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Be An Elf

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Crisis Support
  • Homeless & Housing
  • Hunger
  • Race & Ethnicity

Location

8117 West Manchester AvenueSuite 500Playa del Rey, CA 90293 United States

Website:

https://www.BeAnElf.org
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Mission Statement

Be An Elf's mission is to make underprivileged children smile on Christmas morning and to inspire our volunteers with the real spirit of Christmas. Every December the US Postal Service's Operation Santa permits the public to read and adopt the neediest letters to Santa from home. Christmas volunteers across the US may read letters from kids online, adopt one or more that move them, and later mail their gifts directly to the child or family who wrote to Santa. The saddest letters ask Santa for only new shoes, a backpack for school, a warm coat, or Christmas dinner. Others are written by Moms whose kids are too little to write, list their kids’ ages and clothing sizes, and tell why they need help for the holidays. They talk about struggles with employment, health, and other life challenges.

Description

Some of our volunteers feel alone and sad over the holidays and find comfort and inspiration knowing they’ll put smiles on the faces of an underprivileged child on Christmas morning.

Be An Elf is not affiliated with the USPS Operation Santa(r), but supports their program by increasing public awareness of it. The charity’s press releases and social media campaigns have recruited thousands of new volunteers who adopted letters and sent gifts to kids. Be An Elf is supported by a major in-kind grant from Google for free advertising, and by donations from the public. BeAnElf.org is an excellent online guide to the USPS(r) program, with smart tips for new volunteers, as well as for parents seeking help with Christmas. The group uses tax-deductible donations to adopt letters and send gifts to families. There’s even a team-building plan for companies to offer employees the option to volunteer in teams.

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