Normal 0 The AARP Foundation is hosting a document shredding event, “Fight Fraud — Shred Instead,” on Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart at Southridge Centre. The event is free and open to the public. The event is also a recycling effort in celebration of Earth Day 2009. An on-site document destruction company will provide a truck to shred documents and all shredded documents will be recycled. In addition, Charleston Newspapers will provide a truck that will accept newspapers, magazines and telephone books for recycling. The first 500 people who drop off materials to be shredded or recycled will receive a live Douglas fir tree seedling in celebration of Arbor Day 2009. The AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. The AARP Foundation’s programs address issues that affect people age 50 and over on a daily basis, as well as emerging trends that will affect people more and more as they age. Taken together, these efforts help improve the economic security of older Americans, improve their health, and help create and maintain livable communities. The AARP Foundation is hosting a document shredding event, “Fight Fraud — Shred Instead,” on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart at Southridge Centre. The event is free and open to the public. The event is also a recycling effort in celebration of Earth Day 2009. An on-site document destruction company will provide a truck to shred documents and all shredded documents will be recycled. In addition, Charleston Newspapers will provide a truck that will accept newspapers, magazines and telephone books for recycling.
The first 500 people who drop off materials to be shredded or recycled will receive a live Douglas fir tree seedling in celebration of Arbor Day 2009.