Heroes' Corner

Distress de-stress

Employee aids, comforts customer in crisis
Smiling woman stands in Post Office workroom
Sanibel, FL, Rural Carrier Teresa Griest

Rural Carrier Teresa Griest was recently delivering mail in Sanibel, FL, when she came upon a customer in distress:

The man had fallen outside his home and couldn’t get up.

Griest immediately called 911 and comforted the customer until paramedics arrived to provide further assistance.

The man recovered from the incident.


Employees featured in “Heroes’ Corner” also receive letters of commendation through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program. The nomination form is available on Blue.