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Walmart 'Secret Santa' That Paid Off Layaway Items Was Actually an 11-Year-Old Boy

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Secret Santas (a.k.a. good Samaritans) have been everywhere this year. Story after heartwarming story seems to be popping up, informing us of yet another kind soul who has paid for someone’s Christmas layaway.

CBS News reported a shopper in Vermont paid for a woman’s layaway items just before Thanksgiving. But the buck didn’t stop there.

According to Vox, multiple celebrities have paid off hundreds of thousands of dollars in layaway purchases this season.

 

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Similar stories have been seen in states across the country. There’s also a group known as “Pay Away the Layaway” which takes donations that go toward paying off layaway balances.

Wonderful deeds all around, but none perhaps as surprising as a layaway do-gooder from Ludlow, Massachusetts.

The culprit is an 11-year-old boy named Brady Procon. After seeing a layaway “secret Santa” story in the news, the 6th grader wanted to join in the giving fun, Western Mass News reported.

Have you taken part in this layaway payoff challenge?

“Not a lot of kids are as fortunate as others, so I thought it would be nice to help a kid have Christmas,” he shared with the news outlet.

So Brady and his parents went to the Walmart in Chicopee where Brady pulled a random layaway receipt out and paid for the bill.

The best part was that the items on the receipt looked to be for a kid around Brady’s age. “I’m hoping that other kids would catch along with this… and sort of kick-off a trend,” the boy said.

“He’s always thinking of others,” Kristen Procon, Brady’s mom, explained. But his parents aren’t the only ones impressed with the young man’s generous heart.



“Very proud of BMS 6th grader Brady Procon for his random act of kindness at the Chicopee Walmart, paying off a random layaway,” Ludlow Public Schools wrote on Facebook.

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Darlynne Yenisse Hernandez, one of the employees who witnessed Brady’s selfless act, also had some words to share on social media.

“This little boy right here definitely made my night…” Hernandez said on Facebook. “No one knows what people go through, especially during the holidays, the littlest of things sure goes a long way.”

Wow! What a kid! Giving certainly seems to be infectious as of late. Have you taken part in this layaway payoff challenge?

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Sarah Carri is an avid reader and social media guru with a passion for truth and life. Her writing has previously been published in print and online by Focus on the Family and other well known media outlets. Her experience in ministry and Disney entertainment gives her a unique perspective on such topics.
Sarah Carri is an avid reader and social media guru with a passion for truth and life. Her writing has previously been published in print and online by Focus on the Family and other well known media outlets. Her experience in ministry and Disney entertainment gives her a unique perspective on such topics.

Sarah's experience as a successful working stay-at-home mom and business owner has given her the chance to write and research often. She stays up to date on the latest in entertainment and offers her views on celebrity stories based on her wide knowledge of the industry. Her success as a former preschool teacher and licensed daycare provider lend to her know-how on topics relating to parenting and childhood education.

Her thoughts on faith and family issues stem from home life and ministry work. Sarah takes time to attend workshops and classes annually that help her to improve and hone her writing craft. She is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature program and her writing has been acclaimed by ACFW and ECPA.
Education
Institute of Children's Literature, Art Institute of Phoenix (Advertising), University of California Irvine (Theater), Snow College (Early Childhood Education)
Location
Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Entertainment, Faith




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