Battle Creek, Mich., October 20, 2009 –  OMNI Community Credit Union will be having a FREE Shred – It day on Saturday, October 24, in the parking lot of OMNI’s Capital Ave. branch in Battle Creek, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m..  All members of the community are invited to bring their old bills and papers they’ve been holding on to and watch them get shredded.  Please remember there is a two box maximum per household.  We hope to see you there!



“Shredding your personal documents is one of the first and easiest ways to protect yourself against “dumpster-divers” and burglars. They can’t steal what you don’t have” said Ted Parsons CEO of OMNI Community Credit Union.  “We hope to see you there!”

OMNI Community Credit Union has 33,000 members and assets totaling $230 million. OMNI has a five star rating from Bauer Financial. In 2009, the Michigan Business & Professional Association recognized OMNI as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Western Michigan.  In the 2008 Who’s Who in Business, OMNI was named Battle Creek’s 2008 leader among credit unions. Two offices are located in Battle Creek and one in Fort Custer, Kalamazoo, Sturgis and Three Rivers. Established in 1951, it is a not-for-profit financial institution and returns all excess income to its members in the form of lower fees and loan rates and higher returns on deposits. To become a member of OMNI Community Credit Union, you must live, work, worship or attend school in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren county. For more information about the credit union, visit www.omnicommunitycu.org.