{"id":21586,"date":"2014-07-22T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=21586"},"modified":"2014-07-22T15:31:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T19:31:02","slug":"usps-vpos-aplenty-richmond-district-opens-21st-village-post-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/usps-vpos-aplenty-richmond-district-opens-21st-village-post-office\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS: VPOs aplenty – Richmond District opens 21st Village Post Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left: Williamsburg Landing Store Manager LeAnn Cowles, Richmond District VPO Coordinator Cheryl Miller and Williamsburg Landing Sr. Director of Resident Services Scott Richardson.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

(July 27, 2014) Richmond District has achieved quite a feat \u2014 it has the highest number of Village Post Offices (VPOs) in the Capital Metro Area and 21 of the 685 VPOs the Postal Service has opened across the nation.<\/p>\n

Richmond District has achieved quite a feat \u2014 it has the highest number of \u00a0Village Post Offices (VPOs) in the Capital Metro Area and 21 of the 685 VPOs the Postal Service has opened across the nation.<\/p>\n

The district\u2019s 21st VPO recently opened in the convenience store at Williamsburg Landing, a continuing care retirement community that is home to 500 residents near Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary in Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis provides a wonderful service for our community,\u201d said Sr. Director of Community Relations Kathleen Kammer. \u201cWe\u2019re already very busy, selling stamps left and right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those sentiments were echoed by customer Shirley Roberts. \u201cBringing the Post Office to our community is a splendid idea,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have already bought stamps and used the mailing services. We\u2019re so happy to have this convenience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"VPO_usps\"VPOs are located inside convenience stores, markets and other neighborhood businesses. USPS started the program in 2011 to increase access to the most requested postal products and services.<\/p>\n

There are now VPOs in 47 states, with more on the way.<\/p>\n

via USPS News Link Story – VPOs aplenty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(July 27, 2014) Richmond District has achieved quite a feat \u2014 it has the highest number of Village Post Offices (VPOs) in the Capital Metro Area and 21 of the 685 VPOs the Postal Service has opened across the nation. Richmond District has achieved quite a feat \u2014 it has the highest number of \u00a0Village…<\/p>\n

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