GRADES: 2
UNITS: G&S, Trans/Com
NAME: Gaithersburg Post Office (or contact local post office)
STREET: 16501 Shady Grove Rd.
CITY: Gaithersburg COUNTY: Montgomery STATE: MD ZIP: 20898
CONTACT: Richard LaMontaine
PHONE: 301-670-6062 TYPE: Post Office
FEES: None
LUNCH: No
GROUP SIZE: 25, 1 adult per 5 children. DAYS: T W Th
HOURS: 10 am or 10:30 am
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes
LENGTH OF TOUR: 1 hour
RESOURCES: Fact sheet.
DESCRIPTION: A guided tour of the postal facility. Students are encouraged to bring ALREADY STAMPED letters with nice clear return addresses on them. They can mail their letters, cancel the postage, and see the route a letter takes. They can see "Barney," a piece of mail processing equipment, at work. No sandals, open-toed or high heeled shoes. Students will receive souvenirs, such as coloring books, rulers, Earth Day pins and official US Postal Service lollypops
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