Altoona Times

Residents of Altoona are invited to dispose of important documents at the upcoming "Shredding with Schmitt" event. The free event, hosted by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona), will take place at Peoples Natural Gas Field (Curve Stadium) on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 4-7 p.m.

“This free event is a great public service that gives residents the opportunity to have their documents shredded in an easy manner,” Schmitt said. “Destroying documents that have personal information is a key ingredient in preventing identity theft.”

Attendees are encouraged to bring documents containing credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, medical information, and bank account information for shredding. Residents should bring papers and documents in loose form; magazines, books, or trash will not be accepted. The event is exclusively for residents; businesses are not permitted.

Donations for the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society will be accepted during the event.

For more information on Schmitt and his legislative priorities, please visit Representative Lou Schmitt's official website or contact Greg Gross at 717-260-6374 or ggross@pahousegop.com.