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Time & Date: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Thursday, April 30
Location: Ability Building Community (ABC) | 1911 14th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901
Scammers will stop at nothing to steal personal information from their victims – they will even dig through the trash! That's why shredding your documents with sensitive information is a recommended practice.
Join AARP and the Better Business Bureau for an opportunity to have up to two boxes of household papers securely shredded at the Ability Building Community (ABC) warehouse in Rochester on April 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. You will also receive a kit of fraud prevention resources as you drive-through.
Please help us provide a positive experience for everyone by following these instructions:
- Do not arrive before 10:00 a.m. The lane is needed for mobility bus drop-off and you will be asked to move.
- Choose a time slot as you complete the registration process (10:00, 11:00, or noon). There's no advantage to arriving early, and the longest wait times will be at the beginning of each hour.
- Load your materials in one or two boxes or bags per vehicle that an average person can lift - about 40 lbs.
- Remove all clips and staples, plastic covers and any bound books from the boxes - these may not be shredded and could damage the machines.
- Approach the site on Valleyhigh Drive NW headed SOUTH, turn right onto 14th Street NW, and then immediately right into the warehouse parking lot. Follow the signs and drive in front of the building to the southwest corner where your materials will be unloaded. You will receive a map when your registration process is complete.
- Your materials will be supervised until they are destroyed inside the building. If you would like to observe, please park and speak with the workers for instructions.
Ability Building Community provides daytime supports to a very diverse group of individuals with disabilities who enjoy living, working and recreating in their community. The supports ABC provides allows all individuals served to have those opportunities, just as anyone else would have. (ABC owns an industrial shredder, so we are glad to collaborate and support them with this event!)
