Send change of address to:

• Post Office

• Charge Accounts, and Credit Card Accounts

• Friends & Relatives

• Subscriptions: Notice requires several weeks for magazines.

Notify:

• Bank: Transfer funds, arrange check cashing in new city.

• Insurance: Notify new location for coverage (life, health, fire, auto, homeowner's.)

• Automobile: Transfer car title, car registration, car tags, driver's license, state windshield sticker, and motor club membership.

• Utilities: Gas, light, cable TV, water, telephone get refund of any deposits made. Arrange for immediate service in new town. Arrange final reading and change of name for billing.

• Delivery People: Cancel laundry, newspaper and milk.

• School: Ask for copies or transfer of children's records.

Ask for:

• Medical records of family and pets.

• Drug and Eye Contact or Glasses Prescriptions to be transferred.

• Doctor and Pharmacist recommendations.

• Letters of Introduction to transfer memberships.

• Pet requirements in new city.

And, don't forget to:

• Empty freezer; plan use of foods.

• Defrost freezer-refrigerator. (Place charcoal to dispel odors.)

• Have appliances serviced for moving.

• Clean rugs or clothing, before moving; have them "moving-wrapped."

• Check with your moving counselor: insurance coverage, packing and unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping papers, method and time of expected payment.

• Plan for special care needs of infants.

• Plan garage sale

On moving day:

• Carry currency, jewelry, documents yourself; or use registered mail.

• Plan for transporting pets. (They are poor traveling companions if unhappy.) Make sure you can be found if they become lost.

• Carry traveler's checks for quick available funds.

• Tell close friends or relatives your route and schedule (including overnight stops). Use them as "message headquarters."

• Double check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty.

• Arrange to leave keys with new tenant, owner or agent.