It seems the holiday season starts earlier and earlier every year, but in some ways, that’s not such a bad thing.
I’m the type who likes to think every day should be Christmas, and we can all play “Santa.” Okay, not as well as The Jolly One himself, but we can at least try.
And with An Enchanted Letter TM, I’m kind of in Christmas mode all year long. And I shop--always on sale!--all year long for the holidays. (You should see the closet in the “junk” room. Although it pretty well clears out by this time every year.)
Lots of other organizations are playing “Santa” too, and Macy’s is one of them. Bring your stamped letter to Santa to any Macy’s, addressed to Santa at the North Pole (where else would Santa be?), and drop your letter into their special Santa letterbox. For every letter, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation up to 1 million. Then they’ll deliver them to the Post Office for mailing to Santa. At the North Pole.
And in the spirit of giving, An Enchanted Letter TM just delivered to a local drop-off 5 shoeboxes, filled with shoes, tees, socks, toys, and toiletries, for Operation Christmas Child, which in turn delivers them to needy kids all over the world. (Thanks to all the volunteers at the church--and all the churches across the country!)
And special thanks to all of my customers, because a portion of profits from the personalized letters I sell all year long goes to fund the shoeboxes and toys for local charities at Christmas.
Which makes us all “Santa’s Elves.” :)
For more info on Macy’s letter drive, go to macys.com/believe
Oh, and while you're there, enter their contest to win a trip to the 2010 (next year!) Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Wanna see pics of the shoeboxes?
I have a blast putting the shoeboxes together, wrapping them in Christmas paper. Playing Santa. (Warm fuzzies.) And new this year, Operation Christmas Child has a tracking system that will (hopefully) let me know which countries the shoeboxes go to. (How cool is that?) Of course, when I find out, I'll share. :)
And in the meantime, I'm sharing my annual Countdown to Christmas Contest with you! Okay, so it's not as grand as the Macy's prize ;) but I love playing "Santa." So here's "Elf Donna's" turn.
The Countdown to Christmas Contest has begun!
An Enchanted Letter TM is giving away a prize pack of children’s holiday books-- including a beautiful hardcover edition of the children’s classic The Velveteen Rabbit--holiday pencils and stickers, and a cute “Santa on his sleigh“ Christmas stocking.
All you have to do to enter is send an email to gtbaskets (at) yahoo.com with “Christmas Countdown” in the subject line. Only winner will be contacted by email for mailing address. (All other emails will be discarded after contest.)
Contest ends December 10th.
(Sorry, can only ship within US.)
Here are the book titles:
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Nutcracker (hardcover Golden Books edition)
Teddy’s Christmas Cut-out (activity book)
Story of the Christmas Rose
The Tiny Christmas Elf
Sesame Street coloring/activity book
Travels with Santa sticker book
3 holiday pencils
4 holiday sticker sheets
“Santa on his sleigh” stocking
Here’s the photo:
Good Luck, and Happy Holidays!
Now back to your regular programming. Pass the pumpkin pie!
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