Via Daily Mail:
A national nonprofit organization has paid off around $2,000 in layaway balances for 12 military families at a Fort Bragg retailer in North Carolina.
The families were called to the South Post Exchange under the guise of a customer appreciation exchange Tuesday to learn the balances for their layaway items had been fully paid.
Volunteers pushed wrapped shopping carts around clothing racks to give them to the families.
‘Merry Christmas!’ they yelled as they surprised the families.
The funds were donated by New York-based Pay Away the Layaway, which plans to pay off $10,000 in layaway balances for military families nationwide.
Exchange general manager Bill Shofner says the families were selected based on the balance and items, with a focus on families that had put clothing and toys on layaway.