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We are seeking applications for our 2025 Community Shred Event calendar.  If you are involved in a local charity and are looking for a community-focused event, a Shred Day Event might be the perfect opportunity for your charity. 

Shredding events are held in our local communities. These events give people the opportunity to securely shred sensitive documents, such as private documents, uncashed cheques, credit card statements and insurance records, right before their eyes, while raising money for a good cause.

While the holiday season is a time filled with joy, family, and festivities, it also comes with an environmental cost. The abundance of decorations, gift-giving, and parties that we participate in can create excess waste and energy usage. When we multiply the decorations, parties, and gift-giving by all of us throughout British Columbia, who celebrate the holidays, it becomes apparent how quickly excess waste and energy usage add up. 

With the dark days and cold weather, it’s like we blinked and suddenly Christmas is just around the corner. We love this time of year! For many of us, it’s the time of year of giving and gathering, hanging outdoor lights, decorating our front doors or lawns, and setting up a Christmas tree in our window, surrounded with gifts wrapped in all kinds of colors and materials.

Congratulations to Communitas on their 50th anniversary! Since 1974, Communitas Supportive Care Society has been helping our communities by assisting individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health challenges, and acquired brain injuries across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and North Vancouver Island.

Over the years, Urban Impact has partnered with Communitas with multiple Shred Days events to help raise money for their organization. In 2023, we assisted in raising $3,136.