SUMMER 2014
Join us for
these great travel
opportunities.
From the Outback to the Glaciers
March 2015
Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
July 9 - 18, 2015
New England and Cape Cod Autumn Foliage
September 30 - October 7, 2015
South American Cruise
January 3, 2016
Cut the Clutter!
Mark your calendar for our shred it day
on Saturday, September 6 at our Hatcher
Lane office. From 9-12 in the morning, the
public is welcome to stop by with their
documents and we will dispose of them
for free. We hope to see you there!
TRAVEL TIMES
P.O. Box 1148
Columbia, TN 38401
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Welcome
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Travel Times Meeting
August 19, 2014 1:00 p.m.
First Farmers and Merchants Bank
816 South Garden St.
Columbia, TN 38401
SUMMER 2014
Dear Chairman’s Club customer,
I am pleased to report that First Farmers is continuing to grow across Middle
Tennessee. We are continuing to add new convenience services, new products and
new locations to improve how we serve you, our valued customer.
For example, our new Mobile Banking App includes a handy Mobile Check Deposit
feature that allows you to use your smartphone to deposit a check into your First
Farmers account from anywhere just by taking a picture of it.
Later this summer, we will open our new Financial Center in the Green Hills area of
Nashville, representing our first location in Davidson County. The office will be staffed
by a team of highly experienced bankers focused on delivering professional advice
and service.
Our Investment Services team is continuing to grow and can assist you with a variety
of investment and retirement planning options in every county that we serve. I
encourage you to let us help you plan to achieve your financial goals.
In 2013, our bank helped hundreds of families across Middle Tennessee buy a new
home or improve an existing one. We were also there to help start up new businesses
and provide capital to aid the growth of existing businesses. We can help you take
advantage of today’s historically low interest rates to buy the home of your dreams or
fund your business for greater success.
Bron Watson, of Travel Now, has put together some amazing trips for you in 2015 and
2016. The trips for you to preview are:
• From the Outback to the Glaciers
• Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
• New England and Cape Cod Autumn Foliage
• South American Cruise
In this newsletter, you will find an overview of the trips, along with the details of a trip
meeting pertaining to our travels for the next year.
Travel Times Meeting
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AARP Driver Safety
Program Class
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COME JOIN US! There are some special incentives for those
attending our meeting. Jennifer Berning, our Mayflower Rep,
will be here to answer questions on our New England trip.
Bron Watson will also be there to discuss our other options.
Upcoming Trips
Australia and New Zealand
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Great Resorts of the
Canadian Rockies
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For any questions on Travel Times
trips please contact:
Bron Watson
P.O. Box 12099 • Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: (615) 848-3848
Email: [email protected]
REFRESHMENTS • DOOR PRIZES • AND MORE!
New England and Cape Cod
Autumn Foliage
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South American Cruise
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Trip Reservation Form 7
AARP Driver Safety Program
August 27 – 28, 2014
Attend the AARP Driver Safety Program held at First Farmers Bank and you’ll be eligible to save on your auto insurance.
The class will review safe driving habits and how to compensate for age-related changes. All insurance companies in
Tennessee are required to offer a discount for taking this class.
Wednesday, August 27 – Thursday, August 28
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. each day (must attend both sessions to be eligible for insurance discount)
First Farmers Bank – Columbia Downtown Branch
$15 for AARP member, $20 for non-member
Payment may be made the day of class, but advance registration should be made prior to class dates. There is a class limit
of 30 participants.
We hope to see you at the meeting, and thank you for your loyalty and dedication to
First Farmers.
For more information or to register for the class, call:
Sincerely,
Rick Barker
(931) 388-1188
T. Randy Stevens
Chairman and CEO
Payments by check should be made payable to AARP.
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From the Outback to the Glaciers
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Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies with the Rocky Mountaineer
March 2015
Down Under Discovery
19 days from Auckland to Sydney
Highlights:
July 9 - 18, 2015
Calgary • Lake Louise • Columbia
Icefield • Banff National Park •
Jasper National Park
This exciting adventure takes you through amazing scenery,
vibrant cities and top attractions! Explore the diverse wonders
of the lands “down under” and the beauty of New Zealand.
Sydney, Australia’s largest city and one of the world’s most
beautiful, offers a spectacular harbor. Visit the Sydney Opera
House, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , for a guided tour.
Enjoy Cairns, the tropical gateway to one of the worlds’ most
spectacular natural attractions and a world heritage site, the
Great Barrier Reef. Established in 1975, the reef is a haven for
thousands of species of sea life, as well as turtles and birds.
Meet Australia’s famous wildlife up close!
Experience the beauty of New Zealand’s Southern Alps with
their snow-capped peaks, vistas, gorges and waterfalls. Travel
into Fiordland National Park through the Homer Tunnel to
Milford Sound. Boasting some of the most breathtaking
scenery in the world, this region of New Zealand has been
honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruise on the fjord
with sheer rock walls rising thousands of feet from the water’s
great depths.
With a full day of leisure in Queenstown consider an optional
visit to a local vineyard or maybe take a thrilling jetboat ride.
