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"You got me out of all my troubles," said Mary Felts of Spanish Lake, who was surprised to get a visit  from "Secret Santa" at her home Monday, December 19, 2011, in Spanish Lake, Mo. For the fourth year in a row, the St. Louis-area Secret Santa, a local businessman, who keeps her identity a secret, handed out $100 bills to people in need by visiting them at their homes or finding them at laundry mat or thrift stores. The tradition started more than 25 years ago with a man named Larry Stewart in Kansas City who over the years Stewart gave out $1.3 million to random people at Christmas. Before he died, he recruited a replacement to carry on the tradition. The movement has now spread to more than 25 cities.  Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Caption: "You got me out of all my troubles," said Mary Felts of Spanish Lake, who was surprised to get a visit from "Secret Santa" at her home Monday, December 19, 2011, in Spanish Lake, Mo. For the fourth year in a row, the St. Louis-area Secret Santa, a local businessman, who keeps her identity a secret, handed out $100 bills to people in need by visiting them at their homes or finding them at laundry mat or thrift stores. The tradition started more than 25 years ago with a man named Larry Stewart in Kansas City who over the years Stewart gave out $1.3 million to random people at Christmas. Before he died, he recruited a replacement to carry on the tradition. The movement has now spread to more than 25 cities. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com Album ID: 1382252 Photo ID: 39393895
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