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. 

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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

 

USPS National and Michigan News

News from USPS National and USPS Great Lakes Area.
02/21/2025 14:00
SAN DIEGO — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released America Vistas, two new Presorted Standard stamps, at the San Diego Stamp Show. These two stamps, intended for use by business mail users, evoke the beauty, variety and vastness of our country’s natural spaces.
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02/20/2025 19:17
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service today provided a pointed response to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) recently published Advisory Opinion on the organization’s proposed service standard changes: PRC Docket No. N2024-1, captioned “Operational and Service Standards to Meet Statutory Requirements for Reliable, Efficient High-Quality Service and Financial Sustainability Through an Integrated Mail and Package Network”.
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02/20/2025 11:00
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the warmth, wit and charisma of Betty White by honoring the late actress and comedienne with a new stamp bearing her likeness.
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02/18/2025 09:00
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service is today announcing that Louis DeJoy, America’s 75th Postmaster General, has notified the Postal Service Board of Governors that it is time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor. The Governors of the Postal Service, working with key stakeholders, will now begin the process of identifying an appropriate candidate to serve as the next Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service.
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02/10/2025 20:50
WASHINGTON — With Valentine’s Day approaching, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) want consumers to be aware they may be targeted for romance scams, a deceptive form of fraud that preys on individuals seeking companionship. These scams often start online but frequently escalate to requests for money or valuables sent through the mail, leading to devasting financial and emotional losses for victims.
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02/06/2025 17:50
WASHINGTON — The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Feb. 6, 2025.
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02/05/2025 15:37
ROMEO, MI — For the 32nd consecutive year, the Romeo, Michigan Post Office, 119 Church St, Romeo, MI 48065, will continue a Valentine’s tradition which offers a unique pictorial postmark. This year for an added feature, the Romeo, Michigan Post Office has partnered with the Juliette, Georgia Post Office to celebrate a unique dual Valentine’s Day pictorial cancellation.
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02/03/2025 16:01
Detroit, MI — Detroit’s Harper Station PO Box and Retail Service, 10254 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48213, is closing due to loss of lease. The last day for retail service is Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. The last day to pick-up PO Box mail at the Harper Station is Wed., Feb. 12, 2025. Until construction is completed at the new location, PO Box holders can temporarily pick-up their mail at the Mary E. McCoy Jefferson Station, 10721 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48214. A temporary PO Box unit will be set up in the lobby. Accountable mail and packages can also...
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12/20/2024 14:45
The U.S. Postal Service will send out a postcard for the Muskegon Heights Post Office located at 2517 Peck St., Muskegon Heights, MI 49444-9998.
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12/11/2024 16:12
NAZARETH, MI — For more than 100 years, the Nazareth, MI Post Office continues a long tradition offering a Special Holiday Pictorial Postmark to customers from around the world.
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