Do your children write letters to Santa?  If they do, you can add special meaning to this holiday tradition with Macy’s Believe Campaign.  At every Macy’s across the country there is a mailbox to collect letters for Santa Claus.  Bring your child’s stamped letter to Macy’s, addressed to Santa at the North Pole, and drop it into Santa’s special letterbox.  For every letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and will then deliver the letters to the Post Office for mailing to Santa.  The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

To make the experience even more magical, you can download Santa Stationary in a variety of formats, suitable for children of all ages and writing levels.  The Macy’s website also lists an Activity Guide for the holidays.

Believe is inspired by a letter to the editor written by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon in 1897 asking if there is a Santa Claus.  Journalist Francis P. Church responded with his famous essay on the importance of believing, including the iconic lines, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.  He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist…”

Take a moment to visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and read some of the letters from wish kids, and believe that your generosity could help make their dreams come true.