Post Office Calls for Santa's Helpers

Letters answered by postal staff, Bay Area residents

Beginning Monday, Bay Area residents can start helping bring to life the Christmas dreams of children who have written to Santa Claus.

Since 1912, the U.S. Postal Service has been answering letters written to Santa and granting the wishes of children. By the 1940s the volume  was too much for Postal Service employees to handle, and charitable organizations and corporations were invited to assist.

This year's Letters-to-Santa Program will begin Monday and postal employees, Bay Area residents, organizations and companies are urged to stop  by their local participating post office to take part.

Local post offices offering the program include:

  • 580 N. Mary Ave. in Sunnyvale
  • 150 Harbor Drive in Sausalito
  • 1300 Evans Ave. in San  Francisco
  • 751 E. Blithedale Ave. in Mill Valley
  • 6 Beach Road in Belvedere
  • 50 W. Manor Drive in Pacifica
  • 2020 Pescadero Creek Road in Pescadero
  • 211  Hope St. in Mountain View
  • 730 Second St. in Santa Rosa
  • 11041 Main St. in  Penngrove
  • 8930 Sonoma Highway in Kenwood

"This is a very special holiday tradition that the Postal Service  does yearly," San Francisco Postmaster Noemi Luna said. "Working with the  Letters-to-Santa program is one of the ways our employees celebrate the  season and give back to the community."

Beginning this year, requests to take part in the program must be  made in person and must include photo identification and a short form.

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