On May 12th, 2021, Central Credit Union of Florida invites its members and the community to their branch office at 6200 North W Street in Pensacola and to their Panama City branch location at 2615 Highway 77 for their quarterly shred-a-thon event. This event offers people the opportunity to bring their personal documents or any other printed materials they wish to discard in a safe and secure way for free. Each car is limited to 75 pounds which equates to approximately 3 bags or boxes of paper documents. Please do not tie or tape the bags or boxes.
This event will be held from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm on May 12th at both locations and helps members and others who participate reduce the risk of identity theft as much of the documentation brought in to be destroyed properly includes sensitive information, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers and home addresses.
This is the second quarterly event offered by the credit union this year. “We are thrilled to be able to host these quarterly shred-a-thons. At Central, we are always working to protect our members’ identity,” states Todd Cunningham, Marketing Manager. “These events allow the members to have their personal documents shredded safely rather than discarding it in the garbage or recycling bin. In addition to these shred-a-thons, we provide regular articles and other educational opportunities on how one can protect themselves from identity theft or fraud.”
There are millions of cases of fraud and identity theft every year. Learning how to manage personal finances safely and taking advantage of free opportunities, like CCUFL’s shred-a-thon event and their custom alerts on CCUFL accounts to know when activity has occurred, can help manage finances securely. If you would like to attend the next shred-a-thon event, the date, time and locations will be announced on the Central Credit Union of Florida website and social media accounts.
To learn more about Central Credit Union of Florida, you can follow their Facebook page, visit their website www.ccufl.org or call their local headquarters at (850) 474-0970 or (800) 375- 2235.