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My Letter to Santa
By Brain Thomason, Clerk Craft Director, Denver Metro Area Local
It’s a few weeks before Christmas and everyone is hustling and bustling around in preparation for the holidays. Here at the hall, we are receiving lots of letters to Santa Claus from union members’ children, and the Jolly Old Elf himself will be working long hours to write back to each child. With this job before me, I thought: “How long has it been since I wrote to Saint Nick?” The answer is: “It’s been a while – would he even remember me?”
Dear Santa:
My name is Brian and I have not written to you in a very long time. I don’t want any toys anymore (unless it’s an old GTO) because I’m all grown up. Now that I’m an adult, I wanted to thank you for all the toys over the years. You made memories for me and my brothers and sisters that we can truly never forget.
I know that you do more than just bring toys to little children all over the world. You work miracles in people’s lives. You help people come closer together as a family and are responsible for gifts that otherwise would never have existed. Again, I thank you for all that you have done over the many years!
My wish this year is that every child would hear back from Santa. There have been many disasters in the world in the past year. There are still people missing in Sri Lanka, including parents washed out to sea. Will their kids still receive presents?
Here in our country we had all the horrific hurricanes and terrible tornadoes and storms. I am concerned about all of those children, too. What kind of Christmas can they have with all the damage that occurred, with their homes lost, destroyed, flooded, and uninhabitable.
Santa, I work for the U.S. Postal Service. I am going to try to help you with your job this year. I feel that because we sort and deliver so many of your Christmas gifts every year, my fellow postal workers and I are “Santa’s Elves.” These Postal Elves are spread out all over the United States, working feverishly to get your gifts delivered on time. We, too, are putting in overtime, and we rarely get a day off during December. Like your elves up there at the North Pole, we, too, CARE about the product and service we give. We take great pride in the work we do.
So I’m going to ask that every postal elf in the country help to make a child’s Christmas a memorable one. When they are out shopping for their own child or grandchild, buy an extra gift for those less fortunate. We make pretty good money for what we do. An extra gift or two won’t break anyone. Just knowing that you made a child’s day on Christmas morning will be a feeling that will last a lifetime. If everyone would buy just one gift, think of how many lives would be touched.
As always Santa, you keep making the toys and we’ll keep on delivering them on time no matter where in the world they are going!
Sincerely,
Brian Thomason
Seriously though, I believe a11 of us in the Postal Service should look long and hard at ourselves and then spend some time thinking of others during the holiday season. We have great benefits, good pay, and job security. Our pension plan can't be raided; we can't be laid off or fired at the whim of a supervisor. We have job security. To me that means peace of mind knowing I won't walk in and get a pink slip one day. We have it pretty darn good at the Post Office and a contract that protects us from evils all year long. So dig down a little deeper this year and share the wealth with those who have less than you and I do. Buy a gift for a child this Christmas – there are any number of programs you can donate the purchase to. It’ll bring a sparkle to someone’s eyes and warmth to your heart. – B.T.
December, 2005
