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ICYMI: Real-Life Secret Santa Brings Christmas Cheer To LI Family

Check out this story reported last week on Lindenhurst Patch.

In case you missed it: check out this article posted to the Lindenhurst Patch.
In case you missed it: check out this article posted to the Lindenhurst Patch. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Tagarelli)

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in the Lindenhurst Patch:

AMITYVILLE, NY — An Amityville family got a special Christmas surprise from a real-life "Secret Santa" this past holiday.

Just before Christmas, 4-year-old Andrew Maximiliano Rodriguez lost his letter to Santa with his wish list while riding his bicycle. Little did he know, the letter would end up in the hands of a good samaritan who would bring the family a Christmas miracle.

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His mother, Melissa Tagarelli, told Patch that the two woke up Christmas morning and found a package at their front door addressed to Andrew with a return address to the North Pole.

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