Sandra Lynn Salzgaber

Sandy Salzgaber, age 55, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. She was a proud employee for 27 years of The Ohio State University where she was the manager of the Mailroom.

She was preceded in death by son, Michael Salzgaber. Survived by son, Joseph Salzgaber; daughter, Tonya Salzgaber; grandson, Damion; former husband, Michael Salzgaber; sisters, Jackie (Frank) Short, Luci (Greg) Roberts, Faye Hall; brother, Ron (Brenda) Sleppy; numerous nieces & nephews, employees, & many good friends at OSU and in life.

Services were provided by the Southwick-Good & Fortkamp Funeral Chapel and Sandy was laid to rest at Union Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

National PCC Day 2011

PCC Leadership Award Winners

Each year during the National PCC Day live satellite broadcast, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes the outstanding achievements of PCCs around the country. The winners represent the “best of the best.”

The award recipients demonstrated the following success factors:

• Creativity, originality and membership involvement
• Positive impact on membership growth
• Effective communications with membership using various channels
• Positive impact on PCC operations
• In depth education for business mailers to help them grow their business
• Enhanced PCC membership value through educational networking opportunities

The Central Ohio PCC was a recipient of the prestigious National PCC Day Gold Certificate.  

Congratulations to all the volunteers on the COPCC who made it possible!

Postal Service Adjusts Mailing Services Prices for 2012 

Penny Increase in Price of Forever Stamps First Since May 2009 

WASHINGTON — Beginning early next year, it will cost just a penny more to mail letters to any location in the United States, the first price change for First-Class Mail stamps (Forever stamps) in more than two and a half years. The new 45-cent price for Forever stamps is among price changes filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission today.

Highlights of the new single-piece First-Class Mail pricing, effective Jan. 22, 2012, include:

• Letters (1 oz.) – 1-cent increase to 45 cents
• Letters additional ounces – unchanged at 20 cents
• Postcards – 3-cent increase to 32 cents
• Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.) – 5-cent increase to 85 cents.
• Letters to other international destinations – 7-cent increase to $1.05

Prices also will change for other mailing services, including Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. Today’s announcement does not affect Express Mail and Priority Mail prices. More information on the new pricing is available at http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2011/pr11_factsht_pricechng_1018.pdf.

“The overall average price increase is small and is needed to help address our current financial crisis,” said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. “We continue to take actions within our control to increase revenue in other ways and to aggressively cut costs. To return to sound financial footing we urgently need enactment of comprehensive, long-term legislation to provide the Postal Service with a more flexible business model.”

While actual percentage price increases for various products and services varies, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped by law at 2.1 percent, the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index.

For business mailers, today’s announcement offers good news for First-Class Mail Presort mailers.  When the new prices go into effect on Jan. 22, the second ounce for presorted letters will be free. “This gives companies expanded opportunities to advertise new services and products to their customers as part of bill and statement mailings,” said Paul Vogel, president and chief marketing/sales officer.

And new for all customers is a 3-month pricing option to rent PO Boxes, perfect for people on the move and others who need a PO Box for a short time period.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.