For all the boys and girls on the Peninsula that are looking for a spot to mail their letters to Santa, look no further, because the Central Peninsula Hospital is excited to announce that the holiday tradition, “Letters to Santa,” is back in business!
This event welcomes children of all ages to share their Christmas wishes with Santa, and even get a letter back in return.
The magical, red mailbox, which is located in the lobby of the Mountain Tower, is dedicated to collecting all of the letters that are written to Santa.
According to Jim Childers, the Volunteer & Community Services Manager, this tradition had started about 6 years ago, and the hospital is excited to bring it back for another year.
“Santa gave the volunteers here at the hospital, magical mailboxes that would automatically transports those letters straight to the North Pole. And Santa Claus directly answers. He just asked that you have your name, your age and your address so that he can return the letters that he writes back,” said Childers.
Childers does want to remind the littles ones that it does get extremely busy before Christmas, so the deadline to write a letter to Santa and receive a personalized letter back would be December 20th. Just be sure to include the child’s name, age, and address!
So, join the Central Peninsula Hospital in writing letters to Santa, and making this Christmas one to remember!
And as always, if you would like to volunteer at the hospital and be a part of this magical time, visit www.cpgh.org, click the About Us tab, and fill out the volunteer application link. Or call Jim Childers at 907-714-4543.