ROCKY HILL, Conn.–Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union said that Father’s Day weekend is more than a time to commemorate dads, and for the past decade it has established a tradition the Saturday before Father’s Day of holding a free community paper-shredding event.
Hundreds of cars lined up at branch locations in Rocky Hill and Glastonbury packed full of paper in need of secure disposal. In conjunction with Shred It, more than 44,000 pounds of paper was shredded at the two locations from 9 am-noon, from 36,000 pounds the year prior.
“As a credit union we are dedicated to the community, said Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union President and CEO John Holt. “Also, now more than ever, with identity theft on the rise, it’s critical that people have an option to securely shred documents that contain personal information such as social security and credit card numbers. A lot of people told us it felt so cleansing to finally do some spring-cleaning and get rid of all the paper they had been storing for so long,” said Holt.
The event was open to all community members, not just those who belong to Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union.