Frequenters of the HV Shred Blog know that a favorite source for our blog is the OnGuard Online Blog posted by the Federal Trade Commission–the government agency charged with protecting consumers. A recent post by Consumer Education Specialist Aditi Jhaveri indicated last Thursday was Password Day! Some good reasons to update passwords regularly: Updating your…
Earth Day 2015 is officially Wednesday, April 22nd. We are happy to report that HV Shred in on a record recycling pace in 2015. To date, we have shred and recycled enough paper to protect nearly 5000 trees and nearly 900 cubic yards of landfill. To celebrate Earth Month, our shred event season began April…
This past Saturday was Earth Hour–a celebration to bring awareness to the limited resources and the preciousness of our home planet–Earth. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their…
Over the course of the 2014 events in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (HVFCU), Walden Federal Savings (Now Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley), Wallkill Valley Federal Savings, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, and Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union we are thrilled to have helped community members recycle over 50 tons…
Frequenters of the HV Shred blog know that we often use this space to share valuable information we find on OnGuardOnline, the FTC blog designed to share information for consumer protection. A recent post by Consumer Education Specialist Amy Hebert caught our attention as worthy of sharing. Hebert writes about a new scam email that…
In this month of record low temperatures, we are warmed by our record total of shredding and recycling. Thanks to the continued support of the Hudson Valley business community and our recent acquisition of Metroshred we shred and recycled nearly 80 tons of confidential paperwork in the month of February. That’s enough paper to protect…
With all the snow lately, there has been some extra quiet time for offices to go through old files and do some new year cleaning out. Here is some basic guidance: Whether it is a client’s financial information or your own, you need to shred all documents. This includes paperwork that has credit card information…
A couple of weeks ago, we covered the fact that Identity Theft is still the top scam as determined by the IRS. The other prevalent scams warrant attention as well. Though there are lots of warnings about pervasive telephone scams, many are still falling prey. These involved the use of false and misleading information that…
We have already addressed this issue recently but it can’t be emphasized enough. As the latest post on the FTC’s OnGuardOnLine blog states, tax season is increasingly a time of year when individuals are at risk for tax identity theft or IRS imposters. Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to…
It is our privilege to be a resource for the upcoming “De-Clutter” Program this upcoming Saturday. The free event will help members of the Hudson Valley Community follow through on their New Year’s resolutions to get better organized in 2015. Offered to Dutchess County residents, this program is designed to help you get into the…