Vol. 8, No. 10October 2019

Jones Companies CourierNews By You, For You Published In Cleveland, TN

WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND

By Vickie DixonCheck Into CashReconciliation Specialist Cleveland, TN—Friday night I recorded an episode of my podcast, Saturday I got my hair cut, and Sunday we went to get my son’s soccer gear for his first practice tonight. The rest of the time I was reading.

By Bonnie CooperCheck Into Cash OnlineLoan Servicing Team Lead Cleveland, TN—Saturday morning I met my cousin at IHOP for breakfast to try their new advertised chicken and waffles. It was pretty good.

After breakfast, I ran errands so I would not have to leave my home anytime Sunday unless I really wanted to.

Once home, I binge watched Prime Video for the rest of the day.On Sunday, I only went outside to pot the chrysanthemums that I

bought at a my local fresh produce market. I then cleaned out a book-case and again binge watched On Demands throughout the day.

By Yvette Daniels Check Into Cash Center 24013 (1118-D Highway 280 Bypass)Assistant ManagerPhenix City, AL—Here's my 6-year-old daughter, Ariya Daniels. Our weekend included opening day for soccer, and her team won 4–0!

By David A. BlaiseCheck Into CashDirector of Architecture

Inside some of your Jones Companies family member's weekend: September 6–8, 2019.

Gulf Shores, AL—I had a wonderful weekend with my family celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. We celebrated at a beautiful beach house in Gulf Shores, Alabama, near Fort Morgan. Lots of great moments from their marriage were shared, and I am glad to see them make new ones. Pictured are my mom and dad, Don and Judy Blaise.

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By Sean DatcherCheck Into Cash Chief Technology OfficerMobile, AL—My wife, Zakia Datcher, and I flew to Mobile, Alabama, to visit with cous-ins. While there, we tried to inspire the next generation of aviators. Joseph Jackson is pictured in the Cub Scout uniform, and Gabriel Jackson is in the blue shirt.

By Carrie MorganCheck Into Cash Center 24027 (8572 Madison Boulevard)ManagerMadison, AL—This past weekend, my small family of three went biking around the Huntsville/Madi-son, Alabama, area. Since moving here two years ago, we've enjoyed taking advantage of the beautiful landscape, from time to time with long bike rides through the mountains.

I learned two very important things this weekend. #1: I am VERY out of shape and #2: Spending quality time, especially through outside activities with your family, is a great way to connect after a long and busy week. Making time with your family is so important and creating healthy habits with them is equally important. A healthy work/life balance is so important for your own well-being and for the well-being of those you love. Making lasting memories is what life's about.

By Devyn CaporaleCheck Into Cash Center 8029 (905 4th Avenue South)Manager Denison, IA—Over the weekend I went to Boone, Iowa, for super nationals and then on Sunday we came home and spent time with our 1-year-old daughter. It was a very fun weekend.

Cindy MorleyCheck Into Cash Center 29036 (3986 Bay Road, Saginaw, MI)ManagerHiggins Lake, MI—This past weekend I was in a golf outing with my husband, Scott, his cous-in George and George's wife, Lynn. It's called The Grasshopper up at Higgins Lake, Michigan. Out of 12 teams, our team ended up in second place after a tiebreaker chip-and-putt challenge. This golf outing has been a family tradition for more than 75 years.

By Christine BradyCheck Into CashCollector

Cleveland, TN—This past weekend my family and I celebrated week one of the regular NFL season by watching the games and eating some game-day chili. I also celebrated a landslide win in Fantasy Football. Go Team Sherlock Holmes!

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By Brad BaumCheck Into CashMarketing AssociateStone Mountain, GA—This past weekend was special for my family. Since my wife, Rachael, and I started dating (14 years ago), we’ve taken a yearly visit to Stone Mountain park, which is just northeast of Atlanta.

