Tax Day in the Miami GMF Parking Lot

Althea Atkins, a mail handler at the Miami Processing and Distribution Center affixes the April 15 postmark to letters addressed to the Internal Revenue Service. This is Atkins’ first year assisting last-minute tax filers in the drive-through collection set up in the parking lot of the Miami General Mail Facility.

Ramona Johnson collects an income tax envelope from a customer on April 15. This is Johnson's 10th year assisting customers who appreciate the convenience of the drive-through collection in the Miami General Mail Facility parking lot. Johnson, a mail handler at the Miami Processing and Distribution Center, says the drive-through helps build the brand as customers show their confidence in the U.S. Postal Service.

Miami Processing and Distribution Center Mail Handler Althea Atkins affixes the April 15 postmark to letters addressed to the Internal Revenue Service. This is Atkins’ first year assisting last-minute tax filers in the drive-through collection set up in the parking lot of the Miami General Mail Facility.

L to R: Miami Processing and Distribution Center Postal Support Employee (PSE) Clerk Rosalyn Montalvo, Mail Handler Ramona Johnson, Mail Handler Rose Fraga, Clerk Dedra Goudas, and Mail Handler Althea Atkins prepare to assist last-minute income tax filers who will utilize the drive-through collection in the Miami General Mail Facility parking lot.

Team members not pictured include Manager, Distribution Operations Otis Hill, A/Supervisor, Maintenance Operations Pedro Garcia, and Mail Handlers Vidal Coto and Jorge Diaz.

Special thanks to Sergeant Michael Alewine and Postal Police Officers Gary Bohl, Michelle Browder, Gustavo Cabanas, Jose Chirinos, Craig Clarit, Octavia Johnson, Brian Juman, Richard Reno, Alonzo Simons, and Edgar Solano for providing security at the Tax Day event.