Bank of Canton Holds Shred Day for Local Customers

Customers encouraged to bring sensitive materials for proper disposal

October 21, 2011 – Bank of Canton recently held its first “Shred Day” in an effort to help protect its customers from becoming victims of identity theft.

Shown here (l-r) Stephen P. Costello, Bank of Canton President and CEO, Kathie Ludecker, Branch Assistant Manager, and John Moriarty of Shred King Corp., Holbrook.

As an invaluable perk, bank customers were invited to bring their sensitive material to the Canton and Randolph branches to be shredded on the premises free of charge. Shredding services were provided by Shred King Corp. of Holbrook, which is AAA-certified by the National Association for Information Destruction.

“Identity theft is growing crime that has ruined numerous lives,” said Stephen P. Costello, Bank of Canton President and CEO. “Our Shred Day was an additional service intended to make it easy for our customers to safely dispose of personal information that can cause serious repercussions if allowed to fall into the wrong hands.”

Costello added that hosting “Shred Day” is one of the strategies Bank of Canton is using to educate and aid customers in protecting their confidential information. Prior to “Shred Day,” Bank of Canton has taken various measures to communicate the seriousness of this type of threat, including hosting an Information Security Seminar for local businesses to learn about protecting their customer information, as well as offering tips on different scams on the Security page of the Bank of Canton website.