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Raise money for charity

COMMUNITY SHREDDING EVENTS

Urban Impact is committed to serving the communities in which we work. It is a privilege to serve our customers. Shredding Events are one of the ways we support our communities by helping local charities raise funds for their worthy causes.

In 2025, we crushed it! Urban Impact is pleased to have served a cross section of communities. These are communities Urban Impact serves daily, making these events even more impactful. These events raised $34,160, almost double the previous year, and we shredded 30,590 kg of paper!

Community Shredding Events provide a valuable service to your community by giving your community an easy way to securely shred sensitive documents, such as private documents, uncashed cheques, credit card statements and insurance records. Document shredding is completed at the event, right before your eyes, while raising money for a good cause.

2026 SHREDDING EVENT DATES

  • Saturday March 21, 2026: Senior C Woman's Dragon Boat Team (FCCRC )
    Address: Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver
    Time: 10am – 2pm
  • Saturday April 11, 2026: Communitas
    Address: 2776 Bourquin Cres W #103, Abbotsford
    Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Saturday April 25, 2026: DSS Dry Grad Committee 2026
    Address: 4615 51 St., Delta
    Time: 10am – 2pm
  • Saturday May 2, 2026: Killarney Community Centre Society
    Address: 6260 Killarney St., Vancouver
    Time: 10am – 2pm
  • Saturday May 9, 2026: Navy League of Canada
    Address: Sungod Recreation Centre, 7815 112 St North, Delta
    Time: 10 am – 2pm
  • Saturday May 30, 2026: Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS)
    Address: 9048 Stormont Ave, Burnaby
    Time: 10 am – 2pm
  • Saturday June 13, 2026: Vancity Branch 23 – Langley
    Address: 20055 Willowbrook Drive #100 Langley
    Time: 10 am – 2pm
  • Saturday June 27, 2026: Richmond Therapeutic Riding Association
    Address: 11051 No. 3 Rd, Richmond - South Arm United Church
    Time: 10 am – 2pm
  • Saturday September 12, 2026: Communitas
    Address: 2776 Bourquin Cres W #103, Abbotsford
    Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Saturday September 26, 2026: Surrey Hospice Society
    Address: 7138 King George Blvd Surrey
    Time: 10 am – 2 pm
  • Saturday October 3, 2026: Armstrong Elementary PAC
    Address: 8757 Armstrong Ave Burnaby (parking lot)
    Time: 10 am – 2 pm
  • Interested in a Shredding Event?   Learn more!
Organizing a charity event

How to Work with Urban Impact

If you are considering a fundraiser, a Community Shredding Event might be a great opportunity for you!

Urban Impact will provide an on-site shredding truck and driver for your Shredding Event.

Charities raise money by asking participants to donate a fixed amount per box that is shredded. We recommend a minimum of $20 per box.

Fundraising efforts do vary, but a well-organized and publicized Shredding Event can help raise several thousands of dollars in a 4-hour event. These events do take some effort to organize and operate and work well in conjunction with another event or fundraiser.

Urban Impact has created this Best Practices Guide to help your event operate safely and efficiently.

Start a Shredding Event!
How to start shredding event

Urban Impact is proud to partner with businesses and not-for-profit organizations in hosting Community Shredding Events.

Urban Impact commits to several Shredding Events yearly. Applications are accepted from November 15 - January 15 every year. At the end of January, we announce the dates and the charities we will support. Applications submitted outside of the acceptance time period will not be consider.

If you are interested in applying, please read our application submittal guidelines.

Please make sure to:

  • • Take the time to review the Shredding Event Best Practices document to consider all the factors that contribute to a successful event.
  • • Submit your application and request between November 15th and January 15th.

Consider these important recommendations when planning your Shredding Event fundraiser:

  • • We recommend scheduling it on a Saturday between 10 AM and 2 PM.
  • • Saturday of a long weekend is not recommended
  • • Set the rate that you would like to charge per box. Fundraising for your organization is of course the objective. We ask charities to commit to charging $10 per box. This is competitive rate helps you maximize your fundraising dollars and provides value to participants.
  • • Please include a brief description of how you will promote your event.
  • • Organizers of the Shredding Event need to ensure that a minimum of four (4) volunteers are available during the entire event. Volunteers should be assigned to assist with traffic control, unloading vehicles and collecting donations.

If your event meets the above recommendations, please fill out the form to apply for your event.

We are look forward to hearing about your event and the dates that would work for you!

URBAN IMPACT AT WORK IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Check out our video of a community shredding event!

 

WHY WORK WITH URBAN IMPACT?

Providing a safe and secure way for your community to protect its personal information and destroy confidential documents is one of the ways Urban Impact gives back to our communities.

We are experts in documentation shredding.

Our uniformed, bonded and insured and security-trained drivers bring a truck to a pre-defined location. Our shredding trucks are fitted with huge, industrial "pierce and tear" shredding equipment that quickly and securely destroys your documents. Don’t worry about removing things like staples or paper clips. Our trucks take care of that for you!

Urban Impact will issue a Certificate of Destruction for your records, upon request.

For every tonne of paper recycled, it saves seventeen trees!

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