HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 2016 Edina Liquor Shred Event
City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Dawn Wills, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-903-5703 Fax 952-826-0389 EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Liquor to Hold Annual Food Drive and Paper-Shredding
Event
Edina, Minn., Sept. 22, 2016 – Edina Liquor will hold a paper-shredding event in conjunction with its
month-long food drive to help raise money and food for the local food shelf at 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 rain or shine 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Edina Liquor –
Southdale, 6755 York Ave. S.
Everyone is invited to bring up to six boxes or bags of personal and confidential documents for free shredding
on site. Though the event is free, a donation to VEAP is encouraged. An extra hour has been added this year
because the event has been so popular in past years. In the two hours Edina Liquor shredded last year, they
collected 600 pounds of food and over $900 in cash donations.
“It’s a good way to give back, and a win-win for everyone,” said Liquor Operations Director Steve Grausam.
“We keep paper out of the landfills and help people de-clutter while helping those who are less fortunate.”
Edina Liquor’s annual food drive is from Oct. 1 to 31. Those who donate five non-perishable food items or
more will receive a coupon good for 10 percent off a purchase at Edina Liquor. VEAP can turn each dollar
collected into three pounds of food.
Last year, Edina Liquor collected a record 736 pounds of food and almost $7,000 in cash donations. That
means VEAP, due to its buying power, purchased over $20,000 in food. Edina Liquor wants to break that
record again this year and help even more families in need.
For more information, contact Grausam at 952-903-5732.
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