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A New Jersey resident is being hailed for identifying tens of thousands of dollars in “unclaimed funds” from the state government and helping that money get back to the Diocese of Camden and local parishes.
Philip Britton, who lives in the western part of the state in the township of Pennsville, was searching the website of the state’s Unclaimed Property Administration, which allows New Jerseyites to obtain “abandoned or lost intangible and tangible property” obtained by the government.
While looking, Britton told the Catholic Star Herald that he “found unclaimed property listed for a local parish, which merged in 2010, and a local Catholic school that had closed in 2000,” the Catholic newspaper reported.
Britton told CNA on Monday that he began searching the online database after his housekeeper asked him to look through it.
“I’m old and I don’t move too well," he said via phone. "I do play with the computer since I’ve been retired. And my housekeeper asked me to look up if she had any unclaimed property" on the state website.
"I found a few listings, gave them to her, and helped her process those," he said. "And then I started looking some more. I came across Queen of the Apostles, the parish I used to go to in Pennsville. Then I came across multiple other institutions."
“Everybody has unclaimed money!” he said with a laugh.
He continued reviewing the records, he said, eventually identifying around $40,000 in unclaimed property and informing the Camden diocese of his findings. He has since reached out to the other Catholic dioceses in New Jersey to let them know of the state service.
Diocese of Camden spokesman Michael Walsh told CNA in a statement on Monday that Britton's "initiative to look up unclaimed property for his parish and then the diocese at large was another great example of Christian service."
"Especially since the diocesan Catholic Charities office was one of the largest benefactors of this process," Walsh said. "The monies found for Catholic Charities will be used specifically to help those in need throughout South Jersey."
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Philip Britton, who lives in the western part of the state in the township of Pennsville, was searching the website of the state’s Unclaimed Property Administration, which allows New Jerseyites to obtain “abandoned or lost intangible and tangible property” obtained by the government.
While looking, Britton told the Catholic Star Herald that he “found unclaimed property listed for a local parish, which merged in 2010, and a local Catholic school that had closed in 2000,” the Catholic newspaper reported.
Britton told CNA on Monday that he began searching the online database after his housekeeper asked him to look through it.
“I’m old and I don’t move too well," he said via phone. "I do play with the computer since I’ve been retired. And my housekeeper asked me to look up if she had any unclaimed property" on the state website.
"I found a few listings, gave them to her, and helped her process those," he said. "And then I started looking some more. I came across Queen of the Apostles, the parish I used to go to in Pennsville. Then I came across multiple other institutions."
“Everybody has unclaimed money!” he said with a laugh.
He continued reviewing the records, he said, eventually identifying around $40,000 in unclaimed property and informing the Camden diocese of his findings. He has since reached out to the other Catholic dioceses in New Jersey to let them know of the state service.
Diocese of Camden spokesman Michael Walsh told CNA in a statement on Monday that Britton's "initiative to look up unclaimed property for his parish and then the diocese at large was another great example of Christian service."
"Especially since the diocesan Catholic Charities office was one of the largest benefactors of this process," Walsh said. "The monies found for Catholic Charities will be used specifically to help those in need throughout South Jersey."
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New Jersey man locates $40,000 in ‘unclaimed funds’ for diocese, parishes
Philip Britton, who lives in the western part of the state in the township of Pennsville, was searching the website of the state’s Unclaimed Property Administration.
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