State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Encourages Everyone to Claim Their Cash This Holiday Season

Columbia, SC - State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and his team of elves at the State Treasurer’s Office have been checking their unclaimed property list to see if they can find some extra cash for your stocking this year.

Just like the 25 Days of Christmas, South Carolinians with these 25 holiday-themed names all have presents waiting for them in the form of unclaimed property.

“If your name is on the list, it could be the perfect surprise this holiday season!” said Treasurer Loftis. “This is the kind of list you definitely want to be on since it ends with an unexpected holiday gift. It only takes a few minutes to check our website to see if you have unclaimed property.”

Millions of dollars are transferred to the Unclaimed Property Program annually by companies that cannot locate the owners. Examples of the types of property covered by the program include dormant bank accounts, stock certificates, uncashed checks (including paychecks), insurance proceeds and utility deposits.

Treasurer Loftis encourages everyone to check the Treasurer’s Office website to see if their name is on this list, and if they live (or have ever lived) at the address listed, they could have money waiting for them!

Here’s the 25 Names of Christmas the Treasurer’s Office is looking for to return their unclaimed funds:

Rudolph - Paul Rudolph of Myrtle Beach, Margaret Rudolph of Charleston and Rudolph Glover of Summerville.

Winter - Jessica Winters of Longs, Dillon Winter of Cayce and Jazmyn Winters of Columbia.

Garland - Rosalie Garland of Cottageville, Garland Jones of Lexington and Robert Garland of Darlington.

Toy - Emily Toy of Lexington, Christina L. Toy of Conway and Archie Toy of Rock Hill.

Carol - Carol Goins of Bennettsville, Carol Conway of Summerville, Carol M. Lewis of Spartanburg and Carol King of Columbia.

Light - Jason Light of Mt. Pleasant, Rachelle A. Lighty of Dillon, Kara Light of Gaffney, Alex Light of Columbia and Lowe Light Candles in North Charleston.

Rejoice - Mariah Rejoice Page of Dillon and Rejoice Window Cleaning in Fort Mill.

Yule - Jason Yule of Taylors.

Bells - Kasha L. Bells of Columbia, Rayna Bells of Sumter, David Bell of Myrtle Beach and Victoria Bell of Summerville.

Gift - Lauren J Gift of Mt. Pleasant, Benita F. Gift of Mt. Pleasant, Gifty Paye of Columbia, Margaret A. Gift of Surfside Beach and The Nifty Gifty in Lexington.

Jolly - Henry L. Jolly, Jr. of Gaffney, Matthew Jolly of Summerville, Sally Jolly of Fort Mill, Hayden Elizabeth Jolly of Charleston and Teri W. Jolly of Kershaw.

Griswold - Bryan Griswold of Aiken, Scott Griswold of Lexington, Debra L. Griswold of Sumter, Amanda Griswold of Bluffton and Leila P. Griswold of West Columbia.

Chestnut - Arthur Chestnut of North Charleston, Regina Chestnut of Myrtle Beach, Albert B. Chestnut of Murrells Inlet and Casey Chestnut of Elgin.

Dasher - Jimmy Dasher of Columbia, Timothy Dasher of Ridgeville, Albert L. Dasher of Charleston, Johnathen Dasher of North Charleston and Kimberly Dasher of Bluffton.

Dancer - Kenneth Charles Dancer of Greenville and Candy L. Dancer of North Charleston.

Donner - Christopher Donner of Ladson, Amanda Donner of Myrtle Beach and Josephine Donner of Charleston.

Joy - Joy L. Green of Columbia, Joy Ladson of North Charleston, Joy Sparks of Hilton Head, Joy N. Sanders of Columbia and Joy Perry of Conway.

Snow - Anna E. Snow of Fountain Inn, Racheal Snow of Longs, Chris M. Snow of Irmo, Katelynn Snow of Myrtle Beach and Michael J. Snow of Ladson.

Merry - Merry D. Woodham of Columbia, Markus Merry of Anderson, William Merry of Myrtle Beach, Merry Kelley of Seneca and Merry Bormann of Goose Creek.

Christmas - Denise Christmas of Orangeburg, Mary Christmas of Marion, Jeffrey Christmas of Goose Creek, Kendra Christmas of Charleston and Elizabeth Christmas of Conway.

Cookie - Monster Cookie in Spartanburg, Cookie Lockhart of Charleston and Cookie Millwood of Murrells Inlet.

Elves - Lorick Elves of Columbia.

Wreath – Wendy Lynne Wreath of Charleston.

Holiday - Felicia S. Holiday of Lexington, Anna Elizabeth Holiday of Florence and Ronald Holiday of Summerville.

Santa Clause - Santa Alvarado of North Charleston, Santa D. Jones of Lexington and Steven Clause of Ridgeland.

Remember, your name doesn’t have to be holiday-related to have unclaimed property.  To see if you have a holiday surprise at the State Treasurer’s Office, visit treasurer.sc.gov to search for your name.