Anonymous donor pays off layaway items for families

Thursday, December 10, 2015
Several families in New England have a reason to celebrate this holiday season.

An anonymous donor is making the holidays bright by paying off layaway items for strangers in Massachusetts.
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One customer said she was near tears when she heard that her $175 purchase at Toys R' Us was paid off.

A store employee says the anonymous person paid off a total of $20,000 worth of purchases.

They have named the unknown donor the "Layaway Angel."
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