Lights! Camera! Action! in Hallandale

Gladys Cowan, Lead Sales and Services Associate at the Golden Isles Postal Store in Hallandale FL sells stamps to KidVision host Penny Bernath and children starring in the production.  Photo:  Bobbie Sims

Lights!  Camera!  Action!   Three Hallandale employees were cast in starring roles in a virtual online tour of the Post Office!
WPBT Channel 2’s production crew videotaped delivery and retail operations at the Hallandale Post Office and Golden Isles Postal Store to provide pre-kindergarten teachers and students nationwide an online virtual tour of the U.S. Postal Service.  The production featured Gladys Cowan, Lead Sales and Services Associate, Golden Isles Postal Store; William Johnston, Letter Carrier, Hallandale Post Office; and Bobbie Sims, Officer-In-Charge, Hallandale Post Office.
KidsVision makes learning Florida’s Early Learning and Developmental Standards for four-year-olds lively and fun for everyone. Educational and entertaining virtual field trips --- including today’s postal visits --- establish meaningful learning opportunities that are extended into the classroom through hands-on lesson plans and student assessments for pre-kindergarten teachers.
In addition to Cowan, Johnson, and Sims, those in a supporting role and/or behind-the-scene production members included Lillian Castro, Program Manager, Communications Ambassador Program; Joseph Croce, Manager, Post Office Operations; Kenneth Edwards, City Carrier Assistant, Hallandale Post Office; Debra Fetterly, Communications Programs Specialist; Ivan Mitchell, Custodian, Golden Isles Postal Store, and Arlene Sanchez, Acting Manager, Marketing.
At the end of the video, the WPBT host reminded viewers to “keep mailing those cards, letters, and packages through the U.S. Postal Service!”