Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Eric Nelson Return Nearly $77,000 in Unclaimed Property

Youngwood, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Eric Nelson (R-57) announced today that nearly $77,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to Pennsylvanians in the 57th district, following Rep. Nelson's Veterans Picnic at Youngwood Area Park and Pool in Westmoreland County.

"There is more than $5 billion in unclaimed property safeguarded by Treasury, and events like Rep. Nelson's Veterans Picnic provide an opportunity to connect people with money they may not realize is theirs. I'm grateful to Rep. Nelson for hosting this event to honor our brave Veterans and helping Treasury return this money to hardworking Pennsylvanians in Westmoreland County."

Since taking office in 2021, Treasurer Garrity has returned more than $1.2 billion in unclaimed property, including a record of over $334 million last year. Treasurer Garrity has also returned nearly 600 military decorations, including 13 Purple Hearts, four Bronze Stars and a Gold Star medal.

Of the $76,960.42 in unclaimed property, $75,549.49 was returned to the Youngwood Sportsman Association. The remaining $1,410.93 was returned to picnic attendees.

"A big thank you to Treasurer Garrity and her team for their outstanding work to re-connect our sportsmen with such a large dollar figure! We encourage everyone to take a moment and check out the unclaimed property list and give us a call."

Treasury is working to return more than $5 billion to its rightful owners, including over $61 million available to residents in Westmoreland County. More than one in 10 Pennsylvanians have unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth over $1,000.

Unclaimed property includes things like dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten stocks and more. It can also include physical assets, such as collectible coins, jewelry and savings bonds, that most often come to Treasury as the contents of safe deposit boxes.

Anyone can search Treasury's online database at any time by visiting searchandclaimpa.gov. Pennsylvanians who have lived in other states can also search for property at MissingMoney.com for money possibly waiting across the country.

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