A REAL-life Santa Claus has spent £10,000 buying presents for underprivileged children. Gardening and fencing firm boss Reese Fletcher, 30, and his team made 800 Christmas trees which they sold to raise the cash.
SWNSReese Fletcher, 30, spent £10,000 buying presents for underprivileged children '/ ' 
SWNSReese and his team made 800 Christmas trees which they sold to raise the cash to fill 22 trollies with gifts '/ ' They then spent £8,000 filling 22 trollies with goods in a toy shop and £2,000 on bikes for charities to give out to vulnerable kids on Christmas Day. Reese — who goes by the motto "it's nice to be nice" — was inspired to help after watching a video last year about families in need that "touched my heart". He said: "I have kids myself and I can't imagine them going without gifts. ...I was going to donate £50 and went outside and saw all this wood lying in my garden left over from my business. "I had the idea to make Christmas trees out of it and sell them for £10 each. "I made ten in ten minutes and ended up selling 260. This year it went mad. Most read in The US Sun BIG BOOST $3,000 checks being sent out now as New Year surprise cash to arrive next week HIGHWAY HELL 'Up to 100 cars and semi-trucks' involved in huge pileup on icy interstate TRAGIC END Chimp beaten to death by first apes she'd met after being raised by humans CATCH HER KILLER My sister JonBenet was 'slain for sick fantasy & murderer is still alive' TRISTAN'S LOSS! Khloe stuns in bodysuit as she feels 'embarrassed' by Tristan's cheating HELP FOR HOLIDAYS Surprise $1,000 December stimulus checks being sent out in next 10 days ...The response has been amazing, we've had people driving for three hours to come to buy trees." His firm Fletcher's Fencing, Decking and Garden Maintenance in Leeds sold more than 800 of the trees and with other donations raised £10,500. 
Read our Christmas 2021 live blog for the latest news and updates Reese added: "I got my lads to make the trees whenever we had a quiet day at work. ...We know this is going to give hundreds of children a Christmas they might never have had." We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. Source:
