Pay Away the Layaway

We love our service members! Thank you to Navy Exchange and Montel Williams for helping us bring joy to 317 families this season. You can learn more about our impact with the Navy Exchange here: https://www.dvidshub.net//250-military-families-receive-su

Last week, the JuJu Foundation paid off more than $25,000 worth of gifts that had been put on layaway. Partnering with the nonprofit Pay Away the Layaway, the foundation helped 170 families at the store have a merry Christmas.

Today we partnered with Ulysees Gilbert of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Burlington to pay off layaways in Ocala, FL! Ulysees, who is from Ocala, left a special letter for every layaway customer wishing them joy heading into the holidays. Such a special day!

This week we teamed up with JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation to pay off layaways for 170 families in Pittsburgh and Compton! That's a lot of smiles, thanks to the work the Pittsburgh Steelers, JuJu, and his family are doing to lift spirits.

We are so grateful for our donors who make these moments possible! #spreadjoy

We are so excited to be a partner of Santa LIVE this holiday season. This means that if you buy a ticket to video chat with SANTA, you will be supporting Pay Away the Layaway! Please consider booking your session at www.santalive.live - #santalive #spreadkindness #layawaylove

Much of our impact has been around the holidays, but there are millions of children and families who could use some joy in their lives right now. Give now at https://bit.ly/Back-To-School-Layaway We're working with retailers to spread joy this Summer by paying off back to school layaways as people prepare to return to school in the Fall.

Today, Brooklyn Net Joe Harris paid off over $8k worth of layaway at Burlington in Brooklyn. Check out this heartwarming story. Merry Christmas to all

Special shoutout to each and every one of our volunteers- your kindhearted spirits are what fuel us, and without you, our organization would not be possible. So on behalf of all of us here at Pay Away The Layaway- thank you, thank you, thank you.

’ . On Tuesday, Dwight joined Pay Away the Layaway at Walmart & surprised families by personally paying off the remaining balances of their holiday gifts, school supplies, clothes and more #SeasonOfGiving #ThisIsWhyWePlay

Pay Away the Layaway has paid off more than $4,700 in layaways for 22 deserving Fort Carson families. This event is one way The Exchange says "thank you" to our service members and their families.

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Welcome to Pay Away the Layaway

$25,000 layaway payoffs were given by generous secret Santas to families who just needed a little more holiday cheer this season! We would not be able to create such emotional moments like this without the continued support of our amazing community! Thank you!

GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Today, The Maverick’s @dwightpowell paid off holiday layaways at Walmart in Dallas Thank you, Dwight, and all of our volunteers

Robby Anderson of the New York Jets helped out families in New Jersey today, donating over $5,000. Thank you @chosen1ra #payawaythelayaway #kindnessiscontagious

Thanks @KristiPahr for including us! Pay Away the Layaway travels throughout the U.S. during the holidays & back-to-school season & surprises families by paying off layaway balances at major retailers like Walmart, Kmart, & Burlington."

So fun to see these families and hear their stories!