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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg Offers Free Document Shredding on Saturday, June
4, 2016
Donations of care package items requested for a deployed U.S. military unit.
Leesburg, VA (May 20, 2016) – Do you worry about identity theft? Have boxes of documents
with sensitive information you don’t want to put in the trash or recycling bin? The Town of
Leesburg is here to help!
The Leesburg Public Works Department will host a free community document shredding event
on Saturday, June 4, 2016, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Heritage High School, located at 520
Evergreen Mill Road SE in Leesburg. Nearly 10,000 pounds of documents is expected to be
shredded on-site by portable shredding units and then recycled during this event.
Residents (no businesses, please) may bring up to three (3) boxes or bags of documents, each
equivalent in size to a standard file storage box. If all shredding vehicles fill, the event may
close early. For a list of items acceptable for shredding, as well as tips on identity theft
protection, please visit the Town website at www.leesburgva.gov/shredevents.
During the event, Town staff will accept donations for a Project Frontlines care package. The
care package will be sent to a U.S. military unit currently deployed overseas. Project Frontlines
is a program of Adopt-A-US-Soldier. The organization has requested donations of hard candies,
mints, nuts, protein bars, puzzle books, magazines, travel-sized personal hygiene items, laundry
detergent pods, and sporting equipment such as soccer and footballs . For a full list of donation
recommendations, visit www.adoptaussoldier.org.
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