Interview with June Lynn, November 30, 1990

Partial Transcript: This is an oral inter--oral history interview with June Lynn of the Christian Appalachian Project.

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks briefly about when she first heard of the Christian Appalachian Project and then talks about her early life in Kentucky and Ohio. She describes her parents and children and explains her reasoning for returning to Kentucky after her family moved.

Keywords: Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Early life; Family; Father Beiting; Father Ralph W. Beiting; Jobs; Moving; Railroad workers; Relatives; Working

Subjects: Bookkeeping.; Children.; Dayton (Ohio); Families.; Kentucky.; Labor.; Lincoln County (Ky.); Marriage.; Parents.

Partial Transcript: Uh, now the job opening at CAP, how did you find out about that?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about applying for her first job at the Christian Appalachian Project and the responsibilities she had in that position. She talks about some of the people she interacted with and briefly mentions some of the projects she was involved with. She also talks about seeing the Christian Appalachian Project grow in her time working there.

Keywords: Accounting; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Christmas tree orders; Finances; General managers; Interviews; Job applications; Job openings; Labels; Local jobs; Mailing; Orientations; Paying bills; Responsibilities; Sales departments; Work; Working

Subjects: Bookkeeping.; Employment interviewing.; Financials; Mail.; Nonprofit organizations.; Occupations.; Sales.; Supervisors.; Volunteers.

Partial Transcript: When did you first run into Father Beiting and how long were you on the job at that point?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about her early interactions with Father Beiting. She also talks about how much the church was involved with the Christian Appalachian Project from the beginning.

Keywords: Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Christmas dinners; Father Beiting; Father Ralph W. Beiting; Interactions; Involvement; Parishioners; Payroll; Stories

Subjects: Appalachian Region--Religion.; Beiting, Ralph W.; Bookkeeping.; Catholic Church; Church.; Nonprofit organizations.; Religion.; Religious communities; Supervisors.

Partial Transcript: You said you sort of changed and shifted jobs. It seems like you started out in sales and you got a little more bookkeeping.

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about when the Christian Appalachian Project had to implement a bookkeeping system and how her responsibilities shifted after that. She describes the bookkeeping system and how it differed from their earlier systems.

Keywords: Accounting; Bank accounts; Bookkeeping systems; Checks; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Finances; General managers; Inventories; Jobs; Payroll; Programs; Records; Responsibilities; Visiting; Work; Working

Subjects: Bookkeeping.; Computer systems.; Employees.; Finance.; Financials; Nonprofit organizations.; Sales.; Secretaries; Volunteers.

Partial Transcript: So, '72-'75 is, what, a growth period, you'd say?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about seeing the Christian Appalachian Project expand over the years and describes Camp Nelson from a bookkeeping perspective. She talks about her role in new projects and the policies they had in the early days of the Christian Appalachian Project.

Keywords: Accounting; Camp Nelson; Changes; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Daycare centers; Expansion; Finances; Growth periods; Michael McLaughlin; Mike McLaughlin; New projects; Paying bills; Payroll; Plans; Policies; Sick time; Vacation days; Writing checks

Subjects: Accountants.; Bookkeepers; Bookkeeping.; Camps.; Employees.; Finance.; Financials; McLaughlin, Michael; Nonprofit organizations.; Overtime.; Sick leave.; Supervisors.; Volunteers.

Partial Transcript: Now the bookkeeping that you got into, is that something that you'd done in school or that you did at one of these other jobs or you learned on the job by watching or how--

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about her lack of experience in bookkeeping prior to arriving at Christian Appalachian Project and mentions the courses she took in school.

Keywords: Accounting; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Courses; Experience; Finances; High school; Job expectations

Subjects: Accounting.; Bookkeeping.; Business.; Education.; Financials

Partial Transcript: So you're in the buildings over then. Uh, when did the shift come about that they started looking over for, for, uh, relocating you all?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about relocating to a new building and how it impacted her work. She briefly talks about the Christian Appalachian Project conducting audits after they implemented their new bookkeeping systems. She talks about her coworkers Mike McLaughlin and Dorothy Blankenship and her relationships with them.

Keywords: Accounting; Adjustment; Annual audits; Bookkeeping systems; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Coworkers; Dorothy Blankenship; Finances; Friends; Hiring practices; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Michael McLaughlin; Mike McLaughlin; Moving; New offices; Projects; Relocating; Responsibilities; Updating systems; Visitors; Work

Subjects: Bookkeeping.; Employee selection.; Financials; McLaughlin, Michael; Nonprofit organizations.; Tax auditing; United States. Internal Revenue Service

Partial Transcript: Once you got over here, what do you remember as the first big project that--the next step that CAP was getting into once you--

Segment Synopsis: Lynn discusses the various types of projects the Christian Appalachian Project has been involved in and mentions which ones were her favorites. She talks about the bookkeeping for the different projects and having to adjust to CAP gaining new people.

Keywords: Accounting; Adapting; Adjustment; Board of Directors; Budgets; Changes; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Finances; Human development; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Jobs; Keeping records; New projects; Paying bills; Payroll; Programs; Tax deposits; Taxes

Subjects: Bookkeeping.; Business.; Financials; Insurance.; Nonprofit organizations.; Renfro Valley (Ky.); United States. Internal Revenue Service; Volunteers.

Partial Transcript: With this change you talked about--

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about how Father Beiting's relationship with the Christian Appalachian Project changed over the years. She talks about how CAP has stayed focused on people despite the growth of the organization.

Keywords: Board of directors; Change; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Eastern Kentucky; Family; Father Beiting; Father Ralph W. Beiting; Growth; Involvement; Office staff; Programs; Projects; Purchase orders; Relationships

Subjects: Beiting, Ralph W.; Bookkeeping.; Nonprofit organizations.; Voluntarism.; Volunteering; Volunteers; Volunteers.

Partial Transcript: You referred to Martin and where they're at now. What is your role in terms of bookkeeping?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about dealing with middle management within the Christian Appalachian Project and the various duties she has responsibility over despite changes. She talks about how protocols have changed while her job has more or less stayed the same.

Keywords: Accounting; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Donations; Father Beiting; Father Ralph W. Beiting; Finances; Income; Middle management; Paying bills; Program managers; Record keeping; Writing checks

Subjects: Beiting, Ralph W.; Bookkeeping.; Financials; Middle managers.; Nonprofit organizations.; Supervisors.

Partial Transcript: As a person that grew up around here, you know, and, you know, moved away but would be more considered local, what, what about, uh, CAP's image in the community?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about how not many people knew about the Christian Appalachian Project when she first began working there, and how many locals still likely do not know about them.

Keywords: Awareness; Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Community outreach; Local people

Subjects: Appalachian Region--Social conditions; Communities.; Community; Community development.; Community involvement; Community-based family services.; Community-based social services.; Families.; Lincoln County (Ky.); Nonprofit organizations.; Poverty.; Voluntarism.; Volunteering; Volunteers

Partial Transcript: Now your daughter works at CAP?

Segment Synopsis: Lynn talks about her daughter working at the Christian Appalachian Project and eventually becoming a full-time employee. She briefly talks about what she misses from the early days of working with the project.

Keywords: Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); Christmas wreath orders; Family; Full-time workers; Product fulfillment

Subjects: Daughters.; Employees.; Families.; Fellowship.; Nonprofit organizations.