WHEELING, W.Va. (WVDN) – State Treasurer Riley Moore visited Wheeling on Tuesday, June 6, to present an unclaimed property check totaling nearly $85,000 to benefit WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital.
“As state treasurer, returning unclaimed funds to individuals and businesses around West Virginia is an honor, and I’m delighted to reunite Wheeling Hospital with a large sum of lost funds that will be used to support the greater Wheeling community,” Moore said.
Moore presented an unclaimed property check worth $84,953.13 to Wheeling Hospital CEO Doug Harrison, associate vice president of foundations and community relations Jessica Rine and tax accountant Cassidy Simonson on Tuesday morning.
“It was a pleasant surprise to receive these funds from the state treasurer’s office,” Harrison said. “We are going to use these funds for our foundation, which supports programs and services for members of the community.”
“Additionally, we are in the process of designing a regional cancer center, and this money will go a long way in supporting our hospital’s initiatives,” Harrison said.
Moore encourages everyone to visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.com to search and see if they have any money available to claim.
Individuals can also share unclaimed property listings with their families and friends by using his Unclaimed Property Division’s new online SMS tool.
