For more than 80 years, volunteer postal workers have answered letters to Santa from children who would otherwise have no Christmas at all.
Operation Santa Claus, based out of the James A. Farley building across from Madison Square Garden, continues to grow and evolve each year.
It is now available to citizens, corporations, civic and church groups and anyone who would like to help bring a smile to a child who has little or no hope of receiving a Christmas present.
And this Christmas season, Operation Santa Claus may be available at your local post office. Please check with your postmaster to find out where you can get Dear Santa letters.
All you have to do is show proper identification and fill out a brief application form. Then you'll get a handful of letters to read before deciding how many children you'd like to help brighten the holiday.
You can pick up letters in person at the James A. Farley Building.
The Operation Santa Claus program will commence today, December 4, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. and will end on December 23, 2007. You cannot pick up letters on Sundays.
Hours of operation will be:
If you have any questions about the program please leave a voice mail at 212-330-3000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
OperationLetterToSanta.com also offers more than 850 pages of holiday traditions, tales, sheet music, carols, lyrics, recipes, crafts, games and a kid zone for children of all ages.