There are many activities to do at this extensive park, but the main reason we go is to take in the “Lasershow Spectacular” demonstration that begins after dark. Claiming to be one of the largest laser shows in the world, it is a sensory experience chock full of a mixture of fanta-sy and history using laser animations, 3D image projections, fireworks, flames, and even an assortment of drones programmed to add to the vi-sual display—all this synchronized to various types of popular music to

By Brian StiltnerCheck Into Cash OnlineTeam LeadKnoxville, TN—I got to take Kyler to his first UT Vols game thanks to CIC giving us amazing tickets, just three rows off the field behind the Vols bench.

Go VOLS!

aid in the storytelling. Of course, I've got to give a special shout-out to the fan-favorite “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” during which we see Johnny win the well-deserved, shiny fiddle of gold.

We started going as a couple, but as we added our two children, it has become a more enjoyable tradition every year. I highly recommend checking it out if you’re within a decent driving distance to the Atlanta area. Simply load up the car, bring a large blanket or some camping chairs to set up in the field, toss in a few snacks and glow sticks for fun, and enjoy!

From left: Brad, Weston, Rachael, and Coralee.

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By Danielle StangleCheck Into Cash Center (620 North Rock Road)ManagerDerby, KS—This last weekend I had lots of fun with my son, Lucas, and my family. On Sunday, we went to Jumpy Jumpland and played on all the bounce houses and went through the ob-stacle course six times. Then we went to the park later in the day and he played on the slide a bunch then went to the splash pad in Haysville and had a blast! He's the best and always brings a smile to my face. I always have so much fun when I'm with him!

By Shelby Everson Check Into Cash Center 2029 (3646 East Main Street)ManagerRichmond, IN—Over the last month, Customer Service Rep-resentative Megan Strader and I have been collecting donations, supplies, and money for a local animal shelter called HELP the Animals in Richmond, Indiana. This weekend, we decided to take our collected items and money box to the shelter. They were so appreciative of such simple items that were donated. It felt great to give back to such a wonderful organization!

Cleveland, TN—Check Into Cash Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Whatley re-cently celebrated his birthday with a customized card that featured a photo of him during his glory days at North Car-olina. The jersey still hangs in his closet and fits the same as when he wore it on the court.

A DAY TOREMEMBER

October 2019 jccnews.com 5Eek!

By Sierra SchmidtCheck Into Cash Center 5002 (9348 State Highway 16)Customer Service Representative

By Alisa Lynn MerryCheck Into Cash Center 22038 (4239 Holland Road)Manager

THAT'S EMBARRASSINGA quick look at some embarrassing photos taken by your Jones Companies family members.

Virginia Beach, VA—I decided to send my picture in, because I know that my picture is sure to brighten everyone's day. This is my kindergarten school picture. I was 4 years old, looking like I was 65.

By Adam WilkieCheck Into CashSEO/PPC ProCleveland, TN—I secretly took this picture with my hero, Daniel Brantley. Squeal!

Congrats to Sierra,

October's $50winner!

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England—Our Cash & Cheque Express team has sponsored a local women’s soccer team, the Ashford Town Women’s Football Club. Based in the town of Cash & Cheque Express’ head office, the Ashford FC will wear the Auto Advance Logbook Loans logo on their jersey for the 2019–2020 season. Auto Advance is the sister business of Cash & Cheque Express, offering short-term loans across the UK.

Chairman of the soccer club Will Boye said, "As our club is continually growing in reputation and size, we wanted a [jersey] that supported this. We would like to say a big thank you to Auto Advance Logbook Loans for sponsoring the [jersey] and making this possible."

Ashford Town Women’s FC was founded in the summer of 2015 and have risen quickly. They were promoted last year, achieving back-to-back promotions for a fourth consecutive season, and are currently in the fifth tier of the Women’s league. They have also secured three county cup wins along the way, with the team growing to have three youth teams and a B Team, as well as the A team.

Ashford Town Women’s FC’s season kicked off September 8, 2019 against Dartford Women’s FC.

SUITING UP IN ASHFORD

Arab, AL—Check Into Cash Center 24063 (25 North Brindlee Mountain Parkway) was at The Fire on the Mountain BBQ Completion and Fall Festival during a recent weekend.

Manager Whitney Bailey and Assistant Manager Karla Lockridge were there both days. They had bubbles for the kids and all kinds of goodies for the adults, and everyone had a blast!

