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Veridian Credit Union sets Community Shred Day dates for five communities

WATERLOO, IA (September 6, 2022) — Veridian Credit Union will host mobile shred trucks in five communities across Iowa and eastern Nebraska in the coming weeks for its semi-annual Community Shred Day. Each event is free and open to the public to promote the importance of shredding unwanted, sensitive documents in protecting your identity from fraud.

“We host Community Shred Day to remind our community about the importance of shredding unwanted, sensitive documents and to provide an easy opportunity to do it,” said Ashtin Hotek, Veridian’s public relations strategist and Community Shred Day coordinator. “The event is free and open to the public, and we’re grateful that it’s always well-attended.”

Mobile shred trucks from Shred-It will be available from 9 a.m. to noon as scheduled below.

Locations

Date

Ankeny

DMACC Ankeny Campus

2006 S. Ankeny Boulevard

Sept. 10

Cedar Rapids

Veridian Westdale Branch

2810 Edgewood Road SW

Sept. 17

Cedar Falls

Veridian Credit Union Office

6525 Chancellor Drive

Sept. 24

Omaha

Veridian Legacy Branch

17050 Wright Plaza

Sept. 24

West Des Moines

Maple Grove Elementary

1455 98th Street

Sept. 24

Attendees are asked to arrive with documents in the cargo area of their vehicle and to remain in their vehicle while event staff unload it and place it in shred bins. To ensure capacity for all who would like to attend, each event can accept no more than two 25-pound containers of documents per person. More tips on how to prepare for Community Shred Day and other shredding opportunities are available at veridiancu.org/shred.

The shredded material will be recycled into commercial grade paper towels, toilet paper and other paper products. Since Veridian’s first Community Shred Day in 2009, we’ve shredded an estimated 1.3 million pounds of documents. That equates to approximately 10,384 trees and 1,853 cubic yards of saved landfill space.

About Veridian Credit Union

Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 329,000 members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 1,000 employees and 32 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Twin Cities metro area. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228