Monday, December 13, 2010

"Operation Santa" Comes to Town

Dalila De La Torre, Manager, Customer Service (L), shares a laugh with customer who recently returned from military duty. The customer shared the importance of mail to military men and women serving overseas and signed up for "Operation Santa" to help local children have a brighter holiday.
Dalila De La Torre, Manager, Customer Service, Miami GMF Postal Store, sings along with the celebrity artists on the "Let It Snow" CD during "Operation Santa." Hollywood Postmaster Scott Bower (L) signs up for "Operation Santa." Back L to R: Rose Mesenger-Mannisto, Supervisor, South Florida Retail Unit; Mirtha Uriarte, Secretary to the Senior Plant Manager, and Sandy Bliven, Secretary to the Manager, Operations Programs Support.

Fort Lauderdale Customer Relations Coordinator Tashia Romano-Kravitz (R) encourages customer to read (and check the list twice) "Operation Santa" regulations that protect the privacy of children.
SSA Sonya Owens of the West Palm Beach Main Office always has a smile for her customers ... and during the holiday season, sports her reindeer antlers as well.

Customer Lee Dascott, Supervisor/Customer Service Jackie Brady, SSA Sonya Owens and Customer Elam Patterson want to brighten the holidays for less fortunate children in West Palm Beach and the surrounding area. Not a creature A collective "awesome" rang out for the decorative gypsy cart display coordinated by Supervisor/Customer Service Jackie Sager (not pictured).

SSA Sonya Owens (L) and West Palm Beach O-I-C Robert Weiser await customers await the customer rush to sign up for Santa letters in the West Palm Beach Main Office lobby.

L to R: Postal elves Mirtha Uriarte, Scott Bower, and Sandy Bliven take a break from the "Operation Santa" routine to pose for a holiday postcard.
PHOTOS: Rose Castro, Debra Fetterly, JoAnn Goodrich, Tashia Romano-Kravitz.


Postal employees and customers throughout the district may fulfill the wishes of needy children in the South Florida community through “Operation Santa” this holiday season. For more information, contact one of these coordinators Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm:
Fort Lauderdale Coordinator: Tashia Romano-Kravitz at 954-527-3281

Miami Coordinator: Rose Castro at 305-470-0386

Pembroke Pines Coordinator: Rose Mesenger-Mannisto at 954-443-6527

West Palm Beach Coordinator: JoAnn Goodrich at 561-697-2145

Employees and customers may complete an application to select a child’s Santa letter, which will become available at a later date. To protect children and their privacy, individuals who sign up for a Santa letter will receive a photocopy, which will have personal information, including name and address, blackened out. Individuals will purchase their gifts and bring them back to one of the above locations to pay for the postage to have items shipped to recipients. Holiday packages must be returned to an above designation before 5 pm on Wednesday, December 22.

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