FUN, FOOD & FUNDS

News

Congrats to Whitney,

October's $50winner!

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By Steve McNabbCheck Into CashReconcilement SpecialistCleveland, TN—Thought I'd share this picture of Winston and Cooper, brothers from a different mother, who are always up to no good.

PUPPY PALS

By Steve McNabbCheck Into CashReconcilement SpecialistCleveland, TN—Sven the Bald Headed Bistro cat.

SCAREDYCAT

By Chris McDonald Check Into Cash Center 2037 (1816 East State Road 44)ManagerShelbyville, IN—Nothing like going to take the trash out first thing in the morning at the store and seeing this. I just had to share!

OH, DEER!

Critters

Congrats to Chris,

October's $50winner!

October 2019jccnews.com8HAPPY BIRTHDAY!AlabamaMeredith Broyles HarrisKylee CarlisleKiersten DahlhoffCharlisa KirkKarla LockridgeLee MooreArizonaMichael DavisBraulia Martinez Figueroa DeCaliforniaRosemary AguilarJiovana Angulo NunezLorena BadilloEdgar BranElizabeth CortezDiana CruzBonnie DavidsonStefanie FosnaughCorine GaetaAnnette GarciaEudelia Hernandez VasquezMatoya JamersonNicole-Marie KeenanJacqueline LopezChristofher LoretoAyleen LozaRena MallerMartin MartinezAranne MccormickKedina MonroeLulu MortonAlyssa PadillaNicole PaloszYesenia PerezBarbara QuinataPatricia ReyesPaula RodriguezAshley Rojas VinasMelissa SchamberSharmila SharmaElba VillanuevaGloria ZamoraJazmin Zuniga MelendezColoradoJenny HattScott KeysFloridaJennifer LucasGeorgiaBalraj AlladiRichard ArkenbergClaudine EppsKaren HernandezJasmine Jewell-Washington

Tara LovelyTomasa LunaPeterson OlayiwolaTamecha PopeTiffany UsherStacey WilsonIdahoNicky McFarlandIllinoisIesha AndersonRomell HuntLynda SeidlerIndianaHilda AcostaVictoria BassettSheri BenzingerStephanie BlantonAmber DaleyMorgan MurphyWilliam PoffJoAnn SparkmanMegan StraderBrandi TateIowaKerri FranksNorma FultonMelissa MasmarHeather SchultzKansasAllegria ChisomLatricia PikeAlexa RivasShelia RodriguezJamie WestKentuckyMichael BibelhauserBrittany HollisKitanna HowardLouisianaRegis BrownHelen ChevisJennifer LewisSue LodrigueMichiganPatricia MartinezAnjanette SockowRicky WatkinsKaren Wilson-ByersMississippiJharene CarrawayParteeshala FondrenLinda HolmesLasandra MosbyTiwanna Robinson

MissouriJanice GirouxDavid HeinemanNebraskaVeronica CruzCourtney DominguezSusan EggersOklahomaApril BrannonDanita EddingsSouth CarolinaTravonte RobertsonTennessee Summer AlleyEmma AndersonStefanie AnthonyRobin BanksDiego BarajasPatricia Bigham Theresa BowmanLaura BoydDennis Browning-SaundersTanya BurgerPaul ByrkitNicole CarterSusan CasonCristy ClarkGabrielle Conner Mony CrossBailey DavisCrystal DavisMarcus DeanKimberly Defriece Kimberly EarwoodJoshua EltonAdriane FranklinKayla FrostMinnie GilbertTeresa Gilbert Kat GoforthDeanna GravesJudy GrubbErin HaleJames HallMelisa HallDenise HandyLatasha HodgesPorsha HoldenShelly HopperBayleigh HoukDawn Hyde-BurgerSandra JacobsTiffany JaquesJuan Jaramillo Villela Randy Kerr

