Letter to the editor: Use your stimulus money to help others

The government stimulus checks are out. This raises the question, “How many of us really need the money?”

Western Pennsylvania is basically a working-class community both historically and currently. Most of us know what it means to live from paycheck to paycheck and feel nobody really cares. With so many people out of work or having hours cut, it is time for those of us who know how it feels to step up and help.

Many of us, such as my wife and I, are not rich but we have what we need. We are retired and have Social Security. We intend to donate our stimulus money to help others. In my case, half will go to the Westmoreland County Food Bank, and the other half to local people who I know are struggling.

This is a time to share the pain and help one another. We all might want the extra money, but do we really need it? There are those who do!

The Rev. Wayne D. Sautter

Unity