Twenty-three families at a Burlington department store in New York City's Harlem neighborhood were surprised with the early Christmas gift on Dec. 9. Store associates rolled in with shopping carts filled with children’s toys and clothes from the families' layaway accounts.
Christmas came early for families across the country who learned that their layaways were completely paid off, a surprise totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
Abraham Mercedes, another customer who had his family's layaway account paid off, attended the surprise with his son after his wife received a call from Burlington saying it wanted to celebrate its customers. The secret Santas behind this holiday magic are Lee Karchawer and Ian Bel, founder and co-founder of the organization Pay Away the Layaway, a nonprofit to which people can donate to help pay off layaway accounts at stores around the world.
“Our mission is to inspire hope and spread kindness, and we do that by sharing a nice gesture during the holidays, but we hope that it turns into many more kind gestures by all the recipients,” he said. Pay Away the Layaway will host nearly 70 events worldwide this season with a goal to raise $500,000. In 2018, the organization raised close to $365,000 after a three-day segment on"GMA."
Servicemen and women from the Naval Station Norfolk gathered with their families at the local Navy Exchange store to learn which one of them won a raffle to have their holiday layaway plan paid in full.
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