The Latest Paper Shredding News from the Shred Guy

2013 NAID Audit

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:23:36 +0000

Our annual audit for ceritication from the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) is in an hour. We have been AAA Certified Members for 3 years, but I still get nervous when it is time for an audit. I hope we have all of our ducks in a row. This is a strenuous process where the auditor reviews lots of documents and test our truck to make sure we are meeting the top industry standards and providing the most secure and professional service for our valuable customers. Wish us luck!!!

For more information visit www.naidonline.org.

2013 Challenging Autism Luncheon for The Avondale House

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:39:21 +0000

We had a great time at the Avondale House's annual luncheon. For the past several years The Shred Guy has been a sponsor of The Avondale House. This is a school in Houston for people ages 3+ (The oldest student right now is 38.) that are on the autism spectrum. They have a year-round school program, a day-habilitation program, and 3 residential group homes. Their program is phenomenal.

Hearing the teachers share today touched my heart and made me miss being a special education teacher. I am glad there are places out there that allow these kids to learn in ways that will help prepare them for day-to-day life, rather than prepare them to take a standardized test. I loved being a public school teacher, and I felt like our school district had a great program for students on the autism spectrum. However, the state and federal testing requirements do not properly measure any standard of learning for many of the special education students. Some of those students are still working on daily living skills and basic educational skills, even into 5th grade, middle school, and often high school. Many of those students are still required to take a test that is challenging for even their "regular" education peers, meaning it is like looking at something in a foreign language to them. I don't know how anyone can look at those situations and consider that test any type of measure of success for those students. To truly measure their success would to be to design an assessment of the individualized goals that are researched and established for each particualr child. That is what they work on every day, so that is how you should measure their educational growth.

Now I am off my soapbox. :)Thank you Avondale House for a wonderful luncheon at the Houston Junior League with inspiring presentations by the teachers that help these students every day.

For more information about The Avondale House, visit their website, www.avondalehouse.org. If you are interested, they can always use volunteers or monetary donations that go toward school supplies and community based instruction lessons and field trips for the students.

Go Green Day-April 13th

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:45:33 +0000

Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day. The Shred Guy helps do our part every day by recycling all of the paper we shred. We recycled approximately tons of paper last year. To help raise awareness for recycling we are partnering with The Gleannloch Farms Women's Club and HOA to be part of the annual "Go Green Gleannloch" project.

The event will be held April 13th from 9 am - 12 pm at the Rec Center on Gleannloch Forest Drive. We will be shredding on-site. Bring any documents you want to securely dispose of. The paper will be shredded before your eyes and all shredded paper will be recycled.

This event will be fun for the whole family with food, various children's activities, booths with eco-friendly information and fantastic raffle prizes. The Women's Club will be selling trees to re-plant and re-green some of those that were lost during the drought of two years ago.

They are still accepting event sponsors and donations for this community event. To learn how you can get involved e-mail gfwomensclub@gmail.com or President and Event Committee Chair, Carol Conner, at connfam3@aol.com.

Lakewood UMC Shred Day Success

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:35:07 +0000

The shred day we had at Lakewood United Methodist Church was a success. We were not prepared for the turnout and had to leave about 1/2 way thorugh to go empty our truck to make room for more paper. Luckily, our friends at Federal International were kind enough to stay open a little late for us. We shredded and recycled about 5,500 lbs of paper. That is a great savings to the environment. We had wonderful weather for the event, too!

Please Welcome Our Newest Employee

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:12:29 +0000

We were excited to welcome our newest team member this morning. Stan Anderson had his first day with The Shred Guy today. He is our new Secure Destruction Specialist. He will be our new driver/shredding expert. Stan has experience as a truck driver and lots of experience in the customer service industry. We are thrilled to have him as part of our team. If you see him around, please welcome him with a smile.

Shred Day in Northwest Houston January 13, 2013

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:07:38 +0000

Next Sunday, January 13, 2013, The Shred Guy will be providing on-site paper shredding for an event at Lakewood United Methodist Church. The church is located at 11330 Louetta Rd., Houston, Texas 77070. Donations will be accepted to benefit the church. If you or someone you know lives in the Northwest Houston/Tomball/Cypress area, please come by and let us help you get 2013 off to an organized start by shredding all your old paperwork. We will be there from 9:00-1:00. Contact us for more information. 281-970-4400

Bearclaw Shredding is now The Shred Guy

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:47:16 +0000

It's official! The Shred Guy now owns Bearclaw Shredding. Bearclaw Shredding was a small local shredding company. We purchased the company and are excited to spread our security and exceptional customer service to more Houston-area customers.

Shred Day Saturday, June 23rd

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:23:22 +0000

We are happy to be providing on-site document shredding this Saturday, June 23, 2012. The shred day will be hosted by Victoria Mullenix Real Estate Group. The cost is only a $10 donation and the proceeds will be donated to Impact a Hero. Impact A Hero is a non-partisan 501(c) (3) organization, created to provide a simple mechanism for individuals and corporations to help provide emotional and financial support for our severely wounded /disabled War on Terror veterans and their families.

Our truck will be at First Victoria Bank in Katy, Texas from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM. The address is 5005 South Mason Road, Katy, Texas 77450. It is at the corner of Mason Road and Fry Road across from Beck Junior High.

We hope to see you there!

Avondale House Luncheon

[Your Name Here] — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:38:45 +0000

We had a great time at the Avondale House Luncheon yesterday. The luncheon was hosted at the Junior League on Briar Oaks. We heard from some parents that have children with autism. It was great to hear their touching stories about how autism has impacted their lives. Overall, it was an awesome event. We are glad we can help support such a great cause. For more information on how you can help support the Avondale House financially or by volunteering, please visit www.avondalehouse.org.

Shred Day Tomorrow

[Your Name Here] — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:02:48 +0000

We want to let everyone know that we are having a shred day tomorrow, Wednesday, November 2nd. The shred day is being sponsored by Team Liberty Real Estate in Deer Park. The address is 4802 Center Street, Deer Park, Texas 77536. We will be there shredding paper from 12:00-3:00. Donations will be accepted and will benefit the Deer Park Helping Hands Food Bank. We are excited to be part of such a great cause, and we hope to help raise lots of money. Please stop by or refer anyone you know that may be able to benefit from the service.