LAKEPORT, Calif. – Mendo Lake Credit Union’s Lakeport branch is marking its 10th year in business.

To celebrate the anniversary, branch Manager Kim Bradley and staff treated members of the credit union to a barbecue Friday, May 2, and served treats in the branch office on the anniversary date, April 28.

“It’s been a quick 10 years” since the branch opened its doors in 2004, said Bradley, who has been manager for the last year.

Bradley has worked at the Lakeport branch of the Mendo Lake Credit Union for seven and a half years and served as assistant branch manager to Manager Cindy Poindexter, taking her post when Poindexter retired.

Although she did not start with the branch when it opened, Bradley recalls that in 2006 the Lakeport office employed four full-time and one half-time staff.  

Bradley said she is proud to work with eight employees who go out of their way to provide excellent service to the more than 6,000 credit union members of the Lakeport branch.

As of April 30, the Mendo Lake Credit Union had a total of 25,348 members.

Located in the 11th Street Plaza, where it has been since the branch opened, the MLCU Lakeport branch hosted a celebratory barbecue Friday.

The branch sent out 250 “thank you” letters and barbecue invites to members who opened accounts in 2004 and have been members of the branch since it opened, said Bradley. The branch manager and staff handed out more than 80 hot dogs Friday.

Among the services provided by the credit union staff are savings and checking accounts, business accounts, loans and auto financing.

The branch has a close relationship with local auto dealerships, including Guy Strohmeier’s Auto Center and Kathy Fowler Chevrolet, said Bradley.

As with all of the MLCU branches, the Lakeport office is involved in several community functions.

“We support the Lake County Wine Alliance, Lake County Land Trust, Habitat for Humanity, and Kelseyville Pear Festival, just to name a few. In addition, we present MoneyWise, a special program of financial tips for school children,” said Bradley.

The Lakeport branch of MLCU averages $576,000 in auto loans each month as well as another $365,000 in other customer loans.

Mendo Lake Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative and has been serving members’ financial needs since 1959.

MLCU branches are located in Lakeport, Clearlake, Fort Bragg and Ukiah.

For more information, contact Jamey Gill, director of marketing and community outreach, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-467-4809.