NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Credit unions across Illinois are participating in “Shred Month” as part of an effort to both protect people from identity theft and raise awareness of credit unions as advocates for consumers.
On Shred Days at various credit unions, local communities are being invited to bring their unwanted personal documents, such as tax paperwork, old account statements, cancelled checks, credit card and ATM receipts and unwanted credit card offers to be shredded by the shredding truck in the participating CU’s parking lot.
Illinois’ Shred Days as part of a new statewide consumer awareness campaign called “iBelong” that is part of a two-year agreement between the Illinois league and the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association (PCUA) to utilize for two years.
Shred Month is part of a broader, cooperatively-sponsored media campaign that includes more than 2,200 newspaper ads in 270 papers, 4,400 radio ads on 90 stations, 103 billboards in 19 counties, and 5,500 cable TV spots on several popular networks.(c) 2008 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com
