The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas will host ”Shred It & Forget It” on Saturday, September 28, from 10am to 1pm, at Kaplan College behind Parkdale Mall as part of an effort to reduce identity theft.  Since July 2006, fourteen events have successfully been held in Southeast Texas. 

Shred-It will provide mobile shredding trucks for the one-day event.  The BBB invites consumers to bring documents to be shredded for FREE, such as credit card statements, old checks, I.R.S. tax returns, and anything that lists personal information.  Bring up to five (5) boxes per vehicle.  (Box size is limited to a standard banker’s box, approximately 10 x 12 x 15 inches.)  

The BBB stresses the importance to shred your confidential documents; when improperly disposed of, they can lead to identity theft. “Shred It and Forget It” is brought to you by Shred-It, MCT Credit Union, Bill Clark Pest Control, Star Graphics, and Clear Channel Radio, with additional support from Chick-fil-A--Parkdale Mall and Wal-Mart Beaumont.  Volunteers from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Rotaract of Lamar University, Rotaract of Beaumont, and West Brook High School Key Club will be on hand to help out.  The event will be held at Kaplan College (6115 Eastex Freeway) behind Parkdale Mall in Beaumont between 10am and 1pm.  For more information, contact Debbie Wylde-Bridgeman at 409/835-5951, Ext. 117 or debbiebridgeman@bbbsetexas.org.