A group of young people from a Coquitlam church are raising money at a shred-a-thon this weekend to help pay for a trip to Texas to aid Hurricane Harvey recovery.
As April is tax season, Ariel Bowers, an organizer of the event, said now “is a great time to shred all those sensitive papers in a safe manner” while supporting a good cause.
The group is hoping to raise $25,000 to help send 17 students, who range in age from 11 to 17, to the Lone Star State this summer.
The shredding will take place at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship Church (1160 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) between 10 a.m. at 2 p.m. Saturday. The suggested donation for having documents destroyed is $5 for every grocery bag.
For more information about the relief effort that the students will participate in when they go to Texas, go to nextstepministries.com/houston-texas.
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