When asked, what do you like best about MembersOwn? Melanie Meister answered, “It’s a family credit union…they know everyone!” Her grandparents and her parents have been members since it was exclusively the credit union for Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company and she wanted to continue the tradition with her own family.

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Good relationships are important to Christine Klingenberg. Being connected with family, friends, coworkers, her credit union and even fuzzy critters, all are special bonds she finds essential.

Thanks to her relationship building talents, Christine has been bringing new members to MembersOwn Credit Union for over 15 years. When they were just babies, she opened accounts for all three of her kids. Now her eldest son is also a 15-year member.

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It can only be compared to a Norman Rockwell painting. A young girl and her family sitting around the dinner table enjoying their traditional Sunday dinner. Earlier that day the family had gone to church, another Sunday tradition. They greeted neighbors, shared stories and learned something together. The close-knit community is what Brooke Ankersen and her husband Kevin remember from their childhood. Though they didn’t go to the same church, they had very similar experiences — ones they hope their children will have.

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On any given day of the week, you can walk into the Lincoln Children’s Museum and find a group of young kids mesmerized by an intricate mousetrap; or working together to build a blue wall in the three-story cuckoo clock; or pretending to be mechanics, astronauts, gophers, firefighters or something else fashioned from their imaginations.

There’s an energy here that’s felt by everyone-a camaraderie among kids of all ages-a bonding between parents. Friendships are forged over the sounds of children playing. For Jaclyn Tejeda, that environment is the very essence of belonging.

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Respect is an important matter for Jami Fristo. It’s a topic he’s been teaching his son Kris from an early age. He wants Kris to grow up with unwavering respect for family, friends, community and heritage.

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Tina Hartzell is the first to admit that she has quite the soft spot for people and animals alike. So it only seems natural that her big heart and selfless nature influenced her to pursue a career in social work, where she gets to help people daily. Once home, Tina is surrounded by love from her new husband, Alex, and their rescued “fur babies.”

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