{"id":124703,"date":"2020-12-02T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T17:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/please-get-me-a-power-wheelchair\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T20:18:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T17:18:31","slug":"please-get-me-a-power-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/please-get-me-a-power-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Please get me a power wheelchair\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738f4281c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738f4281c6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/please-get-me-a-power-wheelchair\/#How_%E2%80%98Operation_Santa_works\" >How \u2018Operation Santa\u2019 works:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018Please get me a power wheelchair\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prepare for a Yule-tidal wave of tears. <\/p>\n<p>Christmas may be the season of cheer, however each year children send in some truly tear-jerking requests to the \u201cNorth Pole.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon is part of The US Postal Service\u2019s annual \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoperationsanta.com\/\">Operation Santa\u201d<\/a> tradition in which they accept letters to Saint Nick and then invite samaritans to fulfill the sender\u2019s holiday wish, per a USPS statement.  <\/p>\n<p>These gut-wrenching notes from Christmas\u2019s past are enough to make the biggest Grinch\u2019s heart grow three sizes. They\u2019ve been edited for clarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Santa: I wish I could help my grandmother and granddad,\u201d wrote 12-year-old Taja last year in a particularly heartfelt note. \u201cThey always help other people but now they are both sick and can\u2019t do much these days so I\u2019m reaching out to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Santa: I want one thing,\u201d wrote Vicky. \u201cI\u2019ve been a good girl and I want to ask you if you please get me a new power wheelchair. My wheelchair is very old and it does not want to work. I am very sad. Please Santa, bring me a power wheelchair. I don\u2019t want nothing else. If you can bring my service dogs some healthy treats. Thank you Santa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taja, 12, wrote: \u201cDear Santa: I wish I could help my grandmother and granddad. They always help other people but now they are both sick and can\u2019t do much these days so I\u2019m reaching out to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almir wrote, \u201cDear Santa: I am writing to you to see if you can help my family. My mom passed from cervical cancer. Even though I\u2019m a boy and was always told not to cry it is still hard not having my mommy around. My dad is having a hard time taking care of us. I know the weather is changing and hopefully you can help us with a warm coat and gloves. Thank you so much Santa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, seasonal samaritans can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoperationsanta.com\/faqs\">help make the kids\u2019 wishes comes true<\/a> by \u201cadopting\u201d them through the USPS website beginning on December 4th. There\u2019s even a tear-jerking documentary about the \u201cOperation Santa\u201d initiative, \u201cDear Santa,\u201d which will be released on the same day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dear Santa - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Films\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MhSPWfBbtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p><figcaption>The official trailer for \u201cDear Santa\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_%E2%80%98Operation_Santa_works\"><\/span><strong>How \u2018Operation Santa\u2019 works: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After verifying their identity, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoperationsanta.com\/community\">surrogate Santas<\/a> are invited to browse the list of accepted letters for a worthy candidate (whose names addresses are removed before publishing), and send bring their gift to a participating post office. USPS encourages gift cards while cash or checks are not recommended due to privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are allowed \u2014 and even encouraged \u2014 to adopt more than one kid. This year\u2019s letters will be accepted until December 15, and will be posted on the USPS website starting Friday.  <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s even a documentary about the \u201cOperation Santa\u201d initiative, \u201cDear Santa,\u201d which will be released on December 4th. Check out the tear-jerking trailer below.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s face it, this year has been a struggle for so many people in more ways than one,\u201d the USPS said in a statement. \u201cThoughts of kids, the holidays and wondering how to provide for them may also be weighing heavily on many. But take heart, Santa and the Postal Service are way ahead of you, and are here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Operation Santa logo\" class=\"wp-image-16718953 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/operation-santa.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/operation-santa.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/operation-santa.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/operation-santa.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/operation-santa.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">United States Postal Service<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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