A year ago, Gold Country Telecare held their first paper shredding fund raiser that I wrote about here. Brilliant idea as far as I’m concerned. In the world of non-profit fund raisers that usually comprise of auctions, dinner events, and buying stuff, actually getting rid of paper in support of a local organization is awesome!

Gold Country Telecare is a local (Nevada County) nonprofit organization that provides door-to-door transportation for the elderly and disabled.

Info for this year’s paper shredding event:
What: bring your boxes of papers to be shredded–the old financial papers (more than 7 years) and personal papers that you don’t want to risk throwing in the recycle bin.
Date & time: Saturday, April 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: the Copyright parking lot, on Maltman Drive in Grass Valley, across from Taco Bell. They will have signs on Brunswick.
Payment: cash or check.
Cost: $10 per box of papers to shred

Event organizer, David Francis, wrote this to me:
“This is the second year that I have coordinated this fund raiser. Last year we had to cut off at 12:00 noon because we bulked out the truck. This year I have two trucks, so hopefully we will have great participation.”

At $10 per box of papers, they probably won’t make as much as a silent or live auction–so to show your appreciation, feel free to write a check for more!