North Shore Bank to Host Free Community Shredding Day at Waukesha County Branches on Saturday, May 4

Public invited to bring personal documents for free, secure shredding

North Shore Bank today announced it will hold its seventh annual bank-wide Community Shredding Day on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to noon. People can stop by any of North Shore Bank’s more than 45 Wisconsin branches to have outdated, personal documents securely shredded. Community Shredding Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public.

“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 seventh annual Community Shredding Day,” said Susan Doyle, vice president of North Shore Bank.  “We collected more than 65,000 pounds of documents for secure shredding last year and as people clear out the clutter in closets, desk drawers and boxes, we hope to collect even more outdated documents for disposal.”

While materials will be accepted at all North Shore Bank branches in the area, those who have larger quantities of papers for shredding (up to two boxes) in the Waukesha County area are encouraged to visit the Brookfield Square branch, which will have two on-site shredding trucks.

Other Waukesha County branches accepting shredding materials include:

• S74 W17095 Janesville Rd. in Muskego

• W249 N6600 Hwy 164 in Sussex

• 120 W. Wisconsin Ave. in Pewaukee

• 12800 W. National Ave. in New Berlin

All shredded materials will then be recycled.  Tips on how to prevent identity theft, how to decide what to keep or toss, and additional information about Community Shredding Day are available on the bank’s website (shredit.northshorebank.com) and at any North Shore Bank office. 

People can visit the bank’s online Community Calendar for more special event details taking place at offices, including a coupon for 50 percent off a car wash from Jilly’s Car Wash for those who visit the Brookfield Square location.

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, is one of the strongest banks in the country. It has assets of nearly $1.7 billion and more than 45 offices throughout eastern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. Wisconsin branch locations are in metro Milwaukee, Ozaukee County, Racine, Kenosha, Appleton, Menasha, the Green Bay area, Burlington, Union Grove, Muskego, and Door County. Locate a North Shore Bank office. You can also follow North Shore Bank on Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest.