The Greater Portland Postal Customer Council is pleased to present the following upcoming events:

May 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC May 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 05-14-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
June 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC June 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 06-11-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
July 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC July 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 07-09-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
August 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC August 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topic featured is:

Jon Bowman, Director of Business Development for the Direct Marketing division of Salem One, will have a presentation on “Digital retargeting – taking online data and converting to direct mail”

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Jon Bowman graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in with a degree in business and a minor in economics. He also holds an MBA from Wake Forest University. He joined PostMark, Inc. following graduation from Charlotte, a small direct marketing firm in Winston-Salem, NC. Jon helped grow PostMark, Inc. into a regionally recognized direct marketing organization. He became President and majority owner of the company. In February 2019 Salem One acquired PostMark. Jon is now the Director of Business Development for the Direct Marketing division of Salem One. Salem One is a national organization with three production facilities in NC – Winston-Salem, Kernersville, and Charlotte. Salem One works with brands such as Academy Sports, Floor & Decor, Lumos, and Truist.

Through his professional work, Jon has had an opportunity to guest lecture at UNC Charlotte, Appalachian State University, Elon University, Forsyth Technical Commuinty College, and UNC Chapel Hill. Additionally, he has presented at the National Postal Forum multiple times and several other regional Postal Customer Council meetings.

Jon and his wife Beth (also a Charlotte graduate),have two sons, Andrew who is a senior in Computer Engineering at Charlotte, and Peyton a Sophomore in high school, both whom have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America. Jon enjoys volunteering with Boy Scouts, Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited, and A Bed and A Book. Additionally, in his free time he likes to fly fish, tie flies, hike, and camp.

 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 08-13-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
September 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC September 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 09-10-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
October 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC October 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topic featured is:

Floyd Creecy, MSMA, will be presenting "Creating a Powerful Direct Mail Campaign".

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 10-08-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
November 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC November 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topic featured is:

Dale Filhaber, President of Dataman Group Direct, will be presenting “Marketing to Millennials”.

Dale

Dale Filhaber is a well-known direct marketing writer, commentator and Listologist Supreme. She is President of Dataman Group Direct, a direct marketing company based in Boca Raton FL. 

Dataman Group was founded in 1981 and has provided thousands of clients across the country with highly targeted direct mail & telemarketing lists reaching both the Homeowner & Business markets.

Dale is a Past-President of the Florida Direct Marketing Association and has been active in the Direct Marketing Industry in South Florida for many years, serving as a member of the Florida Direct Marketing Association Board of Directors for over 25 years.

Dale has received many awards including an Up & Comers Award in Entrepreneurship from Price Waterhouse and the South Florida Business Journal and a Direct Marketing Association Golden Arrow. Dale was presented with the prestigious FDMA Hall Of Fame Award in 2009 and in 2012, a Golden Mouse Award in Direct Marketing from Women in Ecommerce.  

She has spoken for the national Direct Marketing Association as well as state chapters, The Public Relations Society of America, The PCC (Postal Customer Council), Water Quality Association, the Small Business Administration, as well as local colleges about direct marketing. She has published articles about different phases of direct marketing in numerous industry magazines.

Her weekly Blog, Ask Data Dale, addresses a variety of direct marketing topics.

Dale Filhaber can be reached at (800) 771-3282; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Visit her website at www.datamangroup.com

 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person by registering in advance: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFMviKICTYq9ggVCVPF3mg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 11-12-2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free

USPS National and Oregon News

05/06/2026 12:23
Baker City, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community to include Baker City, Durkee, and Sumpter.
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05/06/2026 12:16
Oregon City, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community to include Oregon City, Clackamas, and Tualatin.
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05/06/2026 12:08
Portland, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families across the Portland Area.
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05/06/2026 12:04
PHOENIX — Today USPS presented its 2026 Partnership for Excellence Awards to several recipients on the final day of the National Postal Forum, the mailing and shipping industry’s largest annual conference.
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05/05/2026 10:30
PHOENIX — The Postal Service today commemorated the centennial of Route 66 with the release of a set of eight stamps, each showing a site from the states through which the roadway runs.
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05/05/2026 09:50
PHOENIX — In a keynote address yesterday at the National Postal Forum, Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner and key executives addressed thousands of mailing and shipping professionals. They updated attendees on the U.S. Postal Service’s improving service performance, continued network modernization, innovation across products and digital capabilities, and strategy to drive growth and greater value for customers and partners. The keynote also underscored the Postal Service’s 250-year legacy of supporting American commerce and communities and its continued role as both a national institution and an economic platform.
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05/05/2026 09:15
PHOENIX — The Postal Service today commemorated the centennial of Route 66 with the release of a set of eight stamps, each showing a site from the states through which the roadway runs.
Read more...
05/05/2026 04:55
PHOENIX — In a keynote address yesterday at the National Postal Forum, Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner and key executives addressed thousands of mailing and shipping professionals.
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05/01/2026 05:00
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced a new release coming this summer: a set of Barbie stamps featuring Barbie dolls through the years, dressed for 10 iconic careers.
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04/24/2026 09:28
BURLINGAME, CA — The U.S. Postal Service is sharing one of summer’s greatest pleasures — A Day at the Beach — with its latest set of stamps, which were released today at the WESTPEX Stamp Show.
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