APGFCU Annual Shred-It Day Helps Secure Local Families and Save Trees
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| APGFCU Employees, Catherin Berton and Amy Rohrback |
(Aberdeen, November 18, 2008) — As part of its Personal Security Awareness Month, Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union [APGFCU] partnered with Shred-It Baltimore to host a free Shred-It Day event on Saturday, October 18, at its Aberdeen, Edgewood, Elkton and Bel Air branches, attracting nearly 200 members.
The event was designed to provide a fun and fast means for members to dispose of sensitive information. Regularly shredding personal records decreases the chance of having personal information stolen by “dumpster divers” and burglars and is an effective way to safeguard personal financial information while recycling paper.
To promote the convenience and security of its free e-statement service for members, APGFCU also gave away four heavy-duty cross-cut shredders as part of a Personal Security Month sweepstakes. The sweepstakes increased e-statements usage by 104% in October.
The winners of the shredders are:
Anthony McPherson, Abingdon
Candace Simon, Springfield, VA
Karen Karas, Edgewood
Tina Chaffman, Abingdon
Members who signed up for free e-statements during October were automatically entered to win one of four shredders. The winners were randomly selected in the sweepstakes drawing on November 17, 2008.
Shred-It Baltimore estimates that over the course of the last five years, APGFCU has saved over 800 trees by shredding and recycling paper. APGFCU is committed to building strong families for a stronger community with nine branches in Harford and Cecil Counties. For more information, please visit www.APGFCU.com or call 410-272-4000, press four, to speak with a member service representative.
APGFCU is a not-for-profit member owned cooperative. Serving the Harford and CecilCounty communities for 70 years, it is the largest credit union in HarfordCounty and the fourth-largest federally chartered credit union in Maryland. APGFCU serves its nearly 80,000 members with branches in Aberdeen, Amyclae, APG, Bel Air, Edgewood, Elkton, Havre De Grace, and Laurel Bush, and a ninth scheduled for Forest Hill. Credit union services are available 24-hours, 7 days a week via telephone, ATMs, and web access. Membership in APGFCU is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in Harford or CecilCounty. For information, call APGFCU at 410-272-4000 or visit our website today.
