60 barrels of sensitive papers were destroyed July 9

SHREDDING EVENT

The Golden Age Foundation shredding service on July 9 was such a huge success that two trucks were needed to haul away LWers documents for disposal.

The event ran smoothly despite restrictions neccessiated by COVID-19 mandates.

The Golden Age board members and volunteers were there to unload documents from the cars with GRF Security Officer Yong Kang directing traffic in and out of the Clubhouse 2 parking lot. Because of Security’s traffic control, vehicles were able to enter and exit safely.

In most cases, shareholders didn’t even need to get out of their cars. The seemingly neverending line kept moving from 10 a.m.-noon.

Miguel Leon, the driver of Mobile Shred, helped shareholders with their bags and shredded nonstop from for almost three hours, until the second truck arrived.

An estimated 450 shareholders were served, and according to the company’s Certificate of Destruction, 60 barrels of sensitive documents were destroyed. Usually the GAF averages 25-28 barrels.

The nearly doubled number suggests that LWers have been taking advantage of stay-at-home guidelines to clean out files.

People also brought used batteries to recycle.The GAF collected more than three buckets of batteries compared to the usual one bucket or less.

That’s because since COVID- 19 pandemic, there’s no place shareholders can leave their old batteries in the community.

Thanks to five Golden Age Foundation volunteers—Linda Johnson, Ren Villanueva, Geneva Potepan, Rosemarie Da Roza and event coordinator Anna Derby—for their drive-through customer service of shredding event. Thanks also to Paul Pridanonda, who carried bags from the huge pile to the shredder.

The Golden Age Foundation is grateful to the community for its continued support of GAF events.

During this lockdown period, Mobility Aids program director John Hlavac and phone volunteers have been able to supply the community with needed wheelchairs and walkers.

For information regarding a mobility aid, call (562) 431-9589 and leave a message.

The Golden Age Foundation looks forward to the next shredding event, which should be held in November.

The date will be announced.

—Anna Derby and Linda Johnson