Collecting cash for hurricane relief

On Saturday, Oct. 19, we held our first-ever shred event at the Shrewsbury Aquatic Center. We’d like to send a big thank you for everyone who was able to attend and make this event such a success.

But the big story here is how generous and caring our members truly are. A total of 171 cars full of attendees drove through the shred event. Arsenal employees were able to collect $786.84 in loose bills and spare change donations for victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

We rounded up and matched the donation! Recently, we presented a check for $1,600 to the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross to help with hurricane relief efforts.

“Every day, we take for granted the fact that we have shelter, can flip on electricity or can just turn on the faucet for running water. The destruction from these hurricanes changed that routine for fellow Americans. The communities of Shrewsbury and Webster Groves, MO, along with the employees and partners of Arsenal Credit Union wanted to help restore some normalcy for those displaced and impacted by contributing to the Red Cross and their volunteer efforts. We salute all who supported this worthy cause.”

– Craig Meyer, VP Marketing and Business Development

Shred event results

For the shred event, we partnered with ProShred Document Shredding Services to properly dispose of 12,300 pounds (6.15 tons) of paper documents. What does that actually look like for the environment?

This translates into $31,832.40 of green savings for Shrewsbury, Webster Groves and the surrounding areas.

We plan to hold additional recycling events in the spring of 2025. Stay tuned to your email and our social media channels for more information. See other ways we’re helping the areas we serve on our Mission + Community page.

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