09/28/2026
Another successful Shred Event is in the books!
On Saturday, September 26, the Oregon City Woman’s Club once again provided this popular service to our community—and combined it with a food drive benefiting the HOPE Food Pantry at First Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
This year, more than 70 cars stopped by to drop off documents for secure shredding. Pride Document Shredding was back to handle the job, with Christian shredding an impressive 23 full totes of documents—up from 21½ totes at last fall’s event! We also gratefully received cash donations in support of the Shred Event.
We had some wonderful help from Oregon City High School JROTC Cadets Kailyn (KK), Makayla, Charlie and Leland, who spent the morning unloading vehicles and emptying boxes of documents into the shredding totes. We always appreciate their willingness to volunteer and enjoy spending time with these terrific students!
Our community was equally generous in supporting the HOPE Food Pantry, donating an amazing 240 pounds of food, primarily non-perishable boxed and canned meals, along with $70 in cash donations.
Many hands made the morning run smoothly! Club members organized the event, directed traffic, counted cars, greeted donors, collected donations, handed out Bingo flyers, emptied boxes and gathered food for the pantry. Thank you to Gail Aldridge, Tiina Aug, Joan Criteser, Julie Durst, Joanne Haeffele, Alice Hayden, Connie Kitzmiller, Linda McReynolds, Sharon Mora, Marilyn Rudd, Judy Storey, Chris Wadsworth, Susie Werner, Sheila Wilson and Kathy Wood for giving their time and energy.
A special thank-you also goes to Scott and Susie Werner for putting up our sign to help advertise the event.
Most of all, thank you to everyone in our community who participated! Whether you brought documents to shred, donated food or made a cash contribution, your support helped make the day a success while also helping stock the shelves of the HOPE Food Pantry.
23 totes shredded • 240 pounds of food donated • $70 for the HOPE Food Pantry • One very generous community!