Make sure your mail moves with you Moving can be one of the most exciting points of someone’s life, yet it can also be the most stressful! While making sure your mail follows you to your new home may seem to be another layer of stress, the good news is that changing your address with the United States Postal Service is the most secure, quickest and least stressful part of the moving process. Whether you file your change of address online or at your local Post Office, USPS ens

Words to the wise Group uses mail to cheer lonely seniors Jacob Cramer, founder and executive director of Love for Our Elders, says he and his colleagues are “the biggest fans of USPS.” Jacob Cramer knows that receiving a handwritten letter can help someone feel connected, especially if they’re lonely. Cramer is the founder and executive director of Love for Our Elders, a nonprofit organization that seeks to combat isolation in senior communities through letters, videos and s

The Magic of Santa There’s something about the holiday season that brings out the best in people. Regardless of age, ethnicity, or religious belief, we all want to believe in the magic of the holiday season. But for many, the holidays are a struggle. Feeding a family, providing safe housing, and just surviving, takes precedence over buying toys and gifts. For these families and children, Santa’s magic is hard to find. This year marks the 108th year of USPS Operation Santa, a

Staying Connected with Mail #HappyMail People love to receive mail from family and friends. My grandson enjoys getting the mail from his rural mailbox and is excited when he finds something addressed to him or his sister inside. He also likes sending mail to me. My grandkids can’t write yet, so they send original artwork — scribbles, paintings or papers covered with stickers. It shows they were thinking of me and makes the miles we are apart seem not quite so far. Letter writ

Every Child Deserves a Bit of Holiday Magic! Did you ever write a letter to Santa as a child? Did you ever get a response? I bet you can remember how excited you were when your parents handed you a letter from Santa addressed to you. The holidays are all about bringing happiness to others and capturing a little bit of magic. The Postal Service’s “Greetings from the North Pole Post Office” program can help ensure that children’s letters to Santa are answered and returned to th

Adulting for the Holidays The holidays are coming fast! We’ve been working hard and we’re ready. And once again we are “holiday-fying” this blog. For the next 14 weeks, this space will provide you with information that can help make this season happier and less stressful. The Holiday Newsroom is also ready for the season. News releases, fact sheets, videos and other content will be posted regularly on this easy-to-access site. The Postal Service delivers the holidays — whethe

Without my letter carrier, this hobby of mine would be a lot less fun. My letter carrier has a hard job. I’m sure there is a lot of debate, most justified, about the payroll and benefits enjoyed by the common postal worker in contrast to the amount of money the Postal Service is bleeding off every month. That is a far bigger issue than I know how to tackle and besides this is a pen blog. What I do know is my letter carrier works hard, is a kind person and displays every perce

Tweets aren’t always digital One morning in late summer 2012, I arrived at my job as Postmaster Relief at the Donald, OR, Post Office in Oregon’s rural Marion County. It’s a quiet little town with a quiet little Post Office, but this day there was a new sound – something familiar but often ignored. Birds, chirruping and twittering. But these were no digital tweets. This was real life. A good number of Donald’s customers work in farming, and this morning’s singing telegram was

Famous courtships shaped through pen and paper Letters have connected lovers and family through the decades. From war to the White House, the ritual of writing love letters has influenced countless relationships. Some of America’s most expressive love letters were penned by the most powerful men in the country — American presidents. These commanders in chief show their most tender moments and thoughts through letters written to their girlfriends, wives and children. Some even

Famous courtships shaped by correspondence Throughout history, Americans have written letters to stay in touch with loved ones — and presidents are no different. Their correspondence with girlfriends, wives and children offer a glimpse into the private lives of our first families. Here’s the second installment in a series of stories about presidential prose. Richard Nixon There was Richard Nixon, the reserved president whose administration ended in scandal, and there was Dic

Here are 26 reasons to love the Postal Service, listed alphabetically for your convenience (No. 3 on the list!). Addresses — we deliver to 152 million of them, nationwide. From residences, to offices and businesses, the Postal Service serves every community in the U.S. Business Service Network — supports postal customers with information and support. Convenient online services — Click-N-Ship, Package Pickup, Change of Address and Hold Mail services. Delivery point — it’s anot