The offers of help have come from as far away as Germany and Russia, but an 80-year-old man from Moline has so far refused them as Goodwill workers search for the life savings he says he left in the pocket of a donated suit.
The man says he left $13,000 in a gray suit he dropped off at a Goodwill store in Moline a few weeks ago. Since then, charity workers have been scouring mounds of clothes in the store and at a warehouse — so far, in vain.
The man's wife is suffering from cancer, and much of the money was expected to be used for her medical bills, said Dana Engelbert, vice president of marketing for Goodwill of the Heartland. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-goodwill-life-savings-lost-20111201,0,929119.story
The man says he left $13,000 in a gray suit he dropped off at a Goodwill store in Moline a few weeks ago. Since then, charity workers have been scouring mounds of clothes in the store and at a warehouse — so far, in vain.
The man's wife is suffering from cancer, and much of the money was expected to be used for her medical bills, said Dana Engelbert, vice president of marketing for Goodwill of the Heartland. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-goodwill-life-savings-lost-20111201,0,929119.story