Santas little helpers in Bridgewater bringing Christmas cheer NECN [Video]

A couple from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, have again taken on the roles of Santa’s little helpers this Christmas, handing out hundreds of presents to economically disadvantaged children.

Their holiday deeds began when Stephanie and Mark Sabourin bought a decorative holiday mailbox from Lowes last year, which people began filling with letters to Santa.

“What we didn’t expect was that people would start actually using it,” said Stephanie Sabourin.

The letters contained all sorts of requests from families in Bridgewater with stories of hardship.

“I’ve had years where I’ve really struggled to make holidays happen, and I know what that’s like,” she said. “We had the conversation that we weren’t going to do Christmas this year; we were going to help small children.”

The couple began buying two to three presents for children until they emptied their budget.

Mark Sabourin would then dress up as the Grinch and deliver them door to …