GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Young Aliyah eyes a box full of toys just for her. They're Christmas and birthday presents her mom, Tammy, put on layaway at the Kmart in Plainfield Township. "She got some Dora and baby doll stuff and her little Weebles. She loves Weebles, and her Minnie Mouse," Tammy says.
Layaway allows the single mom, who's also a waitress, to pay a little at a time on the gifts or what she can afford. However, now those goodies are coming home a lot sooner than she expected. That's because an anonymous donor paid her $150 layaway bill in full. "I was shocked, very shocked, being a single mom. You know, times are rough," Tammy says. "It means a lot that somebody would be that thoughtful to take the time out and do something to help somebody else," she adds.
Employee's say the generous man came into the store this morning and paid for fourteen customer's belongings, about $2000 total. Employee Frank Russo says he had the honor of calling the recipients to tell them the good news in advance."Some of them are crying over this, they're just so happy,” Russo says. “They're just hysterical over this," he adds.
The anonymous donor says he wants others to pay it forward as well. In an email he wrote, “They don't have to spend 2K to help someone. Even $5 can make a huge difference for someone, just knowing someone cares.”
Source: fox17online.com
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