400 Napa Residents Securely Shredded Sensitive Documents at Redwood Credit Union's annual Shred-a-Thon

Napa, Calif - Approximately 400 Napa residents took action to protect themselves from fraud by shredding old financial records and other paperwork at Redwood Credit Union's (RCU's) free annual Shred-a-Thon on June 29, 2019. Shred-IT trucks were on site Saturday at the County of Napa Sullivan Lot to help the community safely dispose of and recycle approximately 30,000 lbs of paper.

"Shredding sensitive documents—such as old financial statements and bills—is one of the best precautions people can take against identity theft, so we were happy to once again provide this service to our community,"" said Mario Gutierrez, RCU’s Napa branch manager.

RCU also collected $1,600 in monetary donations at the event to benefit Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center, an organization that works hand in hand with Latinos to inspire and achieve healthy living, self-sufficiency, and opportunities for leadership and community engagement.

RCU holds Shred-a-Thons annually in several of the communities it serves, with two additional upcoming events this summer in Santa Rosa and Ukiah. To learn more, visit www.redwoodcu.org/shred.

About Redwood Credit Union

Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. RCU offers complete financial services, including checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, online and mobile banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, wealth management and investment services, and more. The credit union also offers insurance and discount auto sales through its wholly owned subsidiary. RCU has over $4.5 billion in assets and serves more than 335,000 members with full-service branches from San Francisco to Ukiah, more than 30,000 fee-free network ATMs nationwide and convenient, free online and mobile banking. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit www.redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on Facebook at facebook.com/redwoodcu, Instagram at @Redwoodcreditunion, and Twitter at @Redwoodcu for news and updates.