Football Fans: 'Super' Souvenirs on Sale

The Super Bowl is over, but football fans can still get a kick out of the limited edition Super Bowl commemorative souvenir envelope. The front and back of this collectible item are posted above. Score a touchdown and order your numbered, limited edition today ... only $10 each. For additional information, fans may contact Zeida Alvarez at 305-470-0628, Tashia Romano-Kravitz at 954-527-3281, or JoAnn Goodrich at 561-697-2145.

Free Pretzels Give Twist to Your Shopping

Auntie Anne's is giving away free pretzels 10 am - 3 pm on Saturday, February 20.

No purchase is necessary for a free full size original or cinnamon sugar pretzel, which normally sell for about $2.50.

Just show up at the Auntie Anne's locations at the Galleria in Fort Lauderdale, Westfield Broward Shopping Center in Plantation, Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines, Coral Square in Coral Springs, Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise or Aventura Mall.

Happy snacking!

"Dollars & Sense: Rated 'A' for All Ages"

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 7-13. The observance will include a consumer education campaign to encourage individuals across the country to take full advantage of their consumer rights. This year’s theme — "Dollars & Sense: Rated 'A' for All Ages" — highlights the importance of using good consumer sense at every stage of life – from grade school to retirement.

South Florida District Consumer Affairs Manager Ellen Uptgrow and her team of consumer education experts are planning several promotional activities ... Tune in to the blog and look for local Newsbreaks for additional information.

Presenting the CFC A-Team!

Hats off to the CFC A-Team! "A" stands for "astonishing" as in the efforts of the team and in the number of employees who pledged to many charitable organizations under the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) umbrella. Thanks also to the employees who contributed to helping less fortunate persons in our community, across the country, and around the world! Your generous contributions will make a difference in the lives of many individuals!

Front (L to R): Damaris Agrait, Manager, Learning, Development & Diversity; Jann Miller, Manager, Human Resources; Patricia Nolan, Human Resources Specialist and CFC Loaned Executive; Back (L to R): Michelle Butler, Supervisor, Customer Service (Hialeah) and CFC Loaned Executive; Mahurley Preston, Mail Handler (WPB P&DC) and CFC Loaned Executive; and Jennifer Thonus, Mail Handler (SF L&DC) and CFC Loaned Executive.

USPS, Inspection Service Help Haiti Recover

Miami ISC Mail Handler Equipment Operator Godfrey Williams safely loads pallets of bottled water. Photo: Donna Demirgian

Miami ISC Plant Manager Benjamin Vidal (right) discusses logistics for the bottled water shipment with Salvation Army representative. Photo: Donna Demirgian

In the month following the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Postal Service continues to provide relief assistance -- through the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Miami International Service Center.

A team of six Postal Inspectors has gone to Haiti to conduct security assessments and to help prepare for the restoration of mail service. The Director General of Haiti Post reports that all postal facilities in Port-au-Prince were destroyed. But none of the more than 600 Haitian postal employees died while on duty.

More than 1,000 cases of bottled water stored at the Materiel Distribution Center in Topeka KS for emergencies were shipped to the Miami ISC. Plant Manager Benjamin Vidal and Air Transportation Specialist Donna Demirgian made arrangements with the Salvation Army to transport the water to Haiti.

NRLCA Official Partners in NALC Food Drive

The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) — a longtime supporter of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) National Food Drive — has become a full national partner in the May 8 drive to “Stamp Out Hunger.”

In its new national role, NRLCA will assist the drive’s co-sponsors by promoting the collection of non-perishable food on the second Saturday in May, encouraging increased voluntary participation by rural carriers in the effort and helping deliver donations to local food banks, pantries and shelters.

NRLCA joins the Postal Service, Campbell Soup Company, Valpak, the AFL-CIO, United Way Worldwide and its local United Ways, and Feeding America — the nation’s food bank network — as national sponsors.