MRH Kindergarteners Show Support for Post Office

The following was submitted by Mark Ryan, a Maplewood resident and father of a Maplewood Richmond Heights kindergarten student. 

While adult members of the Maplewood community would for the on Tuesday, children from the expressed their enthusiasm for their post office earlier.

Last week, members of Stephanie Sauselle's kindergarten class wrote letters and drew pictures illustrating their support of the local post office. On Tuesday, the class walked from the classroom at the ECC to the Maplewood Post Office, where they delivered in person a plea to keep the post office open.

The students were surprisingly aware of the forces working against the United States Postal Service. They said things like, "It costs lots of money to run a post office" and "People use email instead." Still, these young supporters knew the importance of a post office to a local community like Maplewood.

The warm welcome they received from postal staff and the guided tour of the Maplewood Post Office only cemented their interest in seeing the post office remain open for business. Like so many in the tight-knit community of Maplewood, I just hope this is not the last time our children can enter the Post Office and greet by name those who carry, sort and process our mail.

Mark Ryan
Maplewood resident, whose son attends the Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center.