Who turned another year old this month? Look below to find out!David KlineMatthew KnoxJames KohlerMarilyn KykerKimberly LawrenceDeana Linkous Teresa Lopez GarciaKarla Luna Gonzalez David Magide GonzalezBlakeley McamisJacqueline McdanielBenjamin McdavidShanley McGillTyler MorrisonDemeka OwsleyCasey ParkVaunice PashleyCarl PendergrassMarydenis Perez-Martinez Shirley PullenNita Rankin Zulay RamosJoan RickettsJamie RossMaria Segura AcevesMichael SmithKelly ThomasConnie WalkerRobyn WarrenAshley WilcoxCarrie WilkinsDonna WitherspoonJonne WongstromTexasFatima BarraganUnited KingdomIjaz ButtAlex RushtonVirginiaLatoya CaryJohn GirardiHope HaleTiffany HonakerShala McFaddenBrad SamplesMisty TerryTamela WalkerOlivia WilliamsRoger WoolfordTammy YatesWisconsinBonita ErtzElizabeth JannuschPhyllis LahayeDebra Roney

Happy Days

Each issue, we congratulate folks celebrating milestone employment anniversaries. Here are those who celebrated this month.

IT’S YOUR5 YearsBradley Baum (TN)Rebecca Dorado (CA)Steven Jarvis (MO)Elena Mendoza Cerritos (CA)Christopher Miller (TN)Donna Peters (TN)Connie Prentice (IN)Elba Villanueva (CA)Courtney Werstler (TN)

10 YearsAna Campos (CA)Tekela Johnson (VA)

11 YearsPetra Gay (CA)

Vanessa Maldonado (CA)Jennifer Rodriguez (CA)Carlos Wells (GA)

12 YearsJeremy Washburn (IA)Ashley Wilcox (TN)

13 YearsJerry Bivens (TN)Jacqueline San Diego (CA)Randy Warren (TN)

14 YearsTemeika Crenshaw (TN)

15 YearsRosalina Cazares (CA)Holly Hill (TN)Tonette Saffert (WI)

16 YearsChris Berrey (CA)Cristy Clark (TN)Kimberley Hall (TN)

17 YearsTim McMahan (TN)

18 YearsVickie Conner (TN)Joyce Cox (TN)Mary King (TN)

ANNIVERSARY!19 YearsJames Pangle (TN) Suzanne Ramsey (KY)Kathleen Wilson (NC)

20 YearsAngela Taylor (MS)

22 YearsDonna Muncill (CA)

24 YearsConnie Walker (TN)

39 YearsDeborah Layne (TN)

October 2019 jccnews.com 9TEAM MEMBERS OF THE MONTHA huge congratulations to our latest Team Members of the Month winners. Each received a $500 gift card and a plaque!

Employee Spotlight

LOOK WHO GOT PROMOTED!Across the Jones Companies family, good people are growing their careers each and every day. Here’s who got promoted recently through the family.

Latavia Zeno, Assistant Manager at Center 009007 - Pittsburg, CA, District D93

Martin Martinez, Assistant Manager at Cen-ter 009184 - Westminster, CA, District D912

Laura Flores, Assistant Manager at Center 009070 - Fullerton, CA, District D92

Wendy Rojas Ocampo, Assistant Manager at Center 009087 - La Mirada, CA, District D92

Lorena Badillo, Assistant Manager at Center 009099 - El Monte, CA, District D92

Mercedes Apodaca, Area Manager at Center 018005 - Northglenn, CO, District D180

Heather Schultz, Assistant Manager at Center 008018 - Ankeny, IA, District D81

Devyn Caporale, Center Manager at Center 008029 - Denison, IA, District D81

Nicky McFarland, Center Manager at Center 027008 - Lewiston, ID, District D270

Tressy Alcorn, Center Manager at Center 035002 - Wellington, KS, District D352

Lorie Mayfield, Area Manager at Center 035012 - Wichita, KS, District D352

Jamie West, Area Manager at Center 035034 - Pittsburg, KS, District D354

Rhonda Hart, Center Manager at Center 012005 - Gladstone, MO, District D120

Ashley Anders, District Training Manager at Center 029018 - Owosso, MI, District D292

Gabrielle Conner, Assistant Manager at Cen-ter 000009 - Knoxville, TN, District D12

