'We didn't ... realize how much we needed it.' Secret Santa's gift changes lives of young man and his family

'We didn't ... realize how much we needed it.' Secret Santa's gift changes lives of young man and his family

Brandon Buffat, 28, using the new chair lifts at his home after his family was a recipient of a gift from Secret Santa in 2025. | Courtesy Marci Buffat POCATELLO — Months after a Secret Santa surprised a Pocatello man, his stepmother said the gift has been a game-changer. In early December, the Buffat family was visited by our Secret Santa team and surprised with a $10,000 certificate to Mobile Ramps and Lifts to help them install a chair lift f…