Longest letter to Santa Claus-world record
set by the Romanian Post
BRASOV,
Romania -- Over two thousand school children aged
8 to 14, wrote in nine days a 413,80 m (1357.61 feet) long
letter to Santa Claus-setting the world record for the Longest
letter to Santa Claus
.
Photo: Past 10 days, a paper roll longer
than 300 meters circulated in local schools of Brasov city
for children to write their requests for Santa.
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photo
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The campaign was an initiative of the Romanian Post Office
and the local school inspectorate.
Each child started by asking Santa to get
grown-ups to save forests and protect the environment.
By writing on the same (thin) paper the Longest
letter to Santa Claus
, children saved tens of pounds
of paper (needed if used separate letters & envelopes).
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photo
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The Romanian
Post Office
paid the postage for the Longest
letter to Santa Claus
and will bring two of the schoolchildren
to visit Santa's official residence in Finland.
The giant letter was sent to Santa’s official
"residence":
Santa Claus,
Arctic Circle,
96930,
Rovaniemi
,
Finland
The Longest
letter to Santa Claus
will be then taken back to Romania,
to be included into a local world records exhibition.
In the end, the Longest
letter to Santa Claus
will be recycled into exercise
books for children.
The World Record Academy
's representative has verified the
letter's lengh and awarded the world record certificate for
the Longest
letter to Santa Claus
.
Link: Santa
Claus live webcam
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