According to the U.S. Postal Service, millions do actually write to Santa, and based on a review of those received thus far, many of them this year are asking for “essentials” instead of just games and toys.
As reported in last Wednesday’s USA Today:
At New York City's main post office, Head Elf Pete Fontana and 22 staff elves will sort 2 million letters in Operation Santa, which connects needy children with "Secret Santas" who answer their wishes.
Fontana, a customer relations coordinator for the Postal Service, has been head elf for 15 years.
"The need is greater this year than I've ever seen it," he says. "One little girl didn't want anything for herself. She wanted a winter coat for her mother."
That really pulls at your heart, doesn’t it?
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