Operation Santa Claus Explained
Operation Santa Claus is a yearly initiative undertaken by the United States Postal Service. It was started in 1912 when United States Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized local postmasters to start responding to needy children, with the first one starting at the James Farley Post Office.[1] [2]
For years, the program has invited children to send letters to Santa Claus at 123 Elf Road, North Pole 88888. Members of the public may volunteer to "adopt" these letters. Letter adopters reply to the children and may send them gifts.[3] While the adoption program used to operate out of selected post offices to which letters had been distributed and volunteers had to visit those post offices to receive the letters they were adopting,[4] since 2019, the adoption program has been carried out online.[5]
Operation Santa Claus program in Alaska
The Salvation Army in cooperation with the Alaska Air National Guard use C-130 Hercules to distribute every year gifts to children living in remote places in Alaska before Christmas.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Operation Santa Claus At James Farley Post Office 2012 | Operation Santa Claus - Santa's Blog . 2012-12-12 . 2011-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111128235359/http://operationsanta.com/operation-santa-claus-at-james-farley-post-office-2012/ . November 28, 2011 .
- Web site: Operation Santa FAQ's. Operationsanta.com/. 12 December 2012. 15 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121209031109/http://operationsanta.com/operation-santa-faqs/. 9 December 2012.
- Web site: Miller . Susan . 'Don't forget about me': USPS' Operation Santa looking for donors to make magic this year . 2022-12-02 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- Web site: abc7NY . Operation Santa Claus aims to help the needy ABC7 New York abc7ny.com . 2022-12-02 . ABC7 New York . en.
- Web site: America . Good Morning . USPS' 'Operation Santa' launches online to make holidays happy one for children, families in need . 2022-12-02 . Good Morning America . en.
- http://www.salvationarmyalaska.org/alaska/santa Operation Santa Claus program