NEWS AND PRESS
April 18, 2009
By Veronica Nett
Staff writer
Charleston shredding firm helps neighborhood association...
Chip Ellis
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Josh Haynes, account manager for KnightHorst Shredding, prepares to grab some more files to be destroyed. The company held a shredding day Saturday at Chase Bank in South Hills as a fundraiser for the Bridge Road Neighborhood Association. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The tax-filing deadline has passed and Charleston residents had about 5,000 pounds of paperwork ready for shredding Saturday. KnightHorst Shredding, in conjunction with the Bridge Road Neighborhood Association, offered its shredding services to area residents Saturday in the Chase Bank parking lot in the South Hills. In exchange, people were asked to give money to the Bridge Road Neighborhood Association. About 60 people dropped off up to 5,000 pounds of material Saturday afternoon. "We're at maximum capacity," Brent Knight, owner of KnightHorst, said. Residents began dropping off boxes of paperwork, binders, computer software and CDs around noon Saturday. By 4 p.m. stacks of boxes stood in front of the KnightHorst truck waiting to be shredded. The service was a very good incentive to go through old file cabinets and boxes sitting in the basement, Judy McJunkin said. McJunkin, a South Hills resident, brought more than 140 pounds paper to be shredded Saturday. "I'm just trying to clean out the house," she said. Some people dropped off their boxes and left, and some waited around to see their paperwork shredded, Hoblitzell said. Those who requested it received a certificate naming the time and location of the shredding. All material shredded Saturday will be recycled, Knight said. The neighborhood association asked for a $10 donation for every 70 pounds of material dropped off. All money raised during the event will go toward streetscape projects, such as extending the sidewalks, putting in more street lighting and beatifying the area, Sara Hoblitzell, member of the Bridge Road Association, said. Saturday's event raised about $500, Hoblitzell said. KnightHorst has sponsored similar events with United Way, Salvation Army and several area churches, all at no charge, Knight said. Knight, originally from Clendenin, started KnightHorst in Nashville in 2004. He expanded to Lexington, Ky. in 2007 and then to Charleston in 2008. The focus of his company is to provide a green alternative to throwing paper in landfills and provide protection against identity theft, which is a growing problem, he said. In 2008 there was a 22 percent increase in cases of identity theft, Knight said. That number is expected to rise in 2009, he said. For more information about KnightHorst call 304-989-1702 or visit www.ishred2.com. Reach Veronica Nett at veronican@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5113. |
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