{"id":35588,"date":"2024-12-19T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35588"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:03:10","slug":"childrens-letters-to-santa-claus-find-a-way-to-north-pole-via-christmas-mailbox-at-yours-conveniently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/childrens-letters-to-santa-claus-find-a-way-to-north-pole-via-christmas-mailbox-at-yours-conveniently\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Letters to Santa Claus find a way to North Pole via Christmas Mailbox at Yours Conveniently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Due to the Canada Post strike, the proprietors of Yours Conveniently created a Mailbox for Letters to Santa to assist neighborhood children during the Christmas season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long before York Region launched a similar program last week, Jeff and Toni Holley saw the crisis caused by the nation\u2019s postal service disruption and concocted a \u201cLetters to Santa Claus Mailbox\u201d with the Jolly Old Elf\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Holley expressed the motivating factor behind this popularly-received initiative that has served kids in northwest Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Holidays have always been a magical time for me, so when Santa asked us to help him out, I was thrilled. Who wants to be on Santa\u2019s Naughty List!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toni Holley elaborated on her shop\u2019s connection to St. Nick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSanta shops at Yours Conveniently because he knows he can find unique, one-of-a-kind items to help him with his last-minute gift items.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The welcoming owner, whose delectable London Fog Earl Grey Latte could best be described as a gustatory \u201cChristmas Miracle\u201d, explained how Yours Conveniently entered into a Letters agreement with the North Pole\u2019s most prominent resident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSanta knows about the problems that the Canada Post Strike has caused and he wanted to make sure that the children\u2019s letters made it to him in time before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a twinkle in Toni Holley\u2019s eye as she describes the request that Santa made: \u201cHe asked us to help by collecting the letters here. Over 50 letters were redirected to the Yours Conveniently \u2018Letters to Santa Claus\u2019 depot. We wanted to remind Santa\u2019s helpers that the letters will be ready for pick up on December 16.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decorative mailbag and mailbox, on display at the Holleys\u2019 unique shop at McLeod and Aurora Heights, were brimming with kids\u2019 letters to Santa Claus on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s clear from this initiative that Yours Conveniently is, indeed, on Santa\u2019s Nice List. It\u2019s also evident that neighborhood kids and families will have a \u201cHolley, Jolly Christmas\u201d due to Jeff and Toni\u2019s efforts to maintain the epistolary traditions of the Season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35588&#038;t=Children%E2%80%99s%20Letters%20to%20Santa%20Claus%20find%20a%20way%20to%20North%20Pole%20via%20Christmas%20Mailbox%20at%20Yours%20Conveniently&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35588&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2F2024-12-19-01.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Children%E2%80%99s%20Letters%20to%20Santa%20Claus%20find%20a%20way%20to%20North%20Pole%20via%20Christmas%20Mailbox%20at%20Yours%20Conveniently\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35588&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Children%E2%80%99s%20Letters%20to%20Santa%20Claus%20find%20a%20way%20to%20North%20Pole%20via%20Christmas%20Mailbox%20at%20Yours%20Conveniently&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35588\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the Canada Post strike, the proprietors of Yours Conveniently created a Mailbox for Letters to Santa to assist neighborhood children during the Christmas season. 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