Macy's Believe Campaign

As one of our “Work on Writing” activities this week, first grade students wrote letters to Santa.  I thought it would be nice to introduce Macy’s Believe Campaign to the students, and boy, were they excited!   

Below, you’ll find information from Macy’s about their Believe Campaign.  Macy’s has agreed to donate $1 for every stamped letter to Santa (up to $1,000,000) to the Make a Wish Foundation.  You are welcome to send any letters to Santa your child writes to and I’ll take care of it.  Letters can be addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole.  I will drop off any letters to

Santa I receive by Thursday, December 12^th, in a “R.H. Macy’s Santa Mail Box.”  Feel free to log onto www.macys.com/believe for more information, resources and activities for your child about this campaign. 

Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions about this project.  It’s so exciting to see how enthused the students are about helping other children Make a Wish! 

Warmest wishes to you and yours this magical season!

Information provided by Macy’s:

Magic is in the air and we’re filled with joy as we continue one of our very favorite traditions. We need your leadership to help spread the magic of the season by inspiring everyone you can to show they Believe by writing a letter to Santa Claus. In fact, we’re looking for another million reasons to believe!

What is the Believe campaign? Beginning on November 2nd, children across the country are invited to drop off their letters — stamped and addressed to Santa at the North Pole — in the Santa Mail letterbox at any Macy’s store. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish®, up to 1 million dollars, to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

What is Make-A-Wish? Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  Be part of something magical. Each year, the Believe campaign grows as it touches the lives of so many. We’ve received countless inspiring stories and touching letters from people of all ages since we began in 2008 and we cannot wait to see what 2012 will bring. I hope you are equally rewarded with the same wonderful experiences in helping to spread the word this year.