AARP Alabama co-sponsoring FREE Shred-A-Thon in Bessemer on Wednesday, October 28

 

Have documents with personal information that you need to dispose of safely? AARP Alabama, along with WBRC Fox 6 and Secure Destruction Service, will be hosting the final Shred-A-Thon of the year for the Birmingham area. This time, we're in Bessemer.

We will be at the Bessemer Civic Center, just off I-59/20 near Academy Drive, from 7 AM to 1 PM.

PLEASE NOTE: You can bring up to 3 bags or 3 copy paper-sized boxes of documents (paper only) to shred. No metal, three-ring binders, or large metal binder clips will be accepted.

AARP’s Fraud Watch Network recommends that you shred the following:

•Cancelled checks
•ATM and Credit card receipts
•Old credit cards
•Credit card offers you get in the mail
•Old bills
•Old bank statements
•Tax records and receipts (keep for 7 years)
•Medical records and bills (keep for a year)
•Pay stubs (keep for a year)

The event is FREE. We do ask that you consider a non-perishable food donation to the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. NO CASH DONATIONS, PLEASE!

Join the AARP Fraud Watch Network and stay current on fraud and scams in your area. You don’t have to be an AARP member or over age 50 to join the Fraud Watch Network. It is a free service from AARP for people of all ages. Learn more at AARP Fraud Watch Network.