Girl Scout Troop 1200 recently visited CedarStone’s Mt. Juliet branch to learn about money and banking. The girls learned how to write up a deposit slip, make a deposit, and get a receipt. They got to see behind teller row, where we showed them how money is stored securely, organized, and counted. Branch manager Beth Schultze talked to the girls about the importance of having a bank account. She also showed the girls how machines can detect counterfeit money mixed in with real bills.
CedarStone Bank Customer Service Representative Addison Rogers works with the scouts on banking documents.
What better way is there to bring together family, friends and community than a good, ole-fashioned Christmas parade? There are three coming right up and we hope to see you there:
Lebanon Christmas Parade: “A Country Christmas” Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 pm
Mount Juliet Christmas Parade: “A Frozen Christmas” Saturday, December 6 at 11:00 am
Donelson Christmas Parade: “30 Years of American Christmas Traditions” Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 pm
Come on out, bring the family and friends, and come to see us at CedarStone Bank soon.
For the ninth year, CedarStone Bank has partnered with the four Rotary Clubs in Wilson County to participate in The Dictionary Project. This year, the project delivered over 1,800 dictionaries, one to every third-grader in the county in both public and private schools. John Sloan, CedarStone Bank’s Mt. Juliet Business Developer and head of public relations for the Mt. Juliet Noon Rotary Club, helped coordinate the distribution of the dictionaries to the third-graders. In total, the Rotary Clubs have given over 15,000 dictionaries this year.
Continuing an education after high school can be a big challenge: it’s expensive and some students have to work in addition to studying. The Tennessee Promise Scholarship program has partnered with TnAchieves to help local students with obtaining a secondary education. TnAchieves pairs first-generation, low-income college students with adult mentors to help those students enter the world of secondary education and successfully reach their goals.
Two CedarStone Bank managers will be mentoring TnAchieves students in 2015. Beth Schulze, manager of CedarStone’s Mt. Juliet branch, says, “Having a mentor could mean the difference between success and failure for some of these students.” Mentoring will help the students navigate the application and enrollment process and keep them on track during their first semester. Melynda Bounds, manager of the Lebanon branch, added, “I feel very fortunate to live in a state that offers students the opportunity to go to college.” For information, visit www.tnachieves.org.
Supporting local business through active involvement with chambers of commerce is something we believe in at CedarStone. And it can be fun, too.
CedarStone is a hole sponsor for two upcoming golf tournaments: the Donelson-Hermitage tournament on September 17 and the Mt. Juliet tournament on September 19. For more information:
The Wilson County Fair is in full swing, and it offers something for every age and interest. On Monday, Bob and Susan McDonald had a great time helping serve at the Senior Citizens Picnic in the Fiddlers Grove area of the Fair.
The Fair runs through Sunday, August 23. For more information about the Fair, please visit their website. Be sure to stop by the Green Gate to visit with friends from your CedarStone Bank family. We have an ATM available for your cash needs.
Kiwanis Club member Beth Schulze, Manager of the Mt. Juliet Office of CedarStone Bank, joins in the effort.
On July 29, the Kiwanis Club of Mt. Juliet joined forces with the Mt. Juliet Police Explorers to clean up the landscaping around the entry to the Mt. Juliet Middle School baseball field. The Kiwanis Club provided the landscaping material and the Police Explorers put in a lot of hard work planting flowers.
The Mt. Juliet Police Explorers are a group of 12 teenagers who are receiving an education about police work with real-life scenarios. They participate in city special events, ride-a-longs and community service work alongside actual Mt. Juliet Police Department officers. One goal of the Mt. Juliet Explorer Program is to give these teenagers an opportunity to be leaders in the community. The Kiwanis Club of Mt. Juliet is focused on improving thelives of children in the communities they serve, and they enjoyed this opportunity to assist the Explorers in their endeavors.
After working to beautify the community, the Kiwanis Club and the Police Explorers enjoyed lunch catered by Missy Johnson at Mirko Pasta at the new Mt. Juliet Police Headquarters. After lunch, Chief James Hambrick, also a Kiwanian, provided a tour of the new facility for all the participants.
Kayla Crowder, Kayla Copeland, and Naaman Stillwell at CedarStone’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
One of the great things about being a community bank is that our employees pitch in where they are needed and get to contribute their own skills and talents in a way that benefits the community.
When Kayla Crowder joined CedarStone Bank as a teller at the Mt. Juliet Office, she didn’t know that she would soon be coordinating the bank’s social media activities.
“What excites me is the opportunity to share the fun we have with our customers and friends while being active in the community,” said Kayla about her new role. “I enjoy being able to use my knowledge in social media to connect our customers to community events and to encourage involvement. My passion is that everyone who sees what CedarStone Bank proudly participates in will come to love our bank like I love them, like family.”
Said CedarStone Bank president Bob McDonald, “We live in one of the best places in the country and are proud to be a part of so many things in the community. Kayla will help us to stay in closer touch with our customers and share with them in the things that are important to them. She’ll do a great job.”
Kayla graduated summa cum laude from Nashville State Community College with an associate degree in business administration. She attended Lebanon High School where she played basketball for four years. Recently engaged to her fiancé, Bryan, she is an active member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church, where she sings in the choir.
“I hope everyone who uses social media will connect with CedarStone on Google+ and Facebook, because it’s a great way to connect with friends and neighbors, get to know your bankers, and even do some business networking,” Kayla continued. “People can subscribe to the blog on our website, too, and there are issues of our newsletter on the site, and a place to sign up for e-news.” For business, CedarStone Bank is also on LinkedIn.
On Saturdays, August 16 and 23, visitors to the Wilson County Fair can ride up from Nashville on the Music City Star. The $20 ticket price includes admission to the Fair. For information about departure times and to buy tickets.
The Wilson County Fair is one of the biggest and best county fairs in the country, and CedarStone Bank is proud to support it. For the full schedule.
Now there is a CedarStone ATM convenient to shoppers at Providence, at 126 North Mt. Juliet Road near I-40.
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