Spring Break
Hollins Post Office Remains Open
Allison Austin
Issue date: 12/13/09 Section: News
Students had mobilized early this fall to protest the branch's potential closure, with a reported estimate of over 400 letters sent out in support of the post office.
Campbell was one of the students motivated to write in. "I actually wrote a very harshly worded letter about not only about them closing the Hollins Post Office, but about them saying they wanted our opinion and then those letters being due back before we even got back to campus. It would not have been hard for them to find out when we were coming back to campus and to extend that date by a week. That felt like a slap in the face."
Ewart, who also wrote a letter, was pleased by the apparent influence the letters had, and felt like the Postal Service listened students opinions. She felt her voice was at least partially responsible for the decision. "It was a group effort, I wasn't the only one to send a letter. I guess I had a hand in it, but so did everyone else. So I'm glad we could do something about it."
Miss Margaret says she has been overwhelmed by the level of support on campus. "I'm truly thankful and appreciative for everything y'all have done - from students to President Grey, onward - that went out of their way in writing the letters and everything. It was just overwhelming to my heart. You made me cry."
She continued, saying she wished she could thank every student individually, "I've been trying to think of a way of how I could make it posted - I really wanted it be on a more heartfelt, individual basis - I wanted everybody to know I am so in awe and thankful for such a wonderful response to your drive to keep this post office open."
Campbell was one of the students motivated to write in. "I actually wrote a very harshly worded letter about not only about them closing the Hollins Post Office, but about them saying they wanted our opinion and then those letters being due back before we even got back to campus. It would not have been hard for them to find out when we were coming back to campus and to extend that date by a week. That felt like a slap in the face."
Ewart, who also wrote a letter, was pleased by the apparent influence the letters had, and felt like the Postal Service listened students opinions. She felt her voice was at least partially responsible for the decision. "It was a group effort, I wasn't the only one to send a letter. I guess I had a hand in it, but so did everyone else. So I'm glad we could do something about it."
Miss Margaret says she has been overwhelmed by the level of support on campus. "I'm truly thankful and appreciative for everything y'all have done - from students to President Grey, onward - that went out of their way in writing the letters and everything. It was just overwhelming to my heart. You made me cry."
She continued, saying she wished she could thank every student individually, "I've been trying to think of a way of how I could make it posted - I really wanted it be on a more heartfelt, individual basis - I wanted everybody to know I am so in awe and thankful for such a wonderful response to your drive to keep this post office open."
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