The Better Business Bureau and National Foundation of Credit Counseling invite you to the Secure Your ID Day this Saturday at Lawrence Dumont Stadium.
You're encouraged to attend the event and take a key step in identity protection by shredding and properly disposing of their sensitive paper documents as well as CDs and floppy discs. BBB staff will be on-site to provide advice and tips for identity theft protection.
Last year, more than 11 million Americans became victims of ID theft. Losses totaled $54 billion according to a report fromJavelin Strategy and Research.
Secure Your ID Day goes from nine o'clock until noon at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita (see related map).
Bring boxes or bags of documents to be shredded and take home the tips and resources you need to help protect yourself. Documents to be shredded should be removed from binders, but staples, paper clips, CDs and floppy discs are okay to be shredded.
We are also collecting unwanted cell phones to donate to Cell Phones for Soldiers. The phones are recycled and prepaid cards are distributed to troops serving overseas.
As the result of two nationwide Secure Your ID Days in 2009, the BBB helped individuals and small businesses at more than 133 sites across the country shred 1.3 million pounds of sensitive documents—all for free.
