Secret Santa (in red) giving away money at a Reading, PA Goodwill store.

It’s a holiday tradition stretching back for years.  A man, known only as Secret Santa, travels from city to city and spreads a little holiday cheer.  Secret Santa was recently spotted in Reading, Pennsylvania, giving out $100 bills at a diner, a bus station, laundromat, a Salvation Army depot, and a Goodwill store.  That’s right, a man has been spotted giving away free money to those in need, bringing a little of the North Pole to Pennsylvania.  Secret Santa’s only requirement?  Make someone else happy with some of the money.

“Cities like Reading are experiencing tough economic times. It’s time for us to step up, not step back,” said the current Secret Santa, who took over for the late Larry Stewart, a cable company millionaire who was the first Secret Santa.  “I promised him on his deathbed that I would continue the tradition of Secret Santa.”

The current Secret Santa is described only as a businessman who travels extensively.  And travel he will over the next few weeks, hitting cities as far and wide as San Diego and Detroit before the holidays are over, spreading joy and cheer to downtrodden folks and giving out crisp $100 bills in his wake.  It’s like a holiday version of the Year of Giving project, in which an unemployed man gave away $10 a day.

Tags: Reading, Pennsylvania, Secret Santa, Secret Santa gives away money in Reading, Secret Santa hits Pennsylvania, generosity, charity, unusual charities, man gives away thousands of dollars in 0 bills, secret santa gives away thousands of dollars, man gives away thousands of dollars, Christmas, the spirit of Christmas, generous man gives away 0 bills, money, unusual people

I’ve never had a problem eating food from a gas station.  Just two weeks ago, I ate a couple of hot dogs purchased from a gas station.  They were delicious.  That’s not the first time I’ve eaten gas station food, and I doubt it will be the last.  There’s nothing like a fun food novelty. […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

In 2006, an injury to Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened the door for an undrafted free agent by the name of Tony Romo to take the helm of America’s Team and lead the Dallas Cowboys to an early playoff exit.  Bledsoe went from starter to afterthought in a season.  Now, the circle continues […]

For 89 years, Oscars has never had a major mistake.  The last few Oscars might have had a few flubs, but at least they never got the most important category of the night wrong.  Well, that’s now changed, all thanks to OG Bonnie and Clyde legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  When Faye Dunaway called […]

Tom Brady has been wildly successful, if controversial.  He’s the first quarterback ever to win five Super Bowls and only the second player to do so after Charles Haley.  Unlike Haley, Brady won all his Super Bowls with the same team, the New England Patriots.  The only thing that seems to be able to stop […]

Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]