07/30/2008

Contact: Kimberly Tomkiewicz (219) 30-2008 ext. 299

Secure Shred Helps the City of Valpo to "Go Green"

Opportunity Enterprises Inc. PRESS RELEASE July 30, 2008 Contact: Kimberly Tomkiewicz, 219-464-9621, ext. 299 Communications Specialist For Immediate Release: Secure Shred Helps the City of Valpo to "Go Green" Opportunity Enterprises' commercial shredding service, Secure Shred, provided free document shredding to the community during the cities "Green Days" event held July 18-19. Valparaiso community members brought over 3,041 pounds of confidential paper to the Secure Shred team, lead by Robin Bisseker, Business Development Manager, during the two days. "Judging by the amount of paper we received and the incredible amount of electronic equipment dropped off, Valpo is rapidly becoming green,"said Bisseker. "So many attendees commented how much they appreciated what the city of Valparaiso was doing to help them get rid of their old electronics and confidential material in an environmentally friendly way." Secure Shred, a division of Opportunity Enterprises, offers businesses and individuals a convenient, secure and economical document, record and data destruction service. For a nominal fee, individuals may drop off their confidential documents at Secure Shred’s main office, located at 2801 Evans Avenue in Valparaiso between 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For a full listing of Secure Shred services and destruction guidelines, visit www.oppent.org/SecureShred. Since 1967, Opportunity Enterprises has been a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency and life choices for challenged individuals. OE serves over 1,700 individuals in Porter County and throughout Northwest Indiana. For more information, visit online at www.oppent.org. -30-