Goodwill Employee Finds $42,000 in Donated Sweaters, Gets Reward for Doing ‘The Right Thing’

Goodwill Employee Finds $42,000 in Donated Sweaters, Gets Reward for Doing ‘The Right Thing’
Courtesy of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma
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When an Oklahoma Goodwill employee uncovered a stash of $42,000 wrapped in two donated sweaters, she chose to do the right thing. Although she parted with the cash instead of pocketing it, her act paid off in the end.

Mom of one Andrea Lessing had worked at the Norman-based thrift store for a month-and-a-half when she made a shocking find: the largest money stash Goodwill of Central Oklahoma had ever seen.