1. Write a personalized letter to a child from Santa Claus and sign it “From Santa.” 2. Insert the letter into an envelope and address it to the child. 3. Add the return address: “SANTA, NORTH POLE” to the envelope. 4. Ensure a First-Class stamp is affixed...
The letters must beaddressedto “Santa’s official workshop address” which isSanta Claus, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888. Letters to the program must be postmarked by Dec. 10, be affixed with a first-class mail forever stamp, and have a return address. The Postal Service does not gua...
The details of how this occurs are unclear, however: A press release from the USPS says simply that once the letter is received, "Santa's helpers at the Postal Service will take care of the rest," provided the letter arrives in Alaska by Dec. 15. "The Letters from Santa program a...
USPS Operation Santa, which allows generous people from across the United States to help fulfill the holiday wishes of families in need by adopting their letters to Santa Claus, kicks off this week. On Sept. 16, the program began accepting letters that children and...
"These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other company to lend legitimacy to their claims. USPS utilizes the 5-digit short codes to send and receive SMS to and from mobile phones."There is a free tool to track packages through the Postal Service...
Kids Send Thousands of Letters to Santa Each Year. Here's What Really Happens to Them The United States Postal Service and volunteers have responded to North Pole holiday correspondence over the past century Updated: December 13, 2024 | Originally Published: December 14, 2017 Untold Stories of ...
The launch of the e-commerce site coincides with the first day of letter adoption for the program’s 2024 holiday season. Supporters are invited to visit the official USPS Operation Santa website to browse letters, choose a child’s wish to fulfill and...
The Mail Isolation Control and Tracking program is more than a decade old, but it came into public view recently when the FBI cited it in its investigation of ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and New York Mayor Bloomberg. The highly secretive program uses computers to photograph the...
Postal people with a heart by John M. Hotchner Are there still postal employees answering children’s letters to Santa Claus?Dec 6, 2024, 10:00 AM November cartoon caption contest winner captures astronaut’s surprise on moon by John M. Hotchner Golf was the inspiration for several read...
In its 108th year, the US Postal Service’s annual “Operation Santa” letter writing campaign is going digital – and expanding nationwide – to adapt to the ongoing pandemic. The program allows children and families to write letters to Santa, which will then be processed and shared online b...