Letters: Santa needs better hours

Re “Operation Santa strikes a chord,” Letters, Dec. 11

I too was touched by Diana Wagman’s piece about Operation Santa and looked online to get the details about volunteering.

There is one post office in Los Angeles that participates in the program. In addition, the program has surprisingly limited hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), making it nearly impossible for people who work (and therefore may be financially able to help someone in need) to get to this one post office in the allotted time.

The U.S. Postal Service needs to make this program available at several more post office locations in the city for it to be truly effective. Imagine if there were letters and wishes available at every post office.

There is little that I find as sad as the idea of a needy child waking up on Christmas morning with no presents. It’s a shame that so few children will benefit because of the limitations of Operation Santa.

Christy Edwards

Woodland Hills

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