Don Keese and Linda Pitts, Rogers, Arkansas

Hero of the Wedding

One Saturday morning, I received a phone call from my colleague, Linda Pitts asking to use our company grill. A mother of a bride in the area had called her and explained that the caterer providing the food for the wedding dinner had become suddenly ill. The wedding was being held that day in Mt. Sequoyah, and they had 60 pounds of chicken that had to be cooked. Her daughter, Chelsey, the bride, was as a Regions customer. Coincidently, my daughter, Jenny, was the wedding coordinator for Chelsey’s wedding. So I drove to the bank, and loaded the grill in the pouring rain, stopped to purchase some bags of charcoal and headed to Mt. Sequoyah. We set up the grill in the downpour, and got the fire started so the chicken could be cooked in time. The family was so appreciative and thankful to us. Regions became the hero for the wedding for coming to the rescue. Thanks to Linda Pitts for acting so quickly! This is what we are all about.

Aubyn Brown, Birmingham, Alabama

Volunteering for Community Emergencies

For over a year, I have volunteered as a local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member. CERTs are civilian volunteers who are trained to assist their community in the event of a disaster (storms, fires, terrorist actions, etc.). We are trained in topics such as disaster preparedness, light search and rescue, emergency medical operations, and incident command structure. CERTs are equipped to function independently or as a team as conditions warrant, even in instances where professional responders are delayed in their arrival to an incident due to the conditions at-hand. The CERT effort is nationwide and is an arm of the federal Citizen Corps, an organization whose training materials were developed in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security. I've met one other Regions associate who is a CERT member, and I have to believe that across our footprint more must be out there. Most people I talk to about CERT are completely unaware that such an effort exists. I've personally come across two incidents where I was able to put elements of my CERT training to use; they were relatively minor accidents involving one victim each, but the training I received enabled me to quickly help the persons involved. For more information about CERT, visit: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

Keith Smith, Little Rock, Arkansas

Cereal Drive Feeds Children

At the beginning of 2010, we were challenged by our area to help make a positive difference for someone other than ourselves. The Midwest area chose a Cereal Drive because it benefited those who go hungry in the area, especially young children. My personal goal was to try to reach 1,000 boxes of cereal in the region, which would have been a great first-year effort. I am very proud that our area donated 2,555 boxes of cereal to charities in our respective cities. With an average of 10 servings per box, we donated over 25,000 bowls of cereal to help feed our children. I want to give special recognition to Karla Lilley and her Mortgage team in Belleville, Illinois. Karla's group collected and/or donated 1,189 boxes of cereal. I am amazed at what we all accomplished together.

Jenny Tippens, Kingston, Tennessee

Sacrifices Made For Freedom

My sister-in-law, Kim, just gave birth to her third child. It was a healthy baby boy named Camden Bennett Tippens, and he looks just like his father, Colby Patrick Tippens. Kim had her husband, Colby, by her side via email and cell phone the entire time, as Colby is serving in Iraq. I realize that Colby is not the only soldier that has sacrificed seeing the birth of his child because he is away serving his country. But soldiers give up so much, and I am so thankful to have a man like Colby defending my freedom.

I also work with an associate whose daughter gave birth to a child without her husband. Her husband was a fallen soldier, killed while defending our freedom. By sharing this story, I hope that it helps put things into perspective and reminds us what our fellow soldiers are willing to sacrifice so we can be free.

Lynda Ash, Clearwater, Florida

Baby Ducks Saved

We were walking back to our cars after having a retirement lunch for a fellow associate, and a colleague noticed that there were baby ducks under her car. So we went to investigate the situation, and there were four frightened newborn ducks cuddling together. We found a box and started collecting them.  I called the Bird Sanctuary who gave me a contact name of “Mary” who is the official “Duck Lady.” When Mary picked them up, she explained that because the weather was so hot, the top eggs hatched and Momma Duck took them to safety. So when the bottom eggs hatched, the baby ducks were lost and left behind. We all felt good having saved these “babies.”

Ashley Chowning, Indianapolis, Indiana

Learning to Sign for a Customer

I’d like to share a story with you about a teller, Ashley Chowning. She has been with Regions for over 5 years. She is always kind and respectful to our customers. We have one customer in particular that is hearing impaired, so Ashley became interested in how to sign simple things to her, like "hello." The customer was so happy when Ashley was able to communicate with her; even if it was just a little. Ashley decided that she would then take classes and learn how to sign the entire language. Ashley says, “It is worth seeing the customer’s face light up when she comes into the branch knowing that I can communicate with her.” - Casey Maddox

Seethegood.com

was born out of the hearts and minds of a group of us who work here at Regions. We continue to be inspired by all of the good we see around us. Stories of selfless service. Stories of inspiration. Stories of courage. We hear stories that make us laugh. Stories that make us cry. And stories that just make us want to be better. So we came up with the idea of sharing the positive things we see and hear. Sharing the good so to speak.

We hope our efforts inspire, enlighten, transform, and encourage. But above all, we just hope that when things may not seem so good in life, we’ll show that the good is really right in front of us all. All we have to do is see it.

Everyone has a story.

A good story. Something that has inspired you or made you laugh or cry or jump up and down. It may be about someone you work with or a family member or a story you have heard. But if it inspired you, there’s a good chance it will inspire someone else. So share the good. Share your story. We’d love to review it. Just send us the details with your contact information. We’ll take it from there.