Thursday, April 26, 2012

Free Document Shredding this Weekend

Shred your documents for free this Saturday, April 28th, at the Newport News Farmers Market from 10am to 1pm.  The event is presented by Stealth Shredding, Inc. and the Newport News Sheriff's Department. 

Experts say shredding old documents containing personal information helps prevent identity theft.  Newport News Sheriff's spokeswoman Kathleen Carey says nine million Americans a year have their identifies stolen.

Newport News Farmers Market is located at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and 25th Street.  MAP

My thanks to high school classmate Chris Howell for providing this information.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

OfficeMax Revamps Ink Cartridge Recycling

OfficeMax recently upgraded its ink cartridge recycling program.  As of April 1st, OfficeMax is accepting any undamaged ink or toner cartridge of any brand.  Each cartridge turned in will earn you $2.00 in MaxPerks Rewards, up to $20.00 each month.

Visit www.officemaxperks.com/RecyclingHome.aspx for details.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Vote for the Portsmouth Humane Society

The Portsmouth Humane Society is in the running for a $100,000 prize in the 2012 ASPCA Rachel Ray $100,000 Challenge. The Portsmouth shelter is one of only four in Virginia in the competition. 

"The 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is a nationwide competition for animal shelters (and their communities) aimed at getting more animals adopted or returned to their owners than ever before," Executive Director Christie Chipps Peters said in a media release.   "This second phase is the Qualifying Heat where registered shelters compete to accumulate the most on-line votes from their supporters. The 50 shelters with the most votes become the official contestants for the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge."

I could encourage you to vote for the Portsmouth Humane Society because Peters, who has been a guest on my talk show several times, is such a nice person, or I could mention the shelter's "cat colony" room, where visitors can sit in a room full of cats.  But I won't.  Because the best reason to vote for the Portsmouth Humane Society is this guy...



Felix here has the best dog smile I've ever seen.