WHAT: 'Shred-a-Thon' paper shredding event WHERE: Canton Safeway (near the smoke stack), 2610 Boston Street WHEN: 10am-12pm on Saturday May 5th WHY: To combat identity theft and to help people in our community properly dispose of personal documents. HOW: Anyone can bring boxes of documents for shredding by Proshred Security's mobile shredding trucks. COST: None SPONSORS: Partnership Wealth Management & The Baltimore Guide STATISTICS: Roughly 7 million people become victims of identity theft every year. That equals 19,178 people per day, 799 per hours, and 13.3 per minute. The incidence of victimization soared 80% between 2002 and 2003, according to a study by Harris Interactive. A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center indicates that victims now spend an average of 600 hours recovering from this crime, often over a period of years - up from 175 hours three years ago. | 