Enjoy a city tour of Auckland and then on to discover Rotorua
with the Waitomo Caves.
Complete details will be available at our August 19
bank meeting!
Highlights:
Cost per Person
Pricing starts at: $4,965 per person
(based on double occupancy)
• Airfare and insurance are additional.
A sampling of world-class Canadian
resorts combined with breathtaking
scenery highlight this Canadian Rockies
vacation. Start your trip in Calgary,
then travel to Lake Louise to spend an
evening at the elegant Fairmont Chateau
Lake Louise. Travel north on the Icefields
Parkway and savor stunning views of
alpine meadows, waterfalls and glacier
masses. Continue on the Columbia
Icefield with a ride aboard the Ice
Explorer. Then to Jasper with the largest
national park in Canada. Your stay at the
rustic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, which
is set deep in the Canadian Rockies, will
give you the true essence of the Rockies
with lots of natural beauty and wildlife.
Then head to Banff and take in the
beauty of Banff and Yoho National Park.
You will board the Rocky Mountaineer
from Banff to Vancouver. Travel over the
Continental Divide and along the Kicking
Horse River to Kamloops before winding
your way through the Fraser Canyon and
Thompson Valley to Vancouver.
and Cape Cod
Autumn Foliage
New England and Cape Cod Autumn Foliage
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Trip Reservation Form
featuring the Back Roads of Vermont and Martha’s Vineyard
2015 Departure Dates:
September 27, 28, 29, 30
October 2, 3
September 30 - October 7, 2015
Featuring the Back Roads of Vermont
and Martha’s Vineyard
VT
8-day holiday
Tour Includes:
• 12 Meals (4 dinners, 1 lunch and 7 breakfasts)
• Round trip airport transfers
8 Day Holiday • 12 Meals
• Sightseeing tour of Boston with a local guide including the Freedom Trail
and Boston Common
12 Meals (4 dinners, 1 lunch and 7 breakfasts)
• See Plymouth Rock, where our forefathers
landed on American soil
Round trip airport transfers
• Feast on a delicious lobster dinner
with all the fixin’s on Cape Cod
Sightseeing tour of Boston with a local guide including
• Ferry to the resort island of Martha’s
Vineyard
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• Travel the back roads of Vermont Cape
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villages of Weston and Woodstock to the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard and see the
gingerbread cottages on a guided tour
• Ride the Conway Scenic Railroad through New Hampshire’s
Tour the Vanderbilt’s Breakers Mansion and enjoy lunch in
White Mountains
Newport, Rhode Island
• Cruise Lake Winnipesaukee aboard
the M/S Mount Washington to
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villages
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• Visit Kennebunkport, one of Maine’s
coastal
jewels
Ride the Conway Scenic Railroad through New Hampshire’s
White Mountains
• Enjoy a farewell dinner on the waterfront
in Maine
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Visit
Tour Route
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Atlantic Ocean
Please register for any trip that you are interested in by mailing this reservation form, emailing
or calling. If no interest is shown in a particular trip, our confirmed space will be canceled.
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town of Plymouth, site of the “Rock,” and where our forefathers first
landed on American soil. Later, we make our way onto Cape Cod. As the
sun sets this evening, we’ll prepare for a delicious lobsterbake - a New
England tradition and the perfect close to this unforgettable day.
Breakfast and dinner
DAY THREE – Martha’s Vineyard
This morning we ferry to the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard, a playground for many rich and famous, including former President Clinton.
The island’s coast has astounding cliffs at Gay’s Head with spectacular
shoreline views. We visit the village of Edgartown with its quaint gingerbread cottages and narrow streets. Breakfast
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14-Night Argentina and Chile Cruise
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P.O. Box 12099
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
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Please return this form to confirm space on a tour or to
request additional information to be mailed to you.
Make checks payable to Bron Watson.
Reserving Your Tour
Tour Includes:
Join us on an exciting itinerary that begins in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. We will fly to Buenos Aires and spend one night
onboard our beautiful Celebrity ship – the Infinity. This will give us
time to explore this exotic city before sailing to Montevideo and
Punta del Este in Uruguay. We will then sail around Cape Horn
and on the Ushuaia and Punta Arenas in Chile before heading
to the Strait of Magellan. The excitement continues with the
breathtaking beauty of the Chilean Fjords with landscapes similar
to Alaska including hanging glaciers.
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DAY ONE – Arrive in Boston
Arrive at Boston’s Logan Airport and transfer to your hotel. Meet your
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per inPerson
Tour Manager
the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for dining suggestions.
Celebrity South American Cruise
Visit Kennebunkport, one of Maine’s coastal jewels
Kennebunkport
Lincoln 2
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Cruise Lake Winnipesakuee aboard the M/S Mount
Washington to Wolfeboro, the oldest resort town in
New Hampshire
ME
NH
North Conway
Scenic Railroad
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Cost per Person
Double occupancy:
Oceanview cabins start at
$2,438.98 per person
Double occupancy:
Balcony cabins start at
$2,988.91 per person
• Airfare, insurance, tips and transfers are additional.
Australia and New Zealand
Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
New England and Cape Cod Autumn Foliage
South American Cruise
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