Christmas rewind: Watch all of last year’s Secret Santa surprises
Published at | Updated atFor the past few years, EastIdahoNews.com has helped a Secret Santa give away large amounts of money to deserving families in east Idaho.
Last year, $200,000 was distributed across our communities. We put the call out in November 2017 and the webpage to nominate individuals had nearly 14,000 visits. The response was overwhelming and Secret Santa wished he could help everyone.
RELATED | Watch the 2016 surprises here
In the end, nearly 40 families received financial assistance from Secret Santa in 2017. Many of the surprises were recorded. Many were not.
The video special above is a collection of some of the surprises we were able to pull off last year. While the recipients will never know his name, they’ll never forget his generosity.

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