Treasurer Stacy Garrity and ABC News’ Good Morning America (GMA) teamed up to return more than $8,000 in unclaimed property to NASCAR fans at Pocono Raceway during NASCAR Race Weekend on Saturday, July 13.
“What a tremendous event! Returning money to enthusiastic NASCAR fans at the iconic Pocono Raceway with Gio Benitez and the great team from GMA was a thrill,” Treasurer Garrity said. “We couldn’t ask for better partners – huge thanks to everyone at the Raceway and GMA. I encourage everyone to search for any unclaimed property that might be available to them. It’s so easy to do. Pennsylvanians can search online and find their unclaimed property in less time than it takes a NASCAR driver to finish a lap at the Tricky Triangle!”
“It’s always a pleasure hosting Treasurer Garrity and her team at the raceway,” said Ben May, President of Pocono Raceway. “We’re thrilled for all the Pennsylvanians that were reunited with their property. This was a fun way to add some extra excitement to our NASCAR Race Weekend by surprising fans.”
Treasurer Garrity, her staff and GMA co-anchor Gio Benitez were busy all afternoon, reuniting $8,086.29 worth of unclaimed property with more than 34 attendees. One woman visited the booth to see if her mother had any unclaimed property, but instead discovered more than $2,800 for herself.
“That’s a great example of why it’s important to search our website,” Treasurer Garrity said. “I hear from people all the time who say they’re absolutely certain that they couldn’t possibly have any unclaimed property… and then they search, and they do!”
At the July 13 event, Treasurer Garrity returned $2,607.17 to Pocono Raceway.
Unclaimed property includes things like dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance policies, contents of forgotten safe deposit boxes and more. State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy.
Treasury is working to return more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners. More than one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth about $1,600.
