I’ve been so blessed and warmly welcomed by this community already in just two months of living here, so any way that I’m able to show gratitude and be of service to the people of Tennessee is my absolute privilege and pleasure,” Grimes-Beech, 31, tells PEOPLE.
She continues: “It’s been a hard year and to have the opportunity to bring a little light to someone’s holiday season this year is a gift.”
The pair surprised shoppers at the mall’s Pottery Barn and paid for their blankets, mugs, pictures, Christmas-themed decor and other items. Grimes-Beech says she loved seeing “the joy on people’s faces.” Some shoppers stopped to ask Wayne and Grimes-Beech for hug, selfies or both.