A shred event will be held this weekend for community members to securely dispose of important documents.

“Your personal security is very important,” said BMO Harris Bank Service Manager, Stacy Holmes. “In order to help everyone keep their financial information and personal information safe it’s a big benefit for the community for us to host this event and have everyone be able to come shred their paperwork for free.”

The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at BMO Harris Bank located at 4305 Frederick Ave.

Holmes says a shred truck that the bank uses to shred its own personal documents will be on hand for the event.

“We suggest any old tax documents older than 7-years, any old bank statements, credit card states, utility bills, or even any credit card offers that you would receive in the mail.  Anything that would any of your personal information on it we suggest that you shred,” said Holmes. “It’s important to shred it instead of just throwing it away because there’s a lot of people committing fraud.”