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Teen finds gift of kindness in returned wallet

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From the Statesman Journal, Salem, OR

by MATT MONAGHAN

Michael Cook was all ready for a big day of shopping Monday when disaster struck.

Cook, 16, had just finished eating breakfast with his father and sister at a restaurant in Salem when he realized that his wallet was missing.

The same wallet with no identification and $300 in cash and gift cards that he received the day before for Christmas.

“I figured someone who found a wallet with that much cash and no ID would just take it,” said Cook, a sophomore at South Albany High School.

So imagine Cook’s relief and surprise when he went home — depressed and angry at himself — to find a phone call from Mike and Dee Sanders saying they found the wallet with all its precious contents and wanted to return it. more…

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