Groton Bank To Offer Shred Days Next Month

GROTON, CT — Chelsea Groton Bank is providing free secure document shredding services this spring to protect confidential information and avoid identity theft.

“The number of people who are victimized because sensitive data is stolen continues to rise,” Lori Dufficy, EVP, Chief Experience & Engagement Officer at Chelsea Groton Bank said in a statement. “Although criminals are increasingly using cyber-attacks to gain access to personal information online, we encourage everyone to properly dispose of hard copy documents that can literally put their financial future in the wrong hands.”

The two shred days are being offered in the parking lots of bank branches:

• Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Westside Branch, 444 West Main St., Norwich
• Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the North Stonington Branch, 391 Norwich Westerly Road, North Stonington

The services are available to members and non-members of the bank. You can bring up to three file-sized boxes of documents to any of the events and bank representatives will ensure everything is destroyed. Once shredded, the paper will be recycled.

Local non-profit Easterseals Veteran Rally Point will be on hand to collect non-perishable food items for their food pantry at the June 3 event.

Chelsea Groton will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Gemma E. Moran United Way Labor/Food Bank on June 17. Items in need are canned and dry goods that are not in glass containers, in the following categories: tuna, meats, stew, vegetables, fruits, pasta, rice, instant potatoes, dried beans, peanut butter, and baby food.