Shred-it to Provide Mobile Shredding Services

1. Shred-ittoProvideMobileShreddingServicesatthe2ndAnnualCIG InsuranceCommunitySafetySaturday™September6, 2014,inMonterey, California Shreddingis the mostsecuremeans ofdocumentdestruction,andisasafeway toprotectprivacy and help preventidentity theft. Monterey,CA,August24, 2014–-Inaddition toover30otherorganizationswho willprovideimportantsafetyinformationand activities,Shred-it willbring theirmobiletruckto CIGInsurance’s2ndCIGCommunitySafetySaturday™hosted byCapital Insurance Group inpartnership with CIG InsuranceAdvisor,MontereyInsurance.Shred-it willofferitsservicesto shred documents,helping attendeesprotect theirprivacyandfightidentitytheft and fraud.People areinvited toamaximumof twolegalsizedocument boxes perpersonforshredding totheeventatCapitalInsuranceGroup,2300 GardenRoad,onSaturday,September6,2014,from10:00 a.m.to2:00p.m. Arne Chatterton, CIGVicePresident ofFieldOperations&BusinessRelationsexplains,“Protectingprivacyand preventing identitytheft and fraud issomething we allneed tobeawareof.Shreddingisthemostsecureand cost-effectivemeansof documentdestruction.Itisalsoan environmentally-friendlymeansofinformationdestruction because alltheshreddingmaterialisrecycled.Weinvitethepublictobringamaximumof twolegal sizedocument boxesperperson toCommunitySafetySaturdaywhereShred-it will safelyshred thematerial onsite.”

2. Identitytheftiscurrentlya huge challenge for usall: • In2010,7.0% ofhouseholdsintheUnited States,orabout8.6millionhouseholds,hadatleast onememberage12orolder whoexperienced oneormoretypesofidentitytheftvictimization. • Amonghouseholdsin whichatleastonememberexperienced oneormoretypesofidentitytheft,64.1% experienced themisuseorattemptedmisuseofanexistingcredit cardaccountin2010. • From2005to2010,thepercentageofall householdswithoneormoretypeofidentitytheft thatsuffered nodirect financial lossincreased from18.5% to23.7%. • “Thebest safeguard againstpersonal identitytheftistoregularlydestroyconfidential,personal, and businessdocuments,”saysKenHafner, General ManagerofShred-it,SanFrancisco.“Organizing CommunityShredeventsacrossAmericaraisesawarenessaboutthedangersofidentitytheftandfraud,andencouragesconsumersand businesses totakethenecessarystepstoprotect themselvesfromthesecrimes.” • Capital Insurance Group hosteditsfirstCommunitySafetySaturdaysin2010;ever since,the event hasbeenheld throughout Californiaand Nevada.CIG CommunitySafetySaturdayfeatures activities,demonstrations,andeducational services designed toimprovethesafetyandsecurityof children,teens,families,and communities.Peopleofall ageswillenjoyfreegames,prizes,andawealthofmaterialsand informationfrommanydifferent boothsstaffed bylocalandregionalorganizations. • Capital Insurance Group and itslocalagency,MontereyInsurance,will co-hosttheevent’smainboothwithadditional safety information,giveawaysand prizedrawings.Prizedrawingsinclude exciting,family-orientedgiveaways,suchasanannual familymembership totheMontereyBayAquarium,FamilyPlusannual membershipstoMY Museum,fourseason passes tothe2015MontereyCountyFair,fourpassesfor whalewatching atRandy’sWhaleWatching&Fishing,fourpasses toaperformanceatthePacificRepertoryTheatre,fourpassesforkayaking fromAdventuresByTheSea,afamilypass toElkhornSloughSafari NatureTours,and afamilypass totheMontereyZoo. • SpecialPresentationswillinclude: • JawsofLifeDemonstrationat11:30amprovided bytheMontereyFireDepartment