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Globe Santa

Generous family tradition upheld

Grandparents inspire donation

By Christopher Tangney

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 22, 2011

Of the thousands of money donations that pour into Globe Santa’s coffers each year, countless numbers come from people with childhood memories of the holiday gift campaign. Some remember their parents reading them the stories of struggling families published in the Boston Globe, while others were Globe Santa recipients and know first-hand the thrill of finding presents on Christmas morning when they feared they may be forgotten. T

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