Video still of trailer being unloaded at a Goodwill donation center (© stltoday.com, http://aka.ms/goodwillcash)

Goodwill staffers find $14K in box of Christmas decorations

5/11/2012

A man pulled up in at a Goodwill Store in St. Louis on Tuesday and unloaded from his trailer a few boxes, including one filled with Christmas decorations. It seemed a routine donation -- until workers opened that Christmas box and found $14,505 in cash inside. Store manager Tina Wells recalled calling her boss to say, "Oh my God. I have money. I found a lot of money." Goodwill officials say they are certain the money was accidentally left and are holding it for 30 days; if it goes unclaimed it will be donated to programs that Goodwill supports. They think perhaps a relative died or it got tossed out during spring cleaning. But maybe the mystery man did it to earn his angel wings.

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