Thank you to all who participated in “Going Casual for the Kids Day,” our kick-off to this year’s United Way campaign. Remember to give your $5 donation to the designated regional staff person (see list below). Checks should be made payable to “United Way.” Designate in the memo section which United Way you would like your funds to go to. If you do not designate an office, your funds will be sent to the United Way of Central Iowa.
Region 1 – Janet Steinkamp (Carroll) and Colleen Chalfant (Guthrie Center)
Region 2 – Angela Bosworth
