USPS is asking for you to sponsor a child as part of 'Operation Santa.' How to help
USPS is asking for you to sponsor a child as part of 'Operation Santa.' How to help
SACRAMENTO TO EXPLAIN HOW. DEAR SANTA. MY NAME IS JASON AND WE’VE NEVER MET. I’M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ABOUT SOME SPECIAL LETTERS. YOU SHOULD SOON BE RECEIVING. DEAR SANTA. DEAR SANTA CLAUS, HOW ARE YOU? EVERY YEAR, SANTA’S BOYS AND GIRLS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WRITE YOU WITH THEIR MOST IMPORTANT WISHES. I’M ASKING IF YOU CAN MAKE MY CHRISTMAS DREAMS COME TRUE. PRETTY PLEASED BY GETTING ME A TV, A BOWLING BALL AND A 20 INCH PURPLE BIKE. I WOULD ASK SANTA FOR NEW SHOES. I DON’T, THAT’S ALL. I DON’T REALLY WANT THAT MUCH FOR CHRISTMAS. WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A PLAYSTATION FIVE AND MADDEN 25 FOR NINTENDO SWITCH. IT’S MIND BOGGLING TO THINK HOW YOU COULD POSSIBLY READ EVERY ONE. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ROUGH FOR OUR FAMILY FINANCIALLY, AND I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO CHEER CLASSES, BUT MY PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD IT. WHAT’S REALLY SAD? BUT IF. BUT IF MY MOM AND DAD SAID I COULD, I CAN MAYBE GET THEM A PRESENT. AND I HAVE BEEN A REALLY GOOD BOY THIS YEAR. IF YOU CAN HELP IT WILL BE APPRECIATED. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE LETTERS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. MY UNCLE PASSED AWAY IN APRIL, SO THIS YEAR WE NEED LOTS OF HELP. WE HAVE FIVE CHILDREN LIVING WITH US AND IT IS ROUGH, BUT WE ARE MAKING IT. I FEEL BAD FOR THEM, BUT I DO HOPE THEY GET THEIR PRESENTS AND WHAT THEY ASK FOR. IT’S SAD THAT THEIR FAMILY HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT AND THAT THEY’VE LOST THEIR UNCLE IN APRIL, AS PART OF OPERATION SANTA. THEY POST THEM ON THEIR WEBSITE WITH THE HOPES THAT GENEROUS PEOPLE WILL SPONSOR EACH ONE AND MAKE A KIDS WISH BECOME REALITY. SHE DID WANT A LOT OF THINGS, BUT HER IT WAS HER DREAM AND I THINK MAKING KIDS DREAMS COME TRUE IS LIKE WHAT REALLY MATTERS. THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY. THE STUDENTS AT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN SACRAMENTO HAVE NEVER MET THE BOYS AND GIRLS BEHIND THESE LETTERS. I REMEMBER TAKING PICTURES OF YOU EVERY CHRISTMAS. NEXT YEAR I WILL BE TEN. I HOPE I’M NOT TOO OLD. BUT SANTA, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THEY HIT CLOSE TO HOME. MAKES ME REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW. I HOPE YOU CAN GET ME ONE OF THOSE 1 OR 2 OF THOSE THINGS ON MY LIST. MERRY CHRISTMAS. LOVE, ELENA. AND AS YOU GET READY TO MAKE YOUR YEARLY VOYAGE, I HOPE HE HAS AN AMAZING DAY ON CHRISTMAS. AND HE’S SAFE. JUST KNOW THAT THESE KIDS STILL HAVE YOUR BACK, SANTA. THAT’S IT FOR NOW. THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT’S, LIKE, REALLY SPECIAL. A SPECIAL HOLIDAY. SINCERELY, PHOTOJOURNALIST JACK NOONAN. JASON MARKS KCRA THREE NEWS. THE DEADLINE TO SEND GIFTS DURING OPERATION SANTA IS DECEMBER 16TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SE
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USPS is asking for you to sponsor a child as part of 'Operation Santa.' How to help
The Postal Service is helping Santa check a few families off his list with its “Operation Santa” project.The project uses “Dear Santa” letters to find local families in need during the holiday season.The Postal Service puts the letters online and hopes people will deliver by helping to sponsor a child's holiday wish. It is asking for all gifts to be mailed by Dec. 16. Lucien, 6, is a student at Calvary Christian School in Sacramento. KCRA 3 asked Lucien and her classmates to read a few of the letters."It makes me really grateful for having what I have right now," added Mahennlie Walker.Click here to learn more about how to help with Operation Santa. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
The Postal Service is helping Santa check a few families off his list with its “Operation Santa” project.
The project uses “Dear Santa” letters to find local families in need during the holiday season.
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The Postal Service puts the letters online and hopes people will deliver by helping to sponsor a child's holiday wish. It is asking for all gifts to be mailed by Dec. 16.
Lucien, 6, is a student at Calvary Christian School in Sacramento. KCRA 3 asked Lucien and her classmates to read a few of the letters.
"It makes me really grateful for having what I have right now," added Mahennlie Walker.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter