Overview

• Letters must be postmarked by Dec. 6 to be eligible for this year’s program.
• Registration for adopters opens Nov. 3, letter adoption begins Nov. 17 at USPSOperationSanta.com, and Dec. 13 is the final day to adopt and ship for on-time delivery.
• Adopters can choose up to 15 letters and fulfill wishes via the USPS Gift Shoppe or a participating post office, with Gift Shoppe purchases packaged and shipped by USPS.
• A new family-letter option enables one adoption to cover multiple people in a single household.
• USPS urges more volunteers because letters typically outnumber adopters, and gifts must be new for health and safety reasons.