He has had one-man shows in Harrisburg, but this is his first in such a major forum. For the first time ever, some post offices will open Sunday during the Christmas season, including Carlisle and Mechanicsburg. Many locations will feature expanded weekday and weekend hours. Mail carriers will work Christmas day, delivering express and priority mail. The expanded weekday and Sunday hours are an effort to accommodate people so busy with work, family and shopping that they have a hard time getting to the post office during regular hours, Mechanicsburg Postmaster George Stumpf says.
Many charities operate in a remote manner.
Donors of money, food or clothing never meet the people they help - or vice versa. Warm the Children, which is being sponsored by The Sentinel and Carlisle Barracks, is different. The program also gives donors and other interested citizens a chance to interact during a shopping trip, says Sharon DeVenney, special projects coordinator for The Sentinel. It's an excellent way for the newspaper to be involved in community. He says Warm the Children will become an annual Sentinel program.