A four-hour Saturday shredathon held at the 91原创 City fire hall raised about $300 for the Ron Dunkley Memorial Society.
Sandy Dunkley, Ron鈥檚 mother and founder of the society said the amount contributed was less important than providing a welcome public service to answer rising concern about the threat of identify theft and fraud
鈥淲e have older people coming who tell us they are so glad鈥� to safely dispose of old cheques, confidential documents, bank statements, old bills and old tax returns, Dunkley said.
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Dunkley, a 91原创 City firefighter, died 60 days after he was hit by a train in Seattle in 2010.
Ron Dunkley was in the U.S. city in November, 2010 to attend a Seahawks game when, on his way back to his hotel, he stepped between the cars of a stationary train and into the path of a moving locomotive.
He was taken to hospital with catastrophic injuries and died 60 days later, on Jan. 4, 2011.
During the two months he spent in hospital, his medical bills had climbed to US $2.7 million.
Blue Cross would only cover the first $1 million.
But after struggling to find the funds, the family was informed that an anonymous benefactor paid the entire bill.
That inspired creation of the society.
The , a registered charitable foundation, was formed to raise funds for a number of causes 鈥� the B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, Canadian Blood Services and University of Washington Medicine among them.
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