Greylock FCU Raises Nearly $1,200 for United Way with Community Shred Day
May 11, 2017
Greylock Federal Credit Union is an independent company, wholly owned by its members. Greylock is a federally-chartered credit union, organized under strict regulatory laws that are monitored and enforced by the National Credit Union Administration, an agency of the U.S. Government. All accounts are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF).
Greylock Federal Credit Union employees Jordyn Mason and Matt McLain volunteered at Greylock’s ninth Community Shred Day on Saturday, May 6. The event shred over 7 tons of paper and raised $1,184 in donations for the Berkshire United Way.
Pittsfield – Greylock Federal Credit Union held its ninth annual Community Shred Day on Saturday, May 6 and shredded over 7 tons of paper. The effort also raised $1,184 in donations for the Berkshire United Way. The Credit Union suggested a $1 donation per box from people looking to dispose of personal documents.
PROSHRED® supplied 2 mobile shredding trucks for the event to provide proper disposal of private documents. People were able to witness the shredding process via a closed circuit monitor mounted on the truck. Event coordinator Joanne Billow said, “With the rise of identity theft as a growing problem, Shred Day is Greylock’s way to help the community keep important personal information out of the hands of identity thieves. A special thank you goes out to Pittsfield Boy Scout Troop 8 as well as the Greylock and Berkshire United Way employees that volunteered to make the event a success.”
Millions of Americans have their identities stolen each year. Identity theft occurs when someone uses personally identifying information, like name, social security number, or credit card number, without permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. Shredding personal documents is one of the best ways to combat ID Fraud.
About Greylock
Greylock membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County, and Westfield, Southwick, Granville, Montgomery, or Russell, Massachusetts. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 75,000 members and offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, Lanesborough, and Lenox. Greylock has a Low Income Designation (LID) from the NCUA and certification by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund allowing the Credit Union to offer expanded services to low and moderate income families. More information is available online at www.greylock.org.
Greylock’s family of businesses includes:
- Greylock Insurance Agency, with seven locations county-wide, handles commercial and personal lines including auto, homeowner’s, life, disability, long-term care insurance, all forms of bonding, and 24/7 claims service.
- Greylock Investment Group offers access to a full array of services including financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, mutual funds, annuities and portfolio management.
- Greylock Marketing Group is a full-service advertising agency dedicated to helping other credit unions, businesses and not-for-profit organizations meet their communications and marketing objectives.
- Greylock Employee Benefits Services offers comprehensive consultation and brokerage services for group medical, dental, life and disability insurance.
- Greylock Technology Group provides programming and IT consulting for financial institutions.