The Secret Santa who ponied up $16,000 to pay off layaways at the Franklin Walmart will help 47 families this holiday season, assistant manager Paula Sands said.
He mysterious donor called the store this week to announce his intentions, Sands said.
“He didn’t want anyone to know,” she said, but she did say the donor is from the Franklin area.
Sands said they made arrangements for him to bring her the money and her mission, as a deputized worker in this Secret Santa Workshop, was to bring out toys, bikes and other gifts to “make Christmas special for some people that needed it.”
She said he gave her the names of four people that he knew really needed it, that he knew had layaways at the store.
“It’s nice that people are able to do those kind of things,” Sands said. “It’s really amazing.”
Sands said the generosity says a lot about the community.
“It’s nice that someone in the community wants to help the families in the Franklin area,” she said.
