RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A local family hopes to reunite with priceless family heirlooms that accidentally got donated to a charity shop.
Tammy Nathan and her husband Matthew said it all started when they stopped at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore over the weekend to donate some furniture for a good cause. They just didn’t realize they also left something that could never be replaced.
The couple said they’ve always had hope in humanity, and it’s that hope that’s carried them through some of the hardest times, even after losing nearly everything 20 years ago.
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“I know there’s good people out there,” Tammy said. “I think 95% of people are good.”
While serving in the U.S. Navy, Hurricane Ivan destroyed their home six weeks after moving to Pensacola, Florida.
“Really the only thing that we had left after that hurricane was the stuff from the top of that drawer,” Tammy said.
The couple—married for more than 30 years, and now retired from the military—says they’ve held onto a few special items tucked away in a drawer.