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Secret Santa Tradition Continues

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Kansas City, MO – A lot of people are holding onto their money this holiday season, but one Kansas City man has been doing just the opposite. If you're lucky, you might see him, dressed in red, handing out crisp hundred dollar bills to random, unsuspecting people, like Cody Bennett from Overland Park. Bennett says, "Money is tight this year, so it opens a lot more doors."

Kansas City's current Secret Santa has taken up a tradition started by Larry Stewart more than 25 years ago. And, as KCUR's Laura Spencer reports, the new guy is on a mission to spread more than just money.

Laura Spencer is staff writer/editor at the Kansas City Public Library and a former arts reporter at KCUR.
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