(Mt. Vernon, IL) — State Representative Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), is reminding residents who have paper documents with sensitive information that they want to have destroyed properly should take advantage of the free shred event scheduled for this Saturday, August 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the district office parking lot located at 3307 Broadway Street in Mt. Vernon. The free event is open to residents—not companies—and there is a limit of two bags per person. Material will be accepted until the shred truck at the event reaches capacity. Residents are asked to remove all paper clips, staples and other bindings from their documents prior to bringing them to the event for shredding. Cardboard boxes cannot be left at the event.