Boxes and boxes of confidential documents to be shredded were stacked inside a Doc Shredding Corp. box truck at East Providence City Hall Wednesday afternoon. Non-perishable foods were dropped into barrels for the RI Community Food Bank.

Wednesday was a “shred-a-thon” for documents people wanted to protect from identity thieves. It ran from noon to 2 pm. They were asked to donate food at the same time.

Two representatives from the RI Attorney General's Office were on hand.

"We do this once a year during National Consumer Protection Week (March 4-9)," said Amy Drumm.

RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Rep. Helio Melo and Sen. Daniel DaPonte of East Providence co-sponsored the "shred-a-thon."