USPS Kicks-Off National Card and Letter Writing Month with Cool Stamps and National Classroom Writing Program
‘From Me to You’ Limited Edition Forever Stamps First in USPS History to be issued with Decorative Stickers
USPS News – April 01, 2015
High-resolution images of the stamp is available for media use only by emailing:mark.r.saunders@usps.gov
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service celebrates April as National Card and Letter Writing Month by issuing colorful Forever stamps sheets complete with decorative stickers for personalizing envelopes, letters and greeting cards. The Postal Service is collaborating with Scholastic to provide an educators’ guide on teaching letter writing titled, “It’s a Delight to Write,” that will be distributed to 80,000 teachers and 7.3 million parents nationwide.
The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place today at the Friendship Public Charter School – Woodridge Campus in Washington, DC.
“Sure, email and texting is quick and convenient, and Facebook has photos and videos, but nothing beats the thrill and excitement of opening your mailbox and finding a personal letter addressed to you,” said U.S. Postal Service Judicial Officer William Campbell in dedicating the stamps.
“Letter writing improves social and penmanship skills. More importantly, it helps create lasting memories with the people you care about most. That’s what the From Me to You stamps are all about. After all, nothing else cultivates a romance, nurtures a friendship, or helps you stay connected like a hand-written card or letter.”
Joining Campbell in the dedication ceremony were Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); and Senior Director of Scholastic Classroom and Community Group Dominique Young; and Founder and Chairman of Friendship Public Charter School Donald Hense. Radio One DC News Director and Community Affairs Director Ebony McMorris served as master of ceremonies.
”For many of today’s tech-savvy kids, the art of hand writing letters has been cast aside for more immediate digital forms of communication,” said Young. “We are thrilled to be working with the Postal Service to create a program that helps students return to a more personal and meaningful way to reach out.”
“Letter writing connects us in a way that more recent forms of communication cannot,” said Hense. “Especially for our young people, it is imperative to learn how to communicate with others.”