Nicole Spann, Assistant Manager at Center 000041 - Nashville, TN, District D17

Marcus Dean, Assistant Manager at Center 000092 - Madison, TN, District D17

Luz Gamez Ochoa, Assistant Manager at Cen-

ter 019025 - Yuma, AZ, District D190Lorena Lozano, Center Manager at Center

009002 - Sacramento, CA, District D915Latavia Zeno, Center Manager at Center

009007 - Pittsburg, CA, District D93Brianda Ramos, Assistant Manager at Center

009092 - Santa Ana, CA, District D912Sandra Esteva, Center Manager at Center

009032 - Riverside, CA, District D916Paola Ormeno, Assistant Manager at Center

009051 - Moreno Valley, District D916Chiemi Paker, Assistant Manager at Center

018017 - Colorado Springs, District D181Stephanie Johnson, Assistant Manager at

Center 012055 - Excelsior Sprngs, District D120Tiara Bennett, District Training Manager at

Center 012039 - Kennett, MO, District D121Ashley Williams, Center Manager at Center

012051 - Union, MO, District D121Kristian Flores, Assistant Manager at Center

026002 - Columbus, NE, District D260Amanda Turk, Center Manager at Center

023035 - Grove, OK, District D230Lillie-Marie Constable, Assistant Manager at

Center 025001 - Cheyenne, WY, District D260Crystal Rayfield, Business Analyst at Center

060000 - Loan by Phone.co, District DONLNRobin Dryden, Center Manager at Center

024068 - Hamilton, AL, District D240Sarah Gold, Center Manager at Center 003026

- Paducah, KY, District D19Anita Woodard, Center Manager at Center

016024 - Bastrop, LA, District D169Cortney Drummond, Assistant Manager at

Center 013303 - Meridian, MS, District D130

Tarayven Walker, Center Manager at Center 013011 - Columbia, MS, District D132

Krystal Tanner, Center Manager at Center 000018 - Sparta, TN, District D15

Heather McDougal, Center Manager at Cen-ter 000075 - Pulaski, TN, District D15

Marniecia Love, Assistant Manager at Center 000039 - Memphis, TN, District D18

Misty Flemings, Assistant Manager at Center 000076 - Memphis, TN, District D18

Tanay Bynum, Center Manager at Center 022059 - South Boston, VA, District D229

Michelle Hicks, Center Manager at Center 022064 - Pulaski, VA, District D229

Tishanna Madden, Center Manager at Center 024067 - Fayette, AL, District D240

Yuly Hadwin, Center Manager at Center 016039 - Pineville, LA, District D169

Gwendolyn Guy, Center Manager at Center 024015 - Saraland, AL, District D2437

Alexis Davis, Assistant Manager at Center 002009 - Bloomington, IN, District D21

Jessica Grose, Center Manager at Center 002048 - Elwood, IN, District D29

Shandria Gable, Center Manager at Center 016035 - Bogalusa, LA, District D165

Jessica Williams Marshall, Assistant Manag-er at Center 013013 - Clarksdale, MS, District D130

Ashley Hatton, Senior Center Manager at Center 014003 - Lancaster, SC, District D140

Diana Dozier, Senior Center Manager at Cen-ter 014065 - Conway, SC, District D140

Kevin De La Moneda, Assistant Manager at Center 000056 - Memphis, TN, District D18

Corporate: Wade Maness, Data Analyst with Check Into Cash OnlineCleveland, TN—Wade has been an invaluable member of the Check Into Cash team for more than ten years, having started as a collections agent and growing with the company into his current role as a Data Analyst.

In addition to his daily job responsibilities, Wade has served as the "data integrity police." As such, he has created numerous reports to spot incon-sistencies in our data and has helped mitigate damage from these occur-rences through their persistence in rectifying the issues that create them.

Most recently, we experienced an outage with a third-party vendor that devastated our ability to do the very core of our company's purpose. Wade, knowing how important his knowledge was to fix this major issue, canceled his scheduled time off to run point on cleaning up the damage this outage caused. Even after the system was fully restored, there was a lot of cleanup that had to be done to reduce customer impact and restore customer ser-vice expectations. Because it was something we had not experienced in the past, Wade had to design many of the solutions on the spot. Through issue after issue, Wade continued to work and create new solutions so that the company could once again resume our core functions as normal.

Without Wade’s knowledge of the data, understanding of the business, and effort to find a way to get to clean data, we could still be dealing with significant problems.

Thank you for your work, Wade. You deserve this award!

From the Field: Mona Jimenez, Regional Office ManagerCalifornia—Please join us in celebrating Mona Jimenez as Employee of the Month! Mona does so much for everyone. She supports all the DMs and RMs and is on call for some folks at corporate, ready to make hotel reservations, fill in for the rental car program, or monitor customer complaints.

She keeps us all on track with training new DMs or logging Store Operations Reviews. And even though she is a one-wom-an office, she assists with smiles and laughs and frankly has one of the best attitudes ever! It’s like she doesn't mind “bring-ing on the crazy things in life.” She accepts everything thrown at her and handles it all like a champ! She is a true gem.

A gem like Mona is hard to come by. She’s well known company wide, is well respected and like, and has wonderful character traits. She started as a CSR in a store many years ago and has never forgotten the true value of customer service. She is a shining example of exceptional customer service!

We appreciate you, Mona, for all you do for all of us! You really are the best!

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We currently have 748 locations across the Credit Corp family of businesses.

• 732 Check Into Cash centers

• 2 US Money Shops Ti-tle centers

• 3 Prime – Great Amer-

CREDIT CORP 1001

ican centers• 1 Prime – Quic! Loans

center• 1 Prime – Nation’s Quick

Cash center• 9 Cash and Cheque Ex-

press centers – UK (8 compa-ny owned/1 franchise)

Lifestyles & News

BATTING 1000By Bob Knizner

Check Into CashDirector of Field Internal Audit and ComplianceWe here in auditing are constant-ly checking and rechecking Check Into Cash for compliance and proper accounting practices. This time around, we had a number of centers that had everything abso-lutely perfect!

Here are the centers that scored 100 percent on their title products in August.

Here are the centers that sconed a perfect score for payday products.

• 00090 - Johnson City, TN• 04043 - Sterling, IL• 09061 - Torrance, CA• 09187 - Atascadero, CA• 19033 - Avondale, AZ• 24054 - Cullman, AL• 24063 - Arab, AL• 27012 - Nampa, ID

And these earned a perfect score for AMLMSB products.

• 00014 - Oak Ridge, TN• 00050 - Kimball, TN• 02013 - LaPorte, IN• 02016 - Evansville, IN• 02059 - New Haven, IN• 03033 - Ashland, KY• 04011 - Joliet, IL• 04023 - Glendale Heights,

IL• 05030 - Chippewa Falls,

WI• 09010 - Modesto, CA

• 22010 - Waynesboro, VA• 25001 - Cheyenne, WY• 26001 - Scotts Bluff, NE• 35031 - Lawrence, KS

PROBLEM SOLVEDSolutions to last issue’s puzzles.

Ingredients• 1.5 pounds chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces• 4 tablespoons butter• 1 large onion, diced• 3 cloves garlic, minced (3 teaspoons)• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning• 1/2 teaspoon pepper• 1 teaspoon salt• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth• 1 cup long grain white rice• 1/2 cup heavy cream• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese• Parsley for serving, optional

Directions1. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, until beginning to soften.2. Add the diced chicken to the pan along with the Italian seasoning, pepper, and salt.3. Cook and stir for 5 minutes until chicken is golden on all sides.4. Add the garlic and cook for one more minute, stirring constantly.5. Add the chicken broth and rice to the pan and stir.6. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low.7. Cover with a lid and simmer for 17-20 minutes, until rice is completely tender.8. Stir in the heavy cream and Parmesan. Serve immediately topped with pars-ley if desired.

By Katherine BartcherCheck Into CashParalegal

CREAMY PARMESAN ONE POT CHICKEN

AND RICE

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