Thank you to all who participated in the kick-off United Way fundraising activities. We’ve already had a tremendous start to our campaign! In case you were unable to attend one of the office meetings or didn’t quite catch all that was shared; we wanted to fill you in on Heartland’s 2010 United Way activities.
Online Auction
Our online auction will kick off next week on November 15. As was announced at the office meetings, staff will not have to be in a Heartland office to participate! You will be able to access the auction while in the schools or at home. The auction will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 19.
To have an online auction, we first need items to bid on! We’ve heard many fantastic ideas, now we need you to share them with us. Send a digital photo and short description of your item to the Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us by November 12. We ask that you keep items until the close of the auction.
Winners will be notified by e-mail the week of November 22 to send in their payments. Make checks payable to “United Way.” Items will be sent to you through the van mail after you have sent your checks to Claire Spellman at the Johnston Administration Center. (Private delivery arrangements must be made for items too large or heavy for Heartland van delivery.) When all the payments are received, we will announce the winners of each item in the December 3 HeartBeat.
Pledge Cards
Pledge cards are an easy way to donate to the United Way. You may designate in the lower left-hand corner of the card where you would like your donation to go. This year, we would prefer that you give on the local United Way level and choose one of the United Way offices in Heartland’s area.
United Way of Central Iowa (Dallas, Polk, Warren counties)
United Way of Carroll (Audubon and Carroll counties)
United Way of Boone County
United Way of Jasper County
Marion County United Way
United Way of Story County
There are many options on how you can donate, but our staff members prefer the pay deduction or one-time donation. It is important that your total contribution is evenly divisible by 24 pay periods into whole dollar amounts if you choose to have your pledge deducted from your paycheck. Remember that pay deduction pledges from last year’s drive continue to be in effect until December 31, 2010. Deductions for this year’s drive will start in January and continue through December. The form also allows you to give a one-time donation instead of payroll deduction if you prefer.
There are a few incentives for completing and handing in pledge cards.
1.) Staff who submitted pledge cards the day of the office meetings were entered in a drawing for a “Heartland Cares” goodie bag. Congratulations to our goodie bag winners!
2.) Everyone who hands in a pledge card donation of any amount will receive a casual day sticker. Casual day stickers will be distributed after the pledge cards have been processed.
3.) Employees who donate a minimum of $2 per pay period or a $48 one-time donation will be entered to win one of five “United Way Days.” Winners may take time from work to give back to the community. A “United Way Day” is “your day, your way” to support your community. Winners will be notified by e-mail and announced in the December 3 HeartBeat.
If you did not receive a pledge card at the office meetings, you may download one here. When opening the form, choose “Save” instead of “Preview” so your information gets saved to the form. E-mail the completed form to comms@aea11.k12.ia.us or send it through the interoffice/van mail to Claire Spellman in the Johnston Administration Center. Pledge cards are due November 19.
Your participation in the Agency’s United Way events is voluntary. It is not the Agency’s intention to pressure any Heartland staff into donating. We have tried our best to make this year’s campaign events fun and enjoyable for staff. We hope you find donated to the United Way as an easy way to reach out and help the communities we live in.
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