AMA is once again having their annual shredding events in Edmonton. AMA members are encouraged to be fraud aware, by ensuring that their personal documents are properly destroyed.
With AMA’s Fill Our Fleet Campaign, they’re looking to raise $80,000 this year. The shredding events started 12 years ago and during that time, AMA has helped 93,000 AMA members dispose of their personal information safely. That equates to about 2,000 tonnes of paper! Until recently the shredding events were open to non-AMA members so I'm questioning the reference to 93,000 AMA members.
Nikola Berube, Director of Sales at AMA Travel says she believes that when people leave the event, they know that AMA is here to help them protect their personal information. And also that AMA is helping connect its members with organizations such as the food bank to give back to people in need around Alberta.
NEXT SHREDDING EVENT
- Saturday, May 4
Beulah Alliance Church, 17504 98A Avenue
10 am to 2 pm (there is no early admittance) - Sunday, May 26
Mill Woods Town Centre, 2331 66 Street
10 am to 2 pm (there is no early admittance)
These events are free for AMA members, but you can support Edmonton’s Food Bank by bringing food and monetary donations! AMA members can bring up to six boxes of personal documents to be shredded.
WHAT CAN BE SHREDDED
- Credit card receipts, bills, cancelled cheques, bank statements
- USB thumb drives, small memory cards
- Photos, calendars
- Paper with staples or small paper clips
WHAT CAN’T BE SHREDDED
- Batteries of any kind, lighters, matches
- Heavy cardboard, framed pictures
- Coins
- Cell phones, computer towers, hard drives, toys
- CDs, DVDs, VHS or data tapes
- Coils, binders, large paper clips
