How many, and when
We can write 25 free letters a week for 4 weeks, first come, first served. The form only accepts a nomination while this week’s letters are still available, so nobody submits one and finds out later there was no room.
Week 1 · October 18 to October 24
25 of 25 leftthis week
Week 2 · October 25 to October 31
25 of 25 left
Week 3 · November 1 to November 7
25 of 25 left
Week 4 · November 8 to November 14
25 of 25 left
What to expect, plainly
- Best efforts, and capped. 25 letters a week is what we can do without taking the pen away from paying families who keep the lights on. When a week is full, the form says so and tells you when the next week opens.
- A person reads every nomination and you hear back by email within a few days, either way. We never leave a nomination hanging.
- For children in our local area who are facing something hard: illness, loss, a family going through it, a rough year at school. You decide who qualifies; tell us in a sentence or two.
- Up to 3 children per nomination. One letter per child, with their name on the envelope and on the certificate.
- Sent to the child’s home, or to you to pass along if that is kinder or simpler. Nothing on the outside mentions us.
- Private. What you tell us is used to write the letter and for nothing else, and it is deleted after the season. We never contact children.
Want to send a letter to a child of your own? The ordinary letters are here. Questions: elves@sentfromsanta.com