Canadian Teen's Wallet Returned With Extra $20

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Canadian Teen's Wallet Returned With Extra $20

By Gordon Gray Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Inspired - General

Lift message - Photo by Agathabrown via Morguefile A retired Victoria policeman said he had seen plenty of wallets returned over the years, but never one to which money had been added.

His granddaughter, 15-year-old Courtney Barwick, got a telephone call saying her wallet had been turned in. That was nice (her ID was in there), but what she found inside was even nicer.

"There was a 20-buck bill with a note saying 'surprise.' "

(READ the story in the Victoria Sun)