Shred Documents, Recycle Electronics at St. Paul's

It's not often you have the opportunity to do something good for yourself and others at the same time, but now and then the chance comes along.

The youth group at St. Paul's Episcopal Church will hold a shredding and recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, giving residents of the Chathams the chance to get rid of sensitive documents or old electronics.

Money raised from the event will fund a trip to Belize for the youth service this summer.

Shredding costs $6 for a grocery bag of documents, or $5 along with a donation of food to the Interfaith Food Pantry. A standard storage box of documents costs $9, or $8 with a donation to the food pantry.

All documents will be shredded and recycled to prevent identity theft, providing the perfect opportunity to get rid of old bank and cedit card statements, canceled or unused checks, bills, receipts, health insurance and medical records or anything with a Social Security or tax ID number.

Old electronics, including printers, televisions, computer monitors and fax machines, can be recycled for $2 to $10 per item.