Dear Postmaster Potter: As a lifelong fan of letter writing and all things postal, the gradual decrease of hand written cards and letters has been a disappointing outcome of the phenomenon of email and Facebook. I realize that like many business' in a changing world, the United States Postal Service has to continually re-invent itself in order to remain relevant and competitive for a generation that doesn't know the necessity of good penmanship or the joy of sending and receiving mail.
Perhaps if the USPS partnered with the schools across the country to launch: READY, SET, WRITE!! a national campaign to encourage pen pals, penmanship and letter writing among school children, a whole new generation of communicators would be excited about getting and sending real mail. READY, SET, WRITE is a win-win situation. R.S.W., would help children practice the art of waiting in a world where instant gratification has become the norm. Educators would appreciate the children's motivation to write and spell and the children would be rewarded with mail! Writing, receiving and opening letters connects you with someone in a personal way. Email can't do that. Postmaster Potter you have the power to create a whole new generation of correspondence enthusiasts; I hope you will take it!
Sincerely,
A life long letter writer
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