Tri-State College Students Vie for 'Best P.R. Campaign' Title in Postal Service Contest

Creative ideas and stiff competition expected in final round of ‘P.R. Professional Experience’

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 28, 2006 -- It’s going to be a close race, as several Tri-State college juniors and seniors contend for bragging rights and top prizes in the final round of the Postal Service’s new public relations contest, ‘The P.R. Professional Experience.’

Teams from six area universities will demonstrate their P.R. campaigns on May 15 at 11:00AM at the NYC Postal Headquarters, James A. Farley Building, 380 W. 33rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York NY 10199.

Students from Dowling College (New York), Fairleigh Dickinson (New Jersey), Montclair State University (New Jersey), New York University (New York), Quinnipiac University (Connecticut), and SUNY at New Paltz (New York) will present their ideas on how to best promote the online postal products NetPost® (www.usps.com/netpost), Click-N-Ship® (www.usps.com/clicknship) and Direct Mail (www.usps.com/directmail) to18-30 year-olds.

A Grand Prize worth over $2500 will go to the team with the most creative and feasible campaign. Each member of the winning team will receive prizes sponsored by Microsoft, JetBlue Airways and Travelpro, including an Xbox 360 ™ a roundtrip flight to anywhere JetBlue Airways flies and a set of Travelpro luggage. The Grand Prize-winning team will also get the chance to have their campaign featured in a future Postal Service Public Relations promotion.

“The Postal Service is thrilled to have such reputable schools participate in the P.R. Professional Experience,” says Monica Hand, manager of public affairs and communications for the Postal Service. “This challenge will really determine who the P.R. superstars of tomorrow are. We look forward to seeing all of the creative ideas that these teams present.”

What: P.R. Professional Experience Awards Ceremony

When: Monday, May 15, 2006

Where: James A. Farley Building, 380 W. 33rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York 10199

Time: 11:00 AM

For press RSVP, email Saptosa Foster at saptosa@135stagency.com or call (404) 909-6493.

For more information on the P.R. Professional Experience and Official Rules, log on to www.usps.com/communications/prpe.

About the U.S. Postal Service

Since 1775, the U.S. Postal Service has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. An independent federal agency, the Postal Service makes deliveries to more than 142 million addresses every day and is the only service provider to deliver to every address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services. With annual revenues of $69 billion, it is the world's leading provider of mail and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the world. Moreover, today's postage rates will remain stable until at least 2006. The U.S. Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume-some 206 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year-and serves seven million customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide.

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