Where's Santa Now?

Remember how I said I thought I was in Texas? Well, was I ever wrong! It turns out I'm in Epping Forest, in England! It's a huge expanse of woodlands on the edge of London. You may wonder why I got so confused, since, after all, I fly all over the world, but remember, I see most of the world from my sleigh!

At any rate, I wandered through the forest for a while, until I found a building. It turned out to be the Coopersale Hall School. Inside, I found a huge wall of shoeboxes.

You might wonder what a huge wall of shoeboxes was doing in a school. I know I was! It turns out that each of these boxes was filled with toys and supplies, all destined for families in Eastern Europe, where many people live in poverty. The children of Coopersale Hall School put together these gift boxes--155 in all--because they realized that some of these families would get very little else for Christmas!

I love finding things like this out! I'd also love to find out that you will be bringing me back to the North Pole soon--there are so many places and people I want to reward this year.

Hope to see all of you soon!

Ho Ho Ho!