Cher‘s mission to save the Post Office isn’t going as planned.
Over the last week, the pop star has been actively posting about the United States Postal Service, from its genesis by first postmaster general Benjamin Franklin in 1775 to its resource in the 2020 presidential election. Celebrities have been encouraging their U.S. citizen fanbase to vote by mail ahead of the Nov. 3 date to avoid coronavirus potentially spreading at polling places.
But with President Donald Trump’s refusal to provide the $25 billion financial aid to the current USPS crisis, as delayed deliveries could present a major interference with mail-in ballots, people have been buying stamps and sending letters to loved ones to boost the system. But Cher has another hands-on approach she wanted to exercise.
“Can ppl volunteer at post office!?” she asked her 3.8 million Twitter followers Wednesday (Aug. 19) before detailing her struggle over the phone. “OK,Called 2 post offices In Malibu.They were polite. I Said’Hi This Is Cher,& I Would like to know If you ever take VolunteersLady Said She Didn’t Know & Gave Me # Of Supervisor.I Called & Said Hi This is Cher Do U Accept volunteers.’NO,Need Fingerprints & Background Check.’
Many stunned fans have been replying to her with other suggestions, from donating mail sorters to registering as a poll worker to even designing a stamp collection.
Check out Cher’s series of tweets below.
Can ppl volunteer at post office⁉️
— Cher (@cher) August 19, 2020
NO,IM NO KIDDING…COULD I
VOLUNTEER AT MY POST OFFICE ⁉️— Cher (@cher) August 19, 2020
IS NO ONE GOING TO HELP ME
WITH POST OFFICE 🙄— Cher (@cher) August 19, 2020
OK,Called 2 post offices In Malibu.They were polite.
I Said”Hi This Is Cher,& I Would like to know If you ever take Volunteers⁉️Lady Said She Didn’t Know & Gave Me # Of Supervisor.I Called & Said Hi This is Cher Do U Accept volunteers.”NO,Need
Fingerprints & Background Check”😥— Cher (@cher) August 19, 2020