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Thread #54439 Message #842508
Posted By: SharonA
06-Dec-02 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: Can we all have THIS Secret Santa?
Subject: BS: Can we all have THIS Secret Santa?
Secret Santa Strikes! Mystery Benefactor Hands Out $50 Bills
POSTED: 11:22 a.m. EST December 6, 2002 UPDATED: 11:59 a.m. EST December 6, 2002
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- A mystery Santa traveling in a stretch white limousine is handing out more than season's greetings. Dressed in a Santa Claus costume, the unidentified woman was giving away crisp $50 bills to surprised recipients at a Seven Corners gas station Friday morning.
"Wow, $50! Thank you, Santa," said a surprised Rebecca Smith, who was filing her car with gas when Santa struck. "I'm shocked."
The woman refused to give her name and declined to answer any questions when confronted by News4 reporter Brian Mooar. But, the limo driver was able to shed some light.
"They just want to be anonymous and hand out these nice gifts," said Pat of the Reston Limousine Service, adding that reaction to the deep-pocketed Santa has been enthusiastic. "Great reactions. Some people have just cried and thanked the lord for this. Most people just can't believe it when you walk up and hand them a $50 bill."
A few minutes, and a few $50s later, Santa jumped into the limo and rode off into the sunrise. Her name, identity and mission is still a mystery.
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