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When Santa Gets Busy, USPS Delivers Holiday Magic with Operation Santa

Gour Biswas participates in Operation Santa. (Credit: Dana Binfet)

Gour Biswas participates in Operation Santa. (Credit: Dana Binfet)

Every December thousands of hopeful kids send letters to Santa Claus. But sometimes the North Pole gets so busy that Santa needs help fulfilling everyone’s Christmas wishes. No need to worry, the United States Postal Service steps up to lighten the load with Operation Santa and Dana Binfet is here to explain how this program got its start.

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About the author(s)

Dana Binfet is a freelance journalist and a graduate student at Columbia School of Journalism, covering the intersection of arts, culture and social justice.