The first time, no thank you note/card gets a pass; the second time (there won’t be a second time).” “When the kids are little and don’t say thank you in some way, I put it on the parents.

The U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa, which began accepting letters from those in need in mid-September, will launch registration and ID verification Monday for potential gift-givers.

You asked for two very expensive presents and Santa can only do so much,” the typed-out letter read. Saint Nick told Jeremy that he needed to “learn to be grateful” for what he does have.

Are you craving a white Christmas, pining for a red-nosed reindeer – all before a Black Friday? So is the U.S. Postal Service, which is opening its annual Operation Santa letter adoptions ...

Thank you all, so very much. Linda Matchan can be reached at linda.matchan@globe.com For 69 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has provided gifts to children in need at ...

USPS Operation Santa allows people to help read through Santa letters, shop for people in need, and ship gifts directly to them. Adoptions for the program began on Nov. 18, and the last day to ...

(Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for ...