Kid Rock pays off layaways for 350 families at Nashville Walmart

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Nashville Walmart shoppers received an early holiday gift thanks to Kid Rock.[br /][br /]The singer paid off all of the remaining layaway balances at the Dickerson Pike Walmart, the store said, "bringing incredible joy to about 350 families in Nashville."[br /][Ads /][br /]Kid Rock said he was inspired by actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry, who recently paid off more than $430,000 in layaways at an Atlanta Walmart.[br /][br /]"Great idea!" he wrote in a tweet to Perry. "I followed your lead and paid off the layaway at my local Walmart in Nashville. Merry Christmas and God Bless You!"[br /][br /]Celebrities haven't been alone in spreading acts of kindness this holiday season.[br /][br /]In recent weeks, anonymous good Samaritans have paid off layaway items in four Walmart stores in different parts of the country -- a total of more than $130,000.[br /][br /]A Secret Santa appeared in a Walmart in Derby, Vermont last month and paid for the purchases of almost everyone in the store, including the charges on layaway. An anonymous buyer paid for $57,000 in layaway items at a Uniondale, New York, store while another spent $44,000 in a Longmont, Colorado, store and a third shelled out $29,000 at a Walmart in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a Walmart spokesman confirmed to CNN.[br /][Ads /][br /]The-CNN-Wire[br /]™ & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.[br /][br /]-----[br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://6abc.cm/2BucH0r" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Send a News Tip to Action News[/url][/b] [br /] [b][url HREF="http://6abc.cm/2Gcv09s" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Learn More About 6abc Apps[/url][/b]