Media Team prepared the slideshows that ran prior to event and during our lunch break of our own PCC photos of our year’s events and the slides of this year’s National PCC Winners. . Detroit PCC has always been committed to bringing our members the most innovative messaging to ensure they are kept aware of the best the Postal Service has to offer and how they will benefit from the information.
Our sessions: 2023-24 USPS Mailing Promotions presenting the various options available and offered tips on layering promos for best discounts presented by experts Roman Godlewski, USPS and Kevin Yost, TGI Direct, Inc. It was a great prelude into our topic presentation; Insights on Integrating Generative A.I. by Rick Ryan, Pitney Bowes Fellow. This session impressed that AI is a tool to amplify human creativity and ingenuity and how to integrate it into their marketing plans. Our guest speaker Eric Henry, VP, Retail and Delivery Operations, presented on status of the USPS emphasizing what the PMG’s 10-year plan is for the Postal Service, intriguing information for all which highlighted where we are heading into the coming years. Our vendors supported us with their own display tables and were introduced by our executive board. Each vendor was given the opportunity to publicize their business and what their specialty is in the mail industry.
We celebrated Detroit PCC winning the Gold and Platinum Awards for 2023. We received this award because we fulfilled the requirments in educational event planning and community particpation through the year. We hope you will continue to support us and join us for our many innovative events. www.detroitpcc.com
photod l to r: PCC Awards and gift bags - guests in session - Eric Henry with PCC members
Annual Golf Outing - With the Detroit PCC - APCD - GMA
On August 7 2023, The Detroit PCC, partnered with Graphic Media Alliance (GMA) and The Advertising Production Club of Detroit (APCD) for our 28th Annual Golf Outing at the Links of Novi. It was a huge success as our golfers turned out for an afternoon of golf and fun in semi-great weather and the Links of Novi course was stunning. This year our lead sponsor was Graphic Media Alliance, who not only golfed with us but with their sponsorship helped us reach our goals.
Because of the generosity of our golfers and sponsors, our organizations will continue to offer educational programming to business mailers and newcomers engaged in learning more about marketing using print media. Our programs are targeted to increase knowledge of the importance of what print mail is and how it effects the marketing world.