A free shred day will be held at the K-Mart parking lot in Easley next week. Sponsored by Allstate agency owners Stephen Rice and Angie DeVore, local residents are invited to bring their personal or professional documents for free shredding on Friday, September 6 from 9 am until Noon.
The event is open to individuals who want to shred personal or business information. Rice and other Allstate representatives will be on hand to answer questions about protection from potential identity theft.
In 2010, seven percent of all United States households had at least one member of the family who has been a victim of some sort of identity theft, according to the Department of Justice.
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“We want to teach Upstate residents how important it is to shred personal and business documents in order to guard against identity theft,” said Rice. “What better way to encourage shredding documents than offering it to all of our neighbors at no cost?”
K-Mart is located at 5155 Calhoun Memorial Highway in Easley. The shredding will take place in the parking lot and residents do not have to be an Allstate customer to participate.
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For more information on the event, please contact:
- Stephen Rice at StephenRice@allstate.com or (864) 859-194
- Angie DeVore at AngelaDeVore@allstate.com or (864) 235-7661
This shred event is part of a broader program by Allstate to make the Upstate area a Safe and Secure Community. Events regarding teen safe driving, fire safety and domestic violence awareness are planned in the coming months.