Kindness at the Bank
On Aug. 21, at about 11 a.m., Martin Staniland went to the a bank branch in Pennsylvania to take out some cash and to make a change to the automatic debits from his family account.
When he had apparently finished with the ATM, he went into the bank, where to his horror and embarrassment he suddenly realized that he had left his $60 cash in the ATM.
Going back to the ATM, Staniland found the waiting notes already had disappeared. Resigned to the loss, he went back into the bank, mentioning the loss to the staff member on duty near the door. He immediately said that a very honest customer had handed the cash in and the bank staff, including the manager, very promptly and cheerfully returned my money.
Staniland asked if the customer responsible was still on the premises, but the staff replied that the customer apparently already had left the bank. Staniland salutes his my anonymous benefactor for a very thoughtful and public-spirited act of kindness to a complete stranger, as well as the bank staff for its efficient and considerate response.
Yes, this wasn’t a huge amount of money, but that makes its return all the more remarkable and touching. Chalk up one more for the decency of Pittsburghers to complete strangers on the street.
Three Cheers for Home Depot
Several weeks ago, Eileen Connelly went with her daughter and granddaughters, who were visiting from New Jersey, to visit her 94-year-old aunt.
She says Aunt Dorothy was excited to show the visitors her new porch blinds that had been put up recently. Although she lives alone, her small house is always kept neat and clean. She spends many hours sitting on her porch. Apparently she wasn’t satisfied anymore with the very old blinds and called The Home Depot and wanted to purchase new ones.
Aunt Dorothy almost never leaves her home and was concerned about how to select and measure for the new ones. Almost immediately, Telia, operations manager at the store, had new blinds installed at no cost. Aunt Dorothy could hardly stop talking about Telia and will cherish the lovely card and note from her while she enjoys sitting on her porch and the beautiful new blinds from Home Depot.
Telia actually came to the house, helped install the blinds and spent time talking to Aunt Dorothy. Eileen wonders if this special young lady knows how happy she made my sweet 94-year-old aunt feel.
Thanks to a Good Samaritan
Lois Ferrie relates that she and her husband, Ron, recently drove to a GetGo gas station to get air in their tires. As they drove up, a gentleman was just finishing doing the same and getting in his car.
Ron Ferrie had heart surgery three weeks prior, and he struggled to get out of our car. The gentleman jumped out of his car and said, “I’ll do that for you.” He then put air in all four of the Ferrie’s tires.
Mrs. Ferrie thanked him but didn’t get his name. The Ferries are very grateful for his kindness.
Thanks to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for sharing these acts of kindness.