April 15, 2010 Walden, NY – Walden Federal will hold three Community Shred Days on:

Sat, May 8, 9am – 12 noon, Montgomery branch, 201 Ward St, Montgomery

Sat, May 15, 10am – 1pm, Monroe branch, Shoprite, Rte. 17M, Monroe

Sat, June 5, 9am – 12 noon, Otisville branch, 2 Sanatorium Ave, Otisville

The HV Shred truck will be parked in front of each branch.  Both customers and non-customers can stop by the Walden Federal branch to have up to 3 bags of outdated personal documents securely shredded.   Information on ID theft prevention will also be available.  HV Shred is a locally owned and operated company.  The event is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.

“Properly disposing of materials that contain personal information is one of the best ways to guard against identity theft,” stated Thomas F. Gibney, President and CEO.  “We welcome the entire community to take advantage of this free service during our Community Shred Day.” 

Walden Federal maintains six full-service branches including Walden, Montgomery, Otisville, Newburgh, inside the Wal-Mart Super Center in Monroe and inside the ShopRite in Monroe.  Walden Federal’s Mortgage and Loan Center is located at 74 West Main St, Walden and its Commercial Loan Division is located at 211 S. Plank Rd, Newburgh, next door to Walden Federal’s Newburgh branch.

The bank is part of the Allpoint ATM network, giving its customers access to their money at 37,000 surcharge-free ATMs located nationwide and in Europe.

Walden Federal continues to prosper and grow as it celebrates its 91st year of service to the community.  For more information, visit www.WaldenFederal.com or call 845-778-2171.