ALPHARETTA, Ga.– IronStone Bank will sponsor a Community Shred Day on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at the bank’s North Point office at 10865 Haynes Bridge Road (770.777.8960), Alpharetta. IronStone is teaming with ShredFirst, one of the largest document destruction companies in the nation, to destroy unwanted sensitive materials free of charge .

“At IronStone Bank, one of our highest priorities is protecting our customers’ personal information; now, we want to help Alpharetta residents safeguard their vital information,” said Neil Stevens, the bank’s Georgia area executive. “With identity theft on the rise nationwide, the destruction and disposal of secure documents has never been more important. We’re pleased we can provide this important service.”

A mobile on-site shred truck will be parked outside the branch. Bank associates will also be on hand to provide information about protecting personal information and offer refreshments. The event will be held rain or shine. All participants will be asked to register for a prize drawing of a personal shredder.

Residents are invited to bring old documents such as ATM receipts, checks, tax information, credit card statements, copies of bills, mail and other papers containing personal information that could provide thieves an easy way to steal money or an identity. Dry paper only will be accepted (no plastics, media tapes or cardboard). There is no need to remove staples, paper clips and other bindings and colors do not have to be separated. All materials should be in boxes and containers for quick, easy disposal. Destroying documents by shredding them into unrecognizable pieces is the safest way to dispose of unwanted materials and provides greater protection against crime. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing forms of consumer fraud in the United States.

IronStone Bank focuses on building and serving longstanding relationships with individual customers, small- to mid-sized businesses, professionals and the medical community. IronStone also has 20 locations in the Atlanta metro region, 15 offices in Florida and 18 branches serving the Western United States. Customers can access financial services through the bank’s Customer Contact Center toll free at 1.866.IB DIRECT (1.866.423.4732) and through the Internet at ironstonebank.com.

IronStone Bank is a subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA), a $15.1 billion financial holding company based in Raleigh , N.C. First Citizens BancShares’ lead subsidiary is First Citizens Bank, which opened its first office in 1898 and has 339 branches in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland.

ShredFirst, based in Spartanburg, S.C., with an office in Cumming, Ga., destroys and shreds sensitive, confidential materials and papers for security, as well as provides clients with documentation of the destroyed material. Since 1997, the company has become one of the largest destruction companies in the United States and is regarded as an innovator in the industry. In recent years, it was named to Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. For more information, call 678.343.3158.

For more information, contact:
Barbara Thompson
(919) 716-2716
IronStone Bank