El Paseo Bank will sponsor "Shred It Day" to help area residents combat identity theft.
Area residents can take paper, file folders, binders and envelopes to be shredded for free.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Marketplace, 39-580 Washington St., Palm Desert, CA. Participants are limited to three file boxes, about the size that copy paper is sold in.
The bank is encouraging participants to make a charitable donation to Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the First Tee.
Items that will not be accepted include metal clips, metal brackets, old cardboard boxes, trash, household hazardous waste, carbon paper, transparencies, food, liquids, glass, aluminum and plastics.
Call (760) 340-1498 for more information.
