The USPS Operation Santa Program is a small way Oregonians can help ease that stress by sending gifts to families and individuals who have sent letters to Santa. This is how people can help. Operation Santa was created by the U.S. Postal Service to make someone else's "holiday wishes come true."

Here are guidelines to write Santa Claus or to participate in the Post Office’s longstanding Operation Santa program.

Kids and those in need can write letters to Chris Kringle, and if they do, they just might find some gifts coming their way through the mail.

If you're interested in adopting a letter, the first step is to create and verify an account on the USPS Operation Santa website. Once verified, you can browse through all the available letters and choose which holiday wishes to fulfill. You can even filter by state, family size and language (English or Español).