Woman donates savings along with shirt!

[Dashken]

CROSS LANES, W.Va. - Ruth Ferrell learned a valuable lesson when she donated one of her husband's shirts to Goodwill: Always check the pockets.

Ferrell said she never liked the red-and-black checkered flannel shirt, which her husband Walter received as a gift. So she decided to donate it to Goodwill on Sunday along with other clothing.

But she had forgotten that Walter Ferrell had stashed $2,000 — the couple's savings for a trip to Europe — in a pocket in the shirt.

"He said in the beginning that we needed to put it in the bank. But I said, 'Let's just hide it somewhere,'" Ruth Ferrell said Monday. "He told me where some time ago, but I hadn't thought more about it."

"That shirt made him look awful," she said. "He probably hid the money in there because he knew I hated it."

When her husband asked her about the missing shirt, Ferrell realized that she had given away more than a piece of detested clothing.

The panicked couple called Goodwill on Monday morning and Goodwill worker Marilyn Williams found the cash. Ferrell said the couple gave Williams a $100 reward, which she was reluctant to take.

"I know I'll start checking the pockets now," Ferrell said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/...ostly_donation

[ChampionLLY]

well, at least they got back the cash...