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evbro

M$3 December 11, 2008 09:00 PM

What happens to all the letters addressed to Santa Claus?

Is there a giant warehouse full of them somewhere? That would be appropriate if the warehouse was at the North Pole.

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steepdecli...

December 11, 2008 09:17 PM

First step is they obviously go to the local post office, and then to the regional office. From there they are collected for Operation Santa Claus -- http://www.operationlettertosanta.com/Pages/story_1.htm
For New York --
Operation Santa Claus
James A. Farley Building
421 Eighth Avenue, Room 3023
New York, NY 10199-9998
You can also telephone the branch at 212-330-3084.

For California --
Operation Santa Claus
2000 Royal Oaks Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95813

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lon

December 11, 2008 09:21 PM

Most of them probably wind up at a Mail Recovery Center, better known as a "Dead Letter Office."

More and more, though, charitable groups (like "Toys for Tots" or "Secret Santa") are actually collecting these letters and trying to help out some of the kids who send them with gifts or holiday surprises.

There are even some private businesses set up that will send kids personalized letters from the North Pole answering their requests. One I've read about recently is "The North Pole Secretary."
Source(s):
http://www.northpolesecretary.com/
http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=&tid=2032238
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2008/12/05/dear_santa_times_are_to...

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