Quarterly Bulletin Board - Sept 2016
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<strong>Sept</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong><br />
800.442.2800<br />
www.honorcu.com<br />
The <strong>Bulletin</strong><br />
<strong>Board</strong><br />
Breaking ground<br />
in Saint Joseph<br />
Big thanks to everyone that braved the heat to join us for the groundbreaking of our new Saint Joseph<br />
branch. <strong>Board</strong> members, team members, as well as representatives from the City, the Cornerstone Chamber,<br />
Cornerstone Alliance, and our credit union neighbors were in attendance at the new location. The new<br />
6,000 square-foot office, which is being designed by architect Jeff Klymson and built by contractor E.C.<br />
Moore, is located at 2712 Niles Avenue and is tentatively scheduled to open during the Summer of 2017.<br />
The<br />
biggest<br />
thanks<br />
goes to<br />
our<br />
members!<br />
save the date<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 15 ................................................. Audit Committee, Ops Center <strong>Board</strong> Room<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 22 .................................................... <strong>Board</strong> Meeting, Ops Center <strong>Board</strong> Room<br />
October 18 ........................................................... <strong>Board</strong> Meeting, Ops Center <strong>Board</strong> Room<br />
October 26 ..................................................................... Northern Market Advisory <strong>Board</strong>
Best CU To Work For<br />
Honor named one of the best in the country<br />
Honor Credit Union was recently named one of the “Best Credit Unions To Work For” in the nation,<br />
by the CU Journal. The award recognizes credit<br />
unions that excelled on a variety of topics, including<br />
creative incentive plans, volunteering,<br />
engaging employees in decision-making, health<br />
and wellness programs and perks like holiday<br />
parties and off-site adventures.<br />
“We treat every employee with respect, fairness,<br />
truth and integrity. These are our core values,”<br />
said Honor’s Employee Relations Manager Eric<br />
Rodgers. “Honor Credit Union’s culture promotes<br />
empowerment at all<br />
levels of the organization,<br />
keeping team<br />
members feeling valued<br />
and engaged.<br />
This leads to good<br />
team morale across all<br />
of Honor branch locations<br />
and operations<br />
center.”<br />
The full article can read at<br />
www.cujournal.com.<br />
Top Performers<br />
our highest performing team members<br />
Account Specialists of the Month<br />
Tellers of the Month<br />
July<br />
Melani DeBault<br />
Erin Wohlgamuth<br />
Trevor Copper<br />
Gina Dykema<br />
Ashlee Roe<br />
Kalamazoo<br />
Coldwater<br />
Coldwater<br />
Coloma<br />
South Haven<br />
July<br />
Nichole May<br />
April Harcz<br />
Sue Jeske<br />
Jessica Bortolussi<br />
Jessica West<br />
South Haven<br />
St. Joseph<br />
Benton Harbor<br />
MSC<br />
Plainwell<br />
OutboundAccount Specialist of the Month<br />
July<br />
Anton Lockett<br />
MSC
Honor in the Community<br />
Berrien County Youth Fair<br />
Coloma Glad Peach Festival<br />
Gwinn Fun Daze<br />
Mike Yore Car Show<br />
UP Bike Night benefiting Just Believe<br />
UP Red Earth Classic Mountain Bike Race<br />
Kalamazoo “Uncork the Arts”<br />
Kalamazoo RibFest<br />
Upcoming events<br />
9.17 Coldwater Shred Day 9.24 BS Festival of Famlies<br />
9.17 Allegan County Fair 9.24 Marji Gesick 100<br />
9.17 UPAWS Strut Your Mutt Charity Event 9.24 Paw Paw Pint for Pint Blood Drive<br />
9.24 Otsego Creative Arts Festivel 9.25 Dowagiac Elks Guys & Dolls Golf Outing
Talent and Engagement Report<br />
latest roster updates<br />
Promotions/ Position Changes:<br />
George Hopper KZ eSolutions Specialist 7.3.16<br />
Kaylee Williams OC Man. of PR & Int. Comm. 7.3.16<br />
Renee Molica NI Account Specialist 8.15.16<br />
Alyssa Milner GW Member Specialist 8.29.16<br />
Deb Fuller GW Lead Vault Teller 8.29.16<br />
Emily Browne OC Loss Prev. Specialist 9.5.16<br />
Euleasia Eddie BH Teller 9.5.16<br />
Jollene Borr BH Lead Teller 9.5.16<br />
Dana Current OC Cons. Processing Man. 9.12.16<br />
Stephanie Martinek CL/SH Talent Dev. Specialist 10.3.16<br />
New Hires<br />
Chase Key KZ Business Services Advisor 7.11.16<br />
Scott DeFries OC Sen. Bus. Loan Analyst 7.25.16<br />
Crystal Shirk CW Teller 8.1.16<br />
Kaitlin Knaak SV Teller 8.1.16<br />
Amy Anderson MQ Branch Manager 8.1.16<br />
Brad Felker OC Help Desk Specialist 8.1.16<br />
Robin Dykemak OC Real Estate Specialist 8.15.16<br />
Joanne Voth OC Asst. Dir. of Real Estate 8.15.16<br />
Ryan Gooden OC Systems Administrator 8.22.16<br />
Greg Toliver PP/DEC MLO 8.22.16<br />
Cassandra Couet SV PT Teller 8.22.16<br />
Michelle Sluyter SH PT Teller 8.22.16<br />
Amy Wells OC Temp Real Estate Spec. 8.29.16<br />
Pat Arbelius GW PT Teller 9.12.16<br />
Dustin Jankoviak SV/BS MLO 9.12.16<br />
Jennifer Brethauer PW PT Teller 9.12.16<br />
Monica Perkins OC Temp. Loss Prev. Spec. 9.12.16<br />
Nicole Lutz OC MSC Inbound Acct. Spec. 9.12.16<br />
Honor CU Foundation<br />
No Longer Employed<br />
Britnee Lewis MQ PT Teller 7.11.16<br />
Natalee Hojara SV/BS MLO 7.22.16<br />
Tony Chesser BH Teller 7.27.16<br />
Joan Gonzalez OC Loss Prev. Specialist 7.28.16<br />
Korbin Stokes HIS Financial Rep. 7.26.16<br />
Mason McFarland FLOAT Teller 7.30.16<br />
Emily Bruce OC Sec. Market Manager 8.12.16<br />
Kyle Thomas SJ Teller 8.12.16<br />
Tori Lauren GW Teller 8.12.16<br />
Ali Schrubba OC Dig. Content Specialist 8.19.16<br />
Rachelle Bower SH Teller 8.22.16<br />
Breanna Greiner KZ Teller 8.26.16<br />
Powered By Honor is getting a new name . . . Honor Credit Union Foundation! The Honor Credit Union<br />
Foundation will operate exactly how Powered By Honor has in the past; donating grant funds to local<br />
charity organizations and supporting local graduating seniors on their educational journeys through the<br />
Community Commitment Scholarship. This name change will bring a more consistent and powerful recognition<br />
of what the HCU Foundation is, for internal Honor team members as well as our communities.<br />
Don’t forget to follow Honor on<br />
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!
Regional Report Highlights<br />
Jessica Kehrer and Chris Jacobs<br />
Region I Highlights<br />
Benton Harbor<br />
• Sam volunteered at the Glad Peach to help the Coloma Team<br />
• BH is planning their volunteer events with BH Athletics and will<br />
be attending Basketball and Football Games to work concessions.<br />
Berrien Springs<br />
• The BS Staff attended and served food and popcorn at the<br />
National Night Out Event.<br />
• Jessica Henderson and Kellie worked hard in the pit for the<br />
Rotary Chicken BBQ.<br />
• Ride Vouchers, Gate night and Rabbit & Chicken Auction complete.<br />
We had record selling 7,323 vouchers for a total of $117,168.00.<br />
Dowagiac<br />
• The Dowagiac Team Sponsored & volunteered at the Cass County<br />
Fair Superintendents Breakfast.<br />
• Janie and Jessica K attended the Cass County Fair small animal<br />
livestock auction<br />
• Sponsored a table of 8 for the Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital<br />
Beer & Wine tasting event.<br />
Niles<br />
• Brandywine 5k Run was a success. Niles Team members represented<br />
HCU well.<br />
• Welcome Back to School for River Valley Schools. The Niles<br />
Branch had a table at breakfast for teachers.<br />
• Welcome Back students and Parents to Oak Manor. Teacher and<br />
parents loved our booth and we gave away $25 gift card.<br />
• Jose had a great time with Buchanan Athletic Director at the<br />
Athletics Gold Outing.<br />
• Jose attended the MCUL SW Greater Chapter Golf Outing.<br />
Stevensville<br />
• Matt attended the Lakeshore Back to School breakfast for the<br />
entire Lakeshore staff. We sponsor the event annually and were<br />
thanked for our contributions in front of 400 plus attendees.<br />
• Matt attended the LEF art around town recognition ceremony for<br />
the students of Lakeshore Schools whose art was selected.<br />
• Stevensville is getting ready to open 4 Student CU’s in the<br />
month of <strong>Sept</strong>/Oct.<br />
St. Joe<br />
• Jessica, Zach & Tanya volunteered at the St. Joe FOP’s Country<br />
Concert event on 8/10 at the St. Joe High School Auditorium. We<br />
gave away sunglasses and had a gift basket drawing.<br />
• Tanya participated in a video shoot for United Way on 8/17. The<br />
video will be played for over 250 business leaders at the<br />
Community Leadership Breakfast on 9/8.<br />
• Tanya, Kellie (BS) and Jessica K volunteered at the Berrien<br />
County Youth Fair Small Animal Auction.<br />
• Tanya attended the St. Joseph Public Schools Back-to-School<br />
Breakfast on 8/26. We gave away notebooks & pens to the<br />
teachers & staff. Tanya talked with the principal of Upton Middle<br />
School about opening a student CU & he sounded interested!!!<br />
• Shawna & Tanya assisted with registration at the Lake MI<br />
Catholic Schools Golf Classic on 8/26 at Berrien Hills. We gave<br />
away drawstring bags, tees, water & granola bars.<br />
• Courtney & Tanya attended the Ice Cream Social at Lincoln on<br />
8/31 to inform parents about Lincoln Bear Student CU.<br />
• SJ is getting ready to open 2 Student CU in the month of<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember/October with potential of a 3rd one!<br />
Region II Highlights<br />
Allegan<br />
• The Allegan and Plainwell teams volunteered at the Allegan<br />
Triathlon on July 19th. Honor CU had the arch at the event, as<br />
well as a table with sunglasses and drawstring bags. This was<br />
a new event for Honor CU to participate in and will be something<br />
we will look to do in the future.<br />
Coldwater<br />
• The Coldwater Team cheered on our teammates, Trevor<br />
Cooper and Stacey Donner, at the Annual Branch County<br />
Wing Eating Contest. The event raises money for the Branch<br />
County Food Pantry. The credit union donated $200 and the<br />
entire event raised $2000.<br />
Coloma<br />
• Our Coloma Team participated in the Annual Independence<br />
Day Weekend Celebration held in Watervliet. The Coloma<br />
Branch assisted in the annual Ping Pong Ball drop, a very<br />
popular event at the festival. Thousands of ping pong<br />
balls (including 100 stamped with “Honor Credit Union”) were<br />
dropped from a plane over the Watervliet airport. Hundreds<br />
of children scrambled to collect as many balls as they could<br />
to bring to the respective businesses for small prizes. We had<br />
about 30 of our ping pong balls returned for Honor youth<br />
prizes.<br />
Decatur<br />
• The Decatur Team were a part of the Annual 4th of July<br />
Parade. The Honor Credit Union Van was driven in the parade<br />
as Honor Team Members walked along and gave members of<br />
the Decatur Community sunglasses. This continues to be a<br />
very well-attended event and a great way to have visibility<br />
with the Decatur Community.<br />
• The Raider Stomp 5K was held on July 30th where the Honor<br />
Arch was prominently displayed as the Start/Finish Line for<br />
the event. Honor Team Members assisted with registration<br />
and helped direct runners on the course.<br />
Gwinn<br />
• The Gwinn Branch represented Honor Credit Union at Gwinn<br />
Fun Daze Parade, which took place on July 23rd. We greeting<br />
the community with Candy and Can Coozies along the Parade<br />
Route as well as served as the sponsor of the Band and<br />
Antique Truck and Car Show.<br />
• Adele Jacobson, our Gwinn Branch Manager, served some Jail<br />
Time for a good cause at the Annual Marquette County MD/<br />
ALS Lock Up. This great event helps raise funds and<br />
awareness.<br />
Paw Paw<br />
• The Paw Paw Team assisted with Uncork the Arts, formerly Paw<br />
Paw Days on July 16th. This event is geared towards children<br />
and helping in discovering Art at a young age. Honor Credit<br />
Union assisted in the TieDye Station and had the Honor Credit<br />
Union Arch serve as the Main Entrance at the Park.
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