NYC lost-wallet owner found on Facebook
I always stated from the beginning that I would point out the good along with the bad. Here’s a good one and a great example of the good of social networking. It also proves that not all us New Yorkers are jerks… in fact, we are some of the nicest, coolest people you’ll ever meet. We stick together like a big family…
Happy Sunday
January 13, 2009
NYC lost-wallet owner found on FacebookNEW YORK (AP) _ A cyber-Samaritan is credited with tracking down a New Yorker on Facebook and returning her lost wallet.
It started on New Year’s Eve, when a cab driver found the wallet and took it to the address listed on the ID.
The owner, Allison Gubala, didn’t live there any more. The driver left the wallet with resident Irene Cheng, who promised to help.
The building superintendent didn’t have a forwarding address. But Cheng found Gubala on Facebook and sent her a message.
Besides Gubala’s ID and credit cards, the wallet contained irreplaceable photos _ including a snapshot taken with a friend who recently had died.Says Gubala: “I was so excited. … I never thought I’d get it back.”