SF Post Office looks for Santa's helpers to answer letters

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The post office is looking for a few good elves to help Santa answer all those letters he gets for Christmas.

Some of the letters tug at your heart like one from six-year-old Angel: "My mom says she would get me anything I want when she starts working, Santa. And I want something for Christmas this year. I really need uniforms for school, Santa, 'cause the pants I have don't fit me," Angel wrote.

Not all kids ask for toys or electronics. Some ask for clothes or food. Anyone who wants to help Santa answer these letters, and send the child a present, can get them from the San Francisco Post Office.

"Santa is on a limited budget, so we try to put the more needy letters to the top of the pile," said James Widgel, San Francisco Post Office spokesman. "And those are the ones we offer up first. But we try to get one letter to every child that writes to Santa."

Anyone interested in taking part on the Letters to Santa program can view the letters next Tuesday at the San Francisco Main Post Office on Evans Avenue.