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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1987-12-02, Page 38Pyo 8 i rt w' efridmas Canada Post elves hard at work helping Santa Chace again, -postal employees in hundreds of pct offices large and sail across southwestern Ontario are devoting much of the spare time in an annual labor of love — helping a certain old fellow from the North Pole with his Christmas correspondence. Since 1982, Canada Post has helped Santa Cans answer nearly three million letters from children across Canada and around the world. Replies have been sent out on behalf of Santa in F, igJish and French, but also in at least a dozen other languages in- cluding Spanish, Greek, Polish, Viet- namese, Chinese and German. To ensure Haat sight isn't a requisite to receiving this slice of Christmas magic, replies have also been prepared in braille. The sheer volume of letters addressed to Santa (more than 65,000 in southwestern On- tario alone last year) translates into a for- midable amount of work for the volunteer army. To help them, Canada Post provides envelopes and letters for tae volunteers — dronye�i�rsfaus and a promise that all replies are approved by Santa himself before they're sent back to the children. For their part, children are asked to write to Santa as follows: Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada HOH OHO and to make sure they include their name and return address, along with the postal code. As more and more children learn about this unique seasonal service, many volunteer elves find themselves working in- to the night, trying to decipher a youngster's scrawl of puzzling over an incomplete return address. The hours may be long and the work may be occasionally frustrating, but most of the volunteers say they wouldn't trade the Job for anything. For more information, call the local post office and ask for the local Santa Letter Pro- gram co-ordinator or elf, or contact Richard Bowness, Divisional co-ordinator in London at (519) 679-5050 ext. 206. FREE CHRISTMA 5 GIFT CATALOGUE SOURCE 1. SOUR 1.SOURCE ®t. SOU1tC E 010 SOU CE 6 100t. SOURC 001., SOURCE 106 1001.OURCE i) titt � tro i ® SOURCE 01. SO �R 'E With 32 pages of gift ideas for the handyperson on your Christmas gift list. Gift ideas from under '10, under '20, under '30, all the way up to '250. PICK UP YOUR FREE CATALOGUE AT CLINTON AUTO PARTS/ CLINTON AUTO PARTS LTD. Automotive ® Truck * Form IImpIameest Ports OPEN: MON. - FRi. 5 AM - 5:30 PM; 5ATURDAT 3 AM . 12 NOON 267 VICTORIA ST., CLINTON 482-3934 How to make easy as one, two, three Ship the Dutch Store! WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF CRAFTS ❑Needlepoint CRughooking ❑Tablecloths ❑largest selection of yarn in Huron County ❑and many other items WE HAVE GIFTWARE large variety of copperware Clots of Delft Blue Ceramics C Jewellery ❑ Blankets FROM OUR DELICATESSEN ❑Large variety of chocolates to choose from 'Dutch style meats ❑Dutch cheeses, Edam and Gouda CAlmond filled pastries CTaai-Tsai YOU COULD BE A WINNER! Enter ©ur CHRISTMAS DRAW Sat.. Dec. 3 325. Gift Certificate Sat.. Dec. 12 325. Gift Certificate Sat.. Dec. 19 325. Gift Certificate Sat.. Dec. 26 330. Gift Certificate Entry Ticket with Every Purchase THE DUTCH STORE 55 Albert Street, CLINTON 4