Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce Village Post Office Opens
| What: | The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the Grand Opening of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce Village Post Office (VPO). This VPO is the 400th in the nation, and second in Postal Service’s Suncoast District. The Grand Opening includes a Ribbon Cutting event and refreshments. |
| When: | October 10, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Greater Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 111 East Tarpon Avenue, Tarpon Springs FL 34689 |
| Who: | Tarpon Springs Postmaster Eddie Haab Manager Post Office Operations John Rhoden Chamber of Commerce President Sue Thomas Chamber of Commerce Finance Administrator Scottie Gemmell Tarpon Springs Mayor David Archie Tarpon Springs City Manager Mark LeCouris Tarpon Springs Economic Development Manager Karen Lemmons Postal Service Marketing Manager Deborah Olavarria Postal Service Contract Postal Unit Coordinator Chrisanne Borgeson |
| Background: | The VPO offers an alternate retail location for postal products and services. VPOs are operated by local businesses contracting with the Postal Service, and offer a range of popular postal products and services.
The Tarpon Springs VPO sells First-Class Forever stamps and offers Prepaid Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes and Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes. A blue mail collection box is also located at the VPO as a convenience for customers. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and, Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m. More information about Village Post Offices is available at www.usps.com/villagepostoffice. |