A few weeks ago I went to the Grand Concourse in Station Square to meet my former co-workers for lunch. Lunch has been a once-a-month meeting in varying locations since the company we worked for closed in 1985.

After lunch I was waiting for an Access ride when everyone I was with had left. I happened to touch my left ear, and my gold hoop earring was gone. I was very upset, as the earrings were a gift from my late husband.

As I was looking on the floor and under the cushion in the overstuffed chair I was sitting in, two gentlemen came along and realized I was upset and offered to help. They asked me where I had been sitting for lunch and offered to go look. I was appreciative, as I walk with a cane and walking is a chore.

In a few minutes, both men came back, one holding my earring, and handed it to me. I thanked them, and they left in a hurry, and I didn't get their names. I proceeded to wait for my long ride home.

There are people who take time out of their busy lives to help. Thank you so much.

IRENE MANCAK,

West Homestead

On Oct. 2, I stopped at the GetGo in Harmarville to get gas. It was raining, windy and cold.

The lady filling her tank on the other side of the gas pumps and I both commented on how the weather had gotten worse while we were filling our tanks. In hurrying to complete my job, I quickly shoved my receipt and bank card into my jeans pocket and got back into my car.

When I arrived at my home, I picked up the mail from across the street and did not immediately go into the house, taking time to push leaves out of the drain near the garage door.

When I got into the house, my phone was ringing. It was my bank, calling to tell me they had closed the use of my bank card, explaining that a young man had come into the bank and turned in my card. I had not even known that it was missing. I must have dropped it in hurrying to get into my car.

The bank clerk explained it was necessary to take this action, as they did not know how long my card had been lost before this young man had found it and brought it into the bank. My bank checked several items that had been put into my account, which were my last transactions.

I said to the clerk at the bank that I had pumped my gas at 3:14 p.m., according to my receipt. This young man had turned in my bank card 37 minutes later. I asked the clerk if she knew the name of this Good Samaritan, but all she knew was that he was a young man in his 20s and lived in the neighborhood of the bank in Blawnox.

I just want to thank this young fellow for his honesty and thoughtfulness to take my bank card directly to my bank. This could have been a terrible situation for me. God bless you and thank you once again.

W. EIBEL, O'Hara

I pulled into the parking lot at Sewickley Hospital for a doctor's appointment, and after entering the lot, I realized that I didn't have money in my purse to pay upon leaving.

I went to the ATM in the hospital, but my PIN didn't work. So I went to the gift shop, tried to make a purchase with my debit card and requested extra money, but that didn't work either.

At this time I went up to the window at my doctor's office and told the girls my situation. I asked if anyone could lend me $2 until next week's appointment. To my embarrassment, they just looked at each other and told me to just tell them at the gate that I didn't have money.

Then I looked down at the counter, and there sat $2. I looked quickly around and noticed a lady taking her seat and just knew it was her that silently left the money.

Besides this being a very embarrassing moment for me, it also was a very emotional time for me because I recently lost my daughter and husband. I walked over to thank her and shed tears. This lovely lady just didn't know the impact she had on me this day.

CINDY SOPHER, Ross

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