Shred-a-thon

Nov. 10, 2012

A-frame signs directed traffic

Shred-It and Marana Community Food Bank worked with SACEA to make the shred-a-thon take place

Shred-a-thon was held at Oro Valley Marketplace at the foot of the Catalina mountains

Windblown volunteers wore maroon SACEA t-shirts to be instantly recognizable to arriving taxpayers

Drivers pulled in next to the shredding truck to unload

Some individuals brought full truckloads of documents to shred

Each driver received a tax organizer with information on Arizona tax credits and records retention guidelines

SACEA volunteers cheerfully unloaded boxes for drivers

Boxes of all sizes and shapes were hoisted into the Shred-It truck

Shred-It staffer dumped full boxes into the shredding machine's hopper

The powerful shredder made quick confetti of documents, devouring a box of papers in about 30 seconds

The Community Food Bank accepted both money and canned donations

SACEA encouraged financial donations because they qualify for the Arizona tax credit

The food bank emptied two receipt books for money donations from those who had paper shredded

SACEA members enthusiastically volunteered

Lorry Quihuis, Chet Ware and Keith Cuvelier convene a meeting before the next car arrives

The Results

• Marana Community Food Bank collected165 pounds of food$741 in money donations

Each dollar donated purchases $8.75 of foodEffective donations were $6,484Will provide 3,382 meals