Shredding & Electronics Drop Off Event at Old Town West Parking Lot Saturday, June 21 at 11am

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - June 20, 2014 - PRLog -- Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC), located at 301 S. Alfred Street in Alexandria, VA and home to the largest and oldest African American congregation will host its “Third Annual Free Drop-Off Electronics Collection and Community Shred Event” on this Saturday, June 21, 2014. This ASBC Community Shredding Event will take place from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Old Town West Parking Lot located at 1400 Wilson Creek Pkwy in Alexandria, VA 22314. ASBC continues to host this event, year after year in an effort to reduce identity theft and to promote recycling in the Alexandria Community.


Shred Event: Consumer fraud and identity theft are becoming an epidemic in our communities. To raise awareness and to promote prevention, Alfred Street Baptist Church’s Go Green Ministry will give individuals the opportunity to have their confidential documents destroyed on site, free of charge, whether it's small business documents you no longer need or personal papers you want to safely dispose of.

Electronics Collection Drop-Off: It is illegal to dispose of electronics in the trash. Do the right thing–recycle your personal or business electronics and computer equipment for FREE. See item list below.

Acceptable Items
Camcorders, Cell Phones, Chips and Components, Computers, Computer Monitors, Connectors/Cables, DVD Players, Fax Machines, Keyboards, Lab Equipment, Fluorescent Tubes/Lamps (limit 5 tubes per residence), Laptops, Main Frames, Mice, Optical Drives, PC Boards, PDA's, Printed Circuit Boards, Printers, Radios, Scanners, Servers, Stereos, Storage Discs, Tape and Zip Drives, Televisions, UPS Power Supply Units Desktop printers, copier & scanner, Fax machines, Game systems – Wii, Xbox, Nintendo, and others GPS devices, Ink and toner cartridges, Ipods, Keys , License plates, Microwave ovens, Modems, routers, PCI cards, Pagers, PDAs, Radios, Receivers & transmitters, Rechargeable batteries, Li-Ion batteries, Remote controls, Small electrical hand tools, Stereo components, Tape players, UPS battery back-up, surg and VCRs; just to name a few.

Both the electronics and shredding events are being held at the same location. For more information Contact 703-683-2222 or visit www.alfredstreet.org or contact: gogreen@alfredstreet.org .

About Alfred Street Baptist Church:
Established in 1818, Alfred Street Baptist Church is home to the oldest African American congregation in Alexandria, VA. It has served as a prominent religious, educational, and cultural in the Northern Virginia community. Currently under the esteemed leadership of Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley, Alfred Street Baptist Church has over 5,000 members with services every Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Alfred Street is also home of the popular Come As You Are (CAYA) worship service every first Wednesday of the month. For more information regarding Alfred Street Baptist Church, visit www.AlfredStreet.org.