You are your best defense against identity theft.
BBB and its partners will host national identity theft prevention and education events in local communities coast-to-coast on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Bring standard- size paper documents containing personal identifiers and we’ll shred it for you -- on the spot.
NEXT SHREDDING EVENT
- Saturday, April 21, 2012
- Time: 9 am - 1 pm
- Springfield: Great Southern Bank Operations Center - 218 S. Glenstone
- Acceptable Materials: Standard-size, paper-based materials
- Acceptable Quantity: Bring as much as you can carry, but not more than 5 boxes/bags.
Thanks to our Sponsors!
What is safe to shred? Check out this document which has recommended time phrames for holding on to important documents: BBB Records Retention Schedule.
Check out this document for helpful information on everyday habits: Helpful Tips for Everyday Habits
PAST EVENTS
- Saturday April 16, 2011
- We blasted previous records out of the water with nearly 500 cars!
- Saturday October 23, 2010
- We hosted two sites for this event which yielded nearly 200 cars! We shredded 14,000 pounds of materials between the three trucks at the two event sites.
- Saturday April 17, 2010
- During this event we reached our goal to fill the truck! We had 168 cars and shredded 14,000 pounds of materials!
- Saturday April 18, 2009
- This event has concluded and was a huge success! With the help of Cintas Document Management we shredded 5,500 pounds of materials! Thats nearly three tons of sensative material which has been shredded and recycled.
Cintas representatives unloading a consumer's truck filled with documents to be securely shredded and recycled.
Cars lined up waiting to have their documents shredded.
Local talk radio DJ Vince Jericho talking with BBB of Southwest Missouri board member, Jerry Tester.
More consumers shredding their documents and receiving educational material from BBB employees.
- Saturday, May 3, 2008
- This event has concluded and was a huge success! With the help of Cintas Document Management we shredded 4,000 pounds of materials! Thats two tons of sensative material which has been shredded and recycled.
BBB Staff and Event Volunteers
Mark with Cintas Document Management shredding material
Consumers waiting for their material to be unloaded and shredded
Our 100th car at the event!
Other resources for identity theft protection:
BBB’s Security & Privacy - Made Simpler (for Small Business Owners)
Equifax
National Association for Information Destruction (NAID)
Federal Trade Commission Information for Consumers
Federal Trade Commission Information for Businesses
Our April 21st Secure Your ID Day was a great success! Thanks to everyone who came out to shred.
Our next shred day will be October 20th, 2012.
Some photos from participating BBBs nationwide:
Wisconsin |
Central East Texas |
Central Georgia |
Fargo |
Dayton |
Maryland |
Southeast Texas |
Cleveland |
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