{"id":1132907,"date":"2021-12-19T21:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T02:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132907"},"modified":"2021-12-19T21:34:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T02:34:48","slug":"watch-secret-santa-gifts-idaho-man-all-terrain-wheelchair-i-have-been-thanking-god-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-secret-santa-gifts-idaho-man-all-terrain-wheelchair-i-have-been-thanking-god-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH&#8211; Secret Santa Gifts Idaho Man All-Terrain Wheelchair: &#039;I Have Been Thanking God for You&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-secret-santa-gifts-idaho-man-all-terrain-wheelchair-i-have-been-thanking-god-for-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132907&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/christmas-gift-box-shipping-holidays-stock-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">An east Idaho Secret Santa provided an Arco man with a $15,000 certificate for an all-terrain wheelchair as the anonymous gift giver continues his campaign to give away $1 million to deserving residents in his community this holiday season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastidahonews.com\/2021\/12\/popular-coach-has-dream-fulfilled-with-a-surprise-from-a-secret-santa\/\">help<\/a> of a local news crew.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Hansen is a fixture in the Arco community. When he is not coaching the cross-country and track teams at the local high school, he is probably cheering on his neighbors and fellow community members at a town event or attending a church function.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In 2009, when Dave was 26, he was involved in a life-altering car accident, and as a result, Dave is quadriplegic. He is \u201ccared for by his amazing parents. Though his legs and arms do not work the same, his heart and dedication are as strong as ever,\u201d East Idaho News reports.<\/p>\n<p>Dave found his passion for coaching cross-country and track at a local high school in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it was 2017 when I started, so a few years,\u201d he told East Idaho News.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>He has been instrumental in the program. Dave was previously told if he could not coach, then the cross-country program would not be able to continue, so he shows up every day for his student athletes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In his free time, he works on his fly tying skills.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s something that I used to like to do before I got in this car accident and it\u2019s something that I\u2019ve worked on and figured out how to do since,\u201d he told East Idaho News.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His flys won first prize at the Boise Fair this past year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI try to give them as gifts to people that have made an impact to me. Hopefully, it\u2019s kind of inspiring to share them on Facebook and stuff, for people to decide that they can do things they want to do,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Recently, Dave\u2019s chair has shown signs of wear. He has been hoping to buy a new one but was unsure of how he was going to cover the cost. A Secret Santa and the East Idaho News team had a solution.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The news crew recently paid Dave a visit at his home in Arco to give him a few presents from the anonymous man. The first was a $5,000 check.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThank you guys so much, that\u2019s huge. Thank you,\u201d he told the news team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nate Eaten of the East Idaho News then gave Dave his second gift: a $15,000 certificate for an all-terrain wheelchair that he can customize himself.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOh man, you kidding me?\u201d He said with a grin. \u201cWow\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dave can finally put his delicately-crafted beautiful flys to work.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been talking to my buddies about getting one to go fishing actually, but I don\u2019t have the funds to do so, so thank you very much,\u201d he told Nate and the news team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the news team left, Dave sent them a touching message that stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>I have been wondering where I was going to get my portion of the cost of a new everyday wheelchair and this has been the answer to my prayers. The one I use all the time has lasted really well but it\u2019s quite overdue for a new one. I wasn\u2019t sure how I\u2019d cover the part that insurance wouldn\u2019t and Secret Santa\u2019s $5k will do it. I have been thanking God for you in my prayers. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Secret Santa and the East Idaho News team have been at it all week. On Saturday, Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/12\/18\/watch-secret-santa-gifts-wheelchair-accessible-van-to-couple-its-a-lifesaver-for-us\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;the anonymous man gifted a lovely couple a wheelchair-accessible van, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/12\/18\/watch-secret-santa-pays-six-months-rent-for-family-of-man-needing-heart-transplant-he-wanted-to-ease-that-burden\/\">paid<\/a> six months\u2019 rent for a family enduring turbulent times.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An east Idaho Secret Santa provided an Arco man with a $15,000 certificate for an all-terrain wheelchair as the anonymous gift giver continues his campaign to give away $1 million &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1132907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1132907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1132907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1132907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}