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Discarded Paintings Net Goodwill $150,000

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10 Jun 2009 33 views
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Discarded Paintings Net Goodwill $150,000
The manager of the Goodwill store knew they were valuable the minute she laid her eyes on the luminous, framed canvases that were left overnight in the donation bin. They were taken to an auction house where they were sold for a combined total of more than $150,000.

The two paintings were extraordinary – Helen Zhuang, the manager of the Goodwill store, knew that the minute she laid her eyes on them. The luminous, framed canvases were left overnight in the donation bin. 

She spoke to a supervisor and the two paintings were taken to an auction house where they were sold for a combined total of more than $150,000.

(Continue reading in the Toronto Star) 

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