The cash was discovered by a Bulgarian immigrant on her first day at the Goodwill store in Illinois. Teodora Petrova turned over the $7,500 to management after finding it in large denominations inside a shoebox.

The Glen Carbon store then prepared for the difficult steps of tracking down the shoes' donor.Fortunately, scraps of paper left in the box gave enough hints to help Goodwill to locate the family.

The donor apparently also called the donation store's office, guessing he was the source of the cash.The shoes belonged to the man's recently deceased parents. The Goodwill store said he didn't want to be identified.

The family has offered Ms Petrova a gift for her honesty in turning over the money.

What's the betting she got a £5 book token...

Which shoes did you give them?

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