Club Corner
When espresso doesn't do the trick, try a 'shot' of Peer Group wisdom. Heritage Clubs features a new club director every month in our Club Corner. From successes to challenges, we can all learn from one another's experiences.
Lyn Lundell
Emerald Club Director
Central Bank (Cherokee, IA)
15 years as club director
15 years at the bank
HCI: Tell us about your most memorable experience with your club?
LL: My most memorable trip with the club was back in June of 1997, when we went with one of our PTO’s to Mackinac Island. I remember stepping off the ferry and listening to just the sound of bicycles and the clip clop of horse hooves! It was during the Lilac Festival and we spent our time visiting fudge shops and quilt shops. We had a fantastic fish boil, lunch at the Grand Hotel and we saw tulip blooms that were 6 inches tall!
HCI: Can you share with us some of the challenges you face with your club?
LL: One of the challenges that I continue to face with my club is getting the younger generation involved with our travel program. Honest truth is that “my seniors” continue to age and are no longer capable of getting on and off a coach. We continue to sign up 50 year old members because of the financial benefits, but not many members age 50 want to travel with the “seniors”! We are offering more weekend and fly trips, but have not had huge success.
HCI: What words of advice do you have for new club directors?
LL: My best advice to new club directors is to be prepared at all times to leave the group and escort a passenger to the hospital. ALWAYS travel with 2 escorts so that the trip can continue as planned for the other passengers.
HCI: What do you consider to be the greatest benefit of your Heritage Clubs membership?
LL: The greatest benefit of being a Heritage Club member is the opportunity to recharge your batteries at the conference each year. The networking and sharing of ideas with other directors is invaluable. I feel that the world of banking has no idea what we do as club directors and Heritage Clubs International knows!
HCI: Can you share with us one of your fondest Peer Group conference moments?
LL: One of my fondest Peer Group Conference moments was last year when my associate director and I just about missed our flight back home! We were at the wrong gate and Darrell Monson helped hold the plane for us!!!
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Club Corner Archives:
January 2010 - Peggy LaCounte (Morrill & Janes Bank and Trust - Hiawatha, KS) ClubCorner.Peggy_LaCounte_January_2010.pdf
December 2009 - Melanie Lisk (First National Bank - Fairfield, IA) Club_Corner.Melanie_Lisk_December_2009.pdf
November 2009 - Dena Floyd, Mary Franks, Jackie Larkin, Ardis Johnson (Spiritbank - Sapulpa, OK) Sprirtbank_Club_Corner_November_2009.pdf
September 2009 - Sheila Clary (Central Bank of Illinois - Geneseo, IL) Club_Corner.Sheila_Clary_September_2009.pdf
August 2009 - Larry Blake (Hills Bank and Trust Company - Hills, IA) Club_Corner.Larry_Blake_August_2009.pdf
July 2009 - Amy Bradham (The Patterson Bank - Waycross, GA) Club_Corner_Amy_Bradham_July_2009.pdf
June 2009 - Pam Shyne (Northway Bank- Berlin, NH) - Club_Corner_Pam_Shyne_June_2009.pdf
May 2009 - Patty Paul (First Citizens National Bank-Mason City, IA) Club_Corner.Patty_Paul.May_2009.pdf
April 2009 - Donna Jackson (Umpqua Bank - Roseville, CA) Club_Corner.Donna_Jackson.April2009.pdf
March 2009- There was no Club Corner interview.
February 2009 - Ruth Rogers (First National Banking Company - Ask Flat, AR) Club_Corner.Ruth_Rogers.Feb_2009.pdf
January 2009 - Laura Kammarmeyer (First State Bank -Manchester, IA) Club_Corner._Laura_Kammarmeyer.January_2009.pdf
December 2008 - Kathy Tripp (Ohio Legacy Bank -Canton, OH) Club_Corner.Kathy_Tripp.December_2008.pdf
November 2008- Audrey Bowden and Mary Busch (Castle Bank - DeKalb, IL) Club_Corner.AudreyBowden_and_Mary_Busch.November_2008.pdf
October 2008 - Trudy Cresswell (Eastwood Bank - Rochester, MN ) Club_Corner.Trudy_Cresswell_October_2008.pdf
September 2008 - Karla Hynes (Iowa State Savings Bank - Creston, IA) Club_Corner.Karla_Hynes_September_2008.pdf
August 2008 - Joan Gibson (American Trust & Savings Bank - Dubuque, IA) Club_Corner.Joan_Gibson_August_2008.pdf
July 2008 - Kitty Nash (Home State Bank, N.A. - Crystal Lake, IL) Club_Corner.Kitty_Nash_July_2008.pdf
June 2008 - Val Kelsey (D.L. Evans Bank - Burley, ID) Club_Corner.Val_Kelsey_June08.pdf
