Brenda Reicks and Allison Whalen took over the Summit Club when Carole Bond retired three years ago. Carole had run the club for 20 years and had been a member of HCI, so when Brenda and Allison become the new group leaders, they just kept renewing the membership - but neither one of them knew anything about the value and purpose of their membership. It wasn't until they started planning their first extended trip on their own and realized how difficult it was, that they thought about "that place that we paid dues to" and contacted Ted Nelson at Heritage Clubs International. He gave them so much assistance and information, and encouraged them to reach out to a Preferred Tour Operator for help with their trip to Nashville. They learned that they are not alone and that HCI is always here to help!

Rick Pharr of CTN Travels took over for them, and they had an amazing experience on their very first extended tour with their club (see photo below). It is their favorite club experience, so far, and they found that using an HCI PTO was "really valuable." They had attended the 2016 Fall Forum training so they were prepared for some possible struggles bringing Seniors and Boomers together on a motor coach tour, but to their amazement it turned out beautifully.