Subject: PA Treasury Newsletter
From: "Rob McCord, Pennsylvania State Treasurer" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: 23 Nov 2011 15:12:51 -0500

November 23, 2011

www.patreasury.gov

Tomorrow, the holiday season officially gets underway with Thanksgiving. This year, I am grateful for my family, friends, colleagues, and the men and women of our armed forces.

While we all have much for which to be thankful, I believe it is especially important in these challenging times to remember that too many Pennsylvanians deal with deep financial hardships. Approximately 13% of our state’s citizens lived below the poverty line last year, and far too many Pennsylvanians live in the shadows of financial worry.

My fundamental goal as State Treasurer is to improve the economic security of Pennsylvanians any way I can. With that goal in mind, let me use this message to remind you (and your family and friends) that the McCord Treasury offers resources to help improve your personal finances, save for college, find short-term loans to avoid predatory lenders, and plan for retirement. For all of this and more, please check our website, www.patreasury.gov. The site is designed to provide news you can use and easy-to-deploy tools to help you find resources. The site offers a tool to search for unclaimed property; you and/or your friends and family may be among the estimated 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians who have money or property waiting to be returned.

Beyond what Treasury offers, the Commonwealth provides additional programs that can help eligible Pennsylvanians save on prescription medication, receive rebates on property taxes or rent payments, and pay their home heating bills.

The holiday season is an opportunity to help those less fortunate.  If you or someone you know could benefit from one of these resources, please share with them this message.  Also, if you are able, I hope you will consider supporting an organization that does positive work in your community, such as the United Way or a local food bank. Any small measure of help you can provide may make a world of difference to someone in need this season.

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday,

Rob McCord

Pennsylvania State Treasurer

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Rob McCord, State Treasurer | Pennsylvania Treasury

www.patreasury.gov

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