Ready to shred it?

The Kiwanis Club of Bainbridge Island and Columbia Bank are sponsoring ShredFest 2018, a chance for islanders to safely dispose of sensitive documents.

Kiwanis and Columbia Bank will present this year’s ShredFest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Columbia Bank branch at 208 High School Road NE.

All funds raised by people who want to dispose of their unwanted tax paperwork or other documents will further Kiwanis’ mission of changing the world one child and one community at a time. Donations are also tax deductible; Kiwanis will have tax receipts on site for those who chose to donate.

Organizers of ShredFest note that documents dropped off for disposal will be safely and securely shredded on the spot by a commercial shredder.

April is Earth Month, of course, and in the spirit of environmental stewardship, 100 percent of the shredded material will be recycled.

Donations will help fund scholarships for graduating high school seniors, and ShredFest organizers said Kiwanis funded nine scholarships in 2017.

To learn more about Kiwanis, visit bikiwanis.org or join the group at one of its weekly meetings, held at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at St. Barnabas Church.