Join us for Pretty Paperless: An AKA Shredding Affair - a FREE community event dedicated to protecting your identity while promoting environmental responsibility!
🗓️ DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 LOCATION: The Dixwell Community Q House, 197 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT
Hosted by the Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, this event offers our community a safe and secure way to dispose of sensitive documents while supporting sustainable practices.
WHAT TO BRING:
• Sensitive documents for shredding (limit: 3 boxes/bags per person)
• Electronics for recycling
• Cans and bottles for recycling
• Friends and family - all ages welcome!
SERVICES PROVIDED:
• On-site secure document shredding by The Shredding Source
• FREE blood pressure screenings by Yale Pressure Check
• Voter registration assistance from our Advocate for Social Justice Committee
• Electronics and bottle/can recycling stations
• Community resource information
This is a completely FREE service for our community! Our shredding capacity is 10,000 pounds total, so we're limiting each guest to 3 boxes/bags to ensure everyone can participate.
We're grateful for our amazing community partners who make this event possible:
• The Greater New Haven NAACP
• Yale Pressure Check
• Gather New Haven
• The Shredding Source
All proceeds from this event will benefit The New Haven Pearls of Excellence Foundation.
Come help us keep your information secure and our community green! No registration required - just show up ready to shred responsibly.
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