From KXXV-TV: Exchange layaway balances paid in full for 15 Fort Hood families

October 19, 2020 / Marisa Conner

Exchange shopper Martha Alaniz and granddaughter Jolina Tynes pick up winter clothes for Alaniz's three grandchildren Oct. 14 at the Fort Hood Exchange. Alaniz was one of 52 lucky shoppers notified this week that their Exchange layaway balances were paid in full by the nonprofit Pay Away the Layaway. Also pictured, Fort Hood Main Store Manager Teresa Palu.

FORT HOOD, TX — The Army & Air Force Exchange Service surprised 15 Fort Hood families this week with news that their layaway balances had been paid in full by the nonprofit Pay Away the Layaway.

The lucky shoppers, whose layaways totaled $2,200 in back-to-school purchases, were among 52 families nationwide asked to join one of three Zoom calls held Oct. 13, 14 or 15. Told to expect a “special surprise,” they didn’t know their layaway balances were going to be paid off until the call’s big reveal.

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