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Comment on What happens when you hang around a water cooler by Laureen Griffin

Laureen Griffin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:26:23 +0000

Gene,

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family. I know this article will warm the cockles of your true heart: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/nyregion/the-bank-of-cattaraugus-new-york-states-smallest-bank-plays-an-outsize-role.html?pagewanted=1&hp

Joy in 2012.

Laureen

Comment on Finally, Paris by William

William — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:07:01 +0000

Have a 100% awesome time with your family, Gene!

Comment on This years Northern Voice 2011 poster by William

William — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:00:52 +0000

Thanks Gene, for passing along this link. I just made a donation via online banking to the trust.

Comment on This years Northern Voice 2011 poster by Scott Leslie

Scott Leslie — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:48:40 +0000

Hi Gene (I’m assuming this is you, I came to this page via a twitter link & am on my phone) – I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk to you this year but I still have fond memories of the very first (or maybe second, when still at Robson Square) Northern Voice of being on of the very first to show up and falling into conversation with you, struck by how this event had brought together people from really different fields who nevertheless quickly fell into authentic conversation. Thank you and the Credit Union SO much for your support over the years. You have helped so much in this community growing & showing how a real community-minded organization behaves.

Comment on This years Northern Voice 2011 poster by Nancy White

Nancy White — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:17:39 +0000

Wow, thank you for posting this, since I missed NV and the story. I think this is a wonderful tribute and… well… I’m all choked up. Thanks

Comment on What happens when employees YouTube the boss by Tim McAlpine

Tim McAlpine — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:43:00 +0000

Great video Gene. It’s clear that everyone cares deeply about you at work. You’ve been instrumental in creating a great culture and a great credit union.

Comment on When credit unions change their names by Matt Cropp

Matt Cropp — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:46:11 +0000

When I was doing my thesis case-study of the Vermont State Employees Credit Union, I discovered that an attempt to change the name in 2007 to “Veristate” prompted more than a dozen letters and a vigorous campaign in which the name change was defeated by a margin of a few hundred out of 11,000 member votes. In that case, and in many other cases, I’ve come to view name-changes as symbolic of credit unions disintegrating their tight bonds with the communities that established them in favor of broader growth. It seems that the dynamic you’ve noted might simply be the next phase of that dynamic…

Comment on When credit unions change their names by Denise Wymore

Denise Wymore — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:56:28 +0000

As confusing as dropping the brand “credit union” is the plethora of generic and synthesized names of US credit unions. The “CU” is still there – but the name means nothing!

In fact, whenever you can insert a credit union name into this sentence and it sounds real

“Ask your doctor if (weird CU Name) is right for you.”

You haven’t differentiated. Just sayin’…..

Comment on It’s magic! by Denise Wymore

Denise Wymore — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:32:14 +0000

Thanks for the shout out Gene.

Mark and I were talking last night about the new technology and what it will mean to FIs. We agree, it’s not for everyone. But it sure feels like it’s going to be for the first timer – that elusive Gen Y- that won’t have to learn something new but rather buy something cool.

Comment on Chapters sucks by Dave

Dave — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:32:44 +0000

So get a load of my Chapters “customer service” experience:
As my wifes b’day was approaching I decided it was time to purchase the Kobo ereader. I dropped into our local Chapters and found out they were sold out … not one to give up, I called a number of Chapters with 1 1/2 hours and found a store in London, ON that had just received a shipment.
They assured me they would hold it for 48 hours and so I made the trip (1 1/2 hours each way) during a brutal winter storm, only to be told upon my arrival that they had sold it that morning and couldn’t believe that a “customer service” person would say that they would hold it!
I was told that I could email the ChaptersIndigo “customer service” website and explain the situation, I did and, shockingly, have not received a reply, so my mission is to now tell the world!!