Ho ho ho, and go go go: Operation Santa is on.
The U.S. Postal Service launched its annual gift-giving effort this month. The public can adopt letters to Santa from children and families in need.
Make the holidays magical! We’re collecting letters to Santa, see how you can help: https://t.co/rgxI9i2Kkd. 🎅✉️ #USPSOperationSanta #sendjoy pic.twitter.com/boYNmQaZEg
— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) November 20, 2019
It was so successful that the USPS actually ran out of letters at one point, though it’s back in business now.
The postal service also revealed Santa’s official address: 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888.
When the Postal Service gets a letter addressed to Santa, it’s scanned, personal information is removed and it’s uploaded to its website for people to read.
Letters are then “adopted” by people, and wishes are fulfilled.
USPS first launched Operation Santa in 1912, when then-Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized local postmasters to open up letters to Santa for employees to read and respond to.
It was opened to the public in the 1940s, went digital in 2017 and expanded in 2019.
