Recognizing Miami Letter Carrier/Hero

Miami Letter Carrier Donna Bratton (above), who delivers mail from the Gratigny Branch, was featured on the cover of the Postal Bulletin dated June 18.

Bratton was delivering mail at an apartment complex when a customer, holding her infant who could not breathe, ran up to her. While 911 was called, Bratton performed CPR and revived the baby. Emergency responders soon arrived and took the baby to the hospital.

Bratton was recognized through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program and also received a commendatory letter from Southern Area Vice President Shaun E. Mossman.

Photo: Miami Customer Relations Coordinator Mirtha Uriarte

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A New Era Begins: DeJoy is PMG/CEO

Louis DeJoy (right) took the oath of office as the nation’s 75th Postmaster General on June 16, expressing optimism for the Postal Service’s future and appreciation for the organization’s employees.

“Together, we will put the Postal Service on a successful trajectory for generations to come,” DeJoy said during a ceremony at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.

The event was held in a meeting room named for Benjamin Franklin, the nation’s first Postmaster General. Participants observed social distancing guidelines during the ceremony, which featured a small audience that included members of the Board of Governors and the executive leadership team.

Board Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan administered the oath to DeJoy. John M. Barger, a governor who chaired the committee that selected DeJoy for the position, was also present, while the board’s other governors, Ron A. Bloom and Roman Martinez IV, participated in the ceremony through videoconferencing.

The board announced DeJoy's appointment in May following an extensive nationwide search. He succeeds Megan J. Brennan, who retired last week.

DeJoy spent his 35-year career in logistics, including serving as chairman and chief executive officer of New Breed Logistics, an award-winning USPS contractor that supplied the organization with support for multiple processing facilities.

He is the fifth Postmaster General to join the Postal Service from the private sector since the organization became an independent establishment within the executive branch in 1971.

Earlier this week, DeJoy addressed employees in a video message distributed throughout the organization.

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NALC Promotes Online Food Drive

This year, Stamp Out Hunger allows individuals to make monetary donations directly to food banks.

Stamp Out Hunger will occur online this year, beginning this week.

The annual campaign traditionally allows Postal Service employees to collect food donations that are then distributed to food banks and pantries.

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organizes the drive, which is usually held on the second Saturday of May, but this year’s event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The NALC is now holding the drive online, allowing customers to donate money — instead of food — to participating food banks and pantries.

“As letter carriers in every neighborhood in the country six and seven days a week, we see the need and we cannot wait while food banks struggle, demand grows and people remain hungry,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said.

The drive began during the week of June 15 and will continue as needed to allow food banks to purchase the items they need to help address hunger and food insecurity, which have worsened because of the pandemic and the national economic downturn.

Individuals who wish to donate can search for food banks by state at www.nalc.org/food.

“Once it is safe, we will return to the traditional food drive,” Rolando said.

'What Safety Means to Me!'

Employee 'AMS' to Please Customer

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Danny Felix (right) in the Miami Address Management Systems (AMS) Office.

He helped me resolve an error that was preventing me from enrolling my address in Informed Delivery. He researched the problem for me, and once he identified the root cause, he explained the situation clearly and how he was going to fix it.

He assured me the issue would be corrected promptly and that I would be able to enroll in about two weeks from the date of my call, once all systems had updated.

I am pleased to say that the updates propagated much sooner than that, and I was able to enroll without issue the following week.

I wish to express my sincerest thanks to Mr. Felix for assistance. I was extremely impressed by his depth of knowledge and expertise, and on top of that, I truly appreciated his friendliness and professionalism.

Signed,

A Satisfied Customer