North Shore Bank to Hold Community Shredding Day at All Wisconsin Branches on Saturday, May 2

Public invited to bring personal documents for free, secure shredding

Participants can also enter drawing for Dells weekend, free gas and spring cleaning supplies

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced it will hold its third annual bank-wide Community Shredding Day on Saturday, May 2, 2009. People can stop by any of North Shore Bank’s 41 Wisconsin branches from 9 a.m. to noon to have outdated personal documents securely shredded. The event is free and open to the public.

This year, anyone bringing in items for shredding will also be able to enter a drawing for a free two night stay at the Wilderness Territory in Wisconsin Dells, $150 in free gas cards and baskets of free spring cleaning supplies, said Peggy Theisen, security officer for North Shore Bank.

“Properly disposing of materials that contain personal information is one of the best ways to guard against identity theft, and North Shore Bank encourages our neighbors and friends to take advantage of this free service during our third Community Shredding Day,” she said. “We collected more than 32,000 pounds of documents for secure shredding last year. This year, our event is scheduled during prime spring cleaning time, and as people clear out closets, desk drawers and boxes, we hope to collect even more outdated documents for disposal.”

Documents for shredding may include old bank statements and other papers listing bank account information, credit card statements and documents listing credit card numbers, credit applications, pre-approved credit offers, old paycheck stubs and documents listing Social Security numbers. While materials will be accepted at all North Shore Bank offices, those who have larger quantities of papers for shredding (up to two boxes) are encouraged to visit one of eight branches that will have large mobile shredders and shredding specialists on site. View locations.

All shredded materials will then be recycled. In addition, the bank will provide information about how to prevent identity theft, what personal documents should be kept and for how long, green spring cleaning tips, and more. Additional information about the Community Shredding Day is available on the bank’s Web site at shredit.northshorebank.com and at any North Shore Bank office.

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, is one of the strongest banks in the country. It has assets of nearly $1.9 billion and 43 offices throughout eastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Current Wisconsin branch locations are in metro Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Appleton, Menasha, the Green Bay area, Burlington, Union Grove and Door County. North Shore Bank also has two Illinois State Bank offices in McHenry County, Ill. The bank opened its 43rd office in Grafton, Wis., in October and is building its 44th office in Mequon, Wis. Locate an office.