SAMPLES OF 2002 VOLUNTEER LETTERS TO CHILDREN
00_NAME => Sophie
Gilbert
01_SEX => girl
02_AGE => 6
03_COUNTRY => USA
05_BEHAVIOR => Very
Good
06_WISHLIST => Dear
Santa,
I have been a good girl
this year. So I was wondering if I could have everything that I wanted
for Christmas. I probably want everything. I want the barbie
talking townhouse, and more polly pockets and stuff like that.
Love, Sophie
07_EXTRA_INFO => I am
in Brownies.
I am in first grade.
I have two dogs named
Steve and Fergie.
My teacher's name is Mrs.
Shoemaker.
Dear Sophie,
I'm so glad you wrote to me
this year and guess what? I already knew you were a very good girl all
year. I checked my list just recently and it said so. I am so proud
of you! Ho! Ho! Ho! I just love it when little girls try their
hardest to be good. I can hardly believe you are in the first grade
already. I know Mrs. Shoemaker enjoys having you as a studentand I see
you are in Brownies now! That is wonderful. Mrs. Claus was a Brownie
once if I remember right. No wait...I'm sorry. She wasn't a Brownie....
She ate a brownie once. Ho! Ho! Ho!
I love to give good girls
and boys all the things that they want for Christmas and try my best,
Sophie. As soon as I finish writing this letter I am going straight down
to the workshop to check on those Barbie and Polly Pockets items.
Sometimes the elves stick those tiny Polly Pockets into their own elf pockets
and forget to take them out, then Mrs. Claus finds them in the bottom of the
washing machine. Ho! Ho! Ho! Of course I can't tell you what I will
be bringing for you this Christmas, sweetie, that would spoil the surprise and
I wouldn't want to do that!
Well Sophie, Santa has to
get back to work now. Christmas Eve is fast approaching. Soon I'll
be flying over your town. Make sure you go to sleep early on Christmas
Eve and no peeking.
Love,
Santa
P.S. Steve and Fergie will
be helping Santa too and will be on hand to let me know if you are sound asleep.
Give them each a gentle scratch behind the ears from old Santa, would you?
00_NAME => Elise Conroy
01_SEX => girl
02_AGE => 15
03_COUNTRY => USA
05_BEHAVIOR => Evil
Mr. Santa Claus, North Pole
Dear Mr. Santa Claus:
I have been an evil person this
year. You can even ask my siblings, they would definitely agree with
me. They think I am a horrible person, even though I share my Swedish
Fish.
Therefore, I would like to ask you for a
pony. It my biggest dream, and I really want it to come true. If
you bought and found for a place for it to stay (that is nearby of course) I
would love and believe in you forever.
Thank-you for reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Elise Conroy
07_EXTRA_INFO => Brothers: Edwin
age 18, Andrew age 15 (just like me), Benjamin age 12 (I had to ask my mom about
that one), and Daniel age 8. Sisters: Susan age 14
Teachers: Mr. Stewart for Chorus,
Mr. Sites for Spanish, Mrs. Moyer for English, Miss Alger for Math, Mr. Cordi
for Global, Ms. Feketa for Gym, Doc Watson for Chem, and Mr. Byrnes for
Keyboarding.
Recent Accomplishments: Concert; I
am a nun in the school musical!! ;)
Dear Elise,
Excuse me while I wipe off my
spectacles. They must be fogged up because I swear I just read that you
admitted to being evil and then turned around and asked for a pony. Ho!
Ho! Ho! However, your request for a pony just won't be possible as live
animals are not allowed on the sleigh. Their bodies cannot withstand the
intense cold found at the altitudes I reach. The reindeer, who were bred
over centuries to withstand the cold, are the only living creatures other than
myself (and perhaps an elf or two) to be on or about the sleigh.
Besides, you have grown up so much that you
should really have asked for a horse...but alas, my answer would have been the
same. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Perhaps you'd enjoy a horse statue...or a
stuffed horse? But then again, you didn't authorize any
substitutions, so I will have to try to find something else that you will
enjoy. But never fear, you will be pleasantly surprised on Christmas
morning, despite having been evil all year. I will cut you a break this
time for sharing your Swedish Fish...but Elise, that is really stretching it,
so please do both of us a favor and try as hard as you can to be good. It's not
fair to your brothers and sister if you reap rewards for naughty behavior now
is it?
It's funny...I love and believe in you, even
when you are evil. But you say you will only believe in me if I bring you a
pony. So, I guess you won't be believing in me anymore. It really
isn't necessary that you believe in me, but it IS necessary that you believe in
yourself and as long as you can do that then I think Ol' Santa will turn a
blind eye to 2% of your evilness. Regardless of what you do , I will
continue loving YOU forever and always.
You certainly have a fine crew of
teachers. I am especially pleased to see you are taking keyboarding with
Mr. Byrnes. It is so important in your country that you finely hone
that skill. Gone are the days of the old Smith-Coronas. No, they aren't
a new hip hop duo, they were typewriters that were quite popular in their day.
Try to be good between now and Christmas. Go
to bed early on Christmas Eve and I will see you then!
Love Forever and Always,
Santa
00_NAME => Serena Kaye Beacher
01_SEX => Girl
02_AGE => 11mth
03_COUNTRY => Australia
05_BEHAVIOR => Very Good
06_WISHLIST => Dear Santa,
Hello, this is my very first Christmas and
I would like to introduce myself to you.
I have been learning alot of new things
like, I can roll, comando crawl, sing, squeal, say mumumumum, dadada. I even
had my first hair cut not so long ago. I have four (4) teeth. The first to come
through was my bottom left, then top left eye tooth (yes I was crosscutting!!)
then the bottom right then the top left. I can drink from a sipper cup, and a
straw.My favorite food is fruit and yoghurt. I am looking forward to christmas
day.
Love always
Serena
07_EXTRA_INFO => Pet Cat - Dizzy, Poppy
Pete is coming over from Sydney for christmas, this will be the first time I
have meet him. Poppy Pete was here for Serena's birth but left a week later. I
am the first Granchild on both sides. I am the 5th generation (still alive) on
my mums side and fourth on my dads. I love the water, especially in the shower.
Ho Ho Ho!
Welcome to the world Dear Sweet Serena!
Let me introduce myself to you also. I
am Santa Claus. I live at the North Pole. I have 8 tiny reindeer
and so many elves that help me throughout the year I can't even count
them. They multiply fast. Why just last year one of my Top Elves
had a baby elf and he is probably the same age as you are right now. I
will be visiting you once a year for the rest of your life.
That day is Christmas eve. I fly all
over the world with my reindeer and deliver presents on Christmas eve to good
little boys and girls. I know if you are sleeping, I know if you're
awake, I know if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake... Ho!
Ho! Ho!
I see you can do all kinds of new things,
soon you will be so big you will be able to write to me all by yourself, drink
from a big cup and have all your teeth. I might even put a good word in for you
to the tooth fairy. We use to go out in high school and are still very
good friends.
What really matters is that you be a good
girl. Show everyone love and understanding as best you can. Help
you're Mommy and Daddy and Poppy Pete, make them as proud as can be.
Share all that you have and always be kind, even if the people aren't always
kind to you. These things are the important things in life. If you even
try to do these things just a little bit you will always be on my good girl
list.
Now Serena this is important. I know it
will be hard for you to do right now but you must be sound asleep before Santa
can visit you. I can only visit good little girls that are asleep on Christmas
eve. I must get back to work now. Christmas is almost here. See you
soon, Sweetie!
Love,
Santa
P.S. Santa LOVES yogurt too.