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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jordan Gilgenbach, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0396 • jgilgenbach@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shred For VEAP At Edina Liquor
Edina, Minn., Oct. 10, 2013 – Edina Liquor – Southdale will hold a shredding event in conjunction with its
October food drive to raise money and food for the local food shelf, Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People
(VEAP), a non-profit agency serving low-income, senior and disabled people in Edina, Bloomington, Richfield
and South Minneapolis.
The paper shredding-event will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Edina Liquor – Southdale, 6755
York Ave. S. Anyone can bring personal and confidential documents for shredding on-site. Though the
shredding is free, a donation to the local food shelf is encouraged. Edina Liquor staff will give out a coupon for
10 percent off at Edina Liquor to anyone who donates five cans of food or more at the shredding event.
“The last two years, we’ve had a great turn out and raised several hundred pounds of food for VEAP,” said
Liquor Operations Director Steve Grausam. “This event is a great way to safely destroy personal and
confidential documents while helping those in need.”
Edina Liquor collected 875 pounds of food and raised more than $1,693 in 2012. In total, the equivalent of
2,568 pounds of food was collected, a 50 percent increase over 2011 and more than six times what was
donated in 2010. Grausam said he hopes to increase this year’s donations by 20 percent, which would bring
donations to more than 3,000 pounds of food.
For more information, contact Grausam at 952-903-5732.
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