this is i story. people in a small minute minute community and what happens when they receive unexpected gifts from someone they ve always known as being tight with his money. boy hoopard of kare has this wonderful christmas story. reporter: there are people in big cities. who would consider this harsh, unwelcoming country. people who wouldn t give a nickel to live in leroy, minnesota, who wouldn t pay the quarter they charge for coffee at the leroy senior citizens center. and if they take a cookie, that s another quarter. reporter: people who need to pull up a chair and listen. my god, we ve never had this kind of money. reporter: as eileen tells the story of smalltown values and a check. we didn t know what to do, 20,000. reporter: the envelope arrived from the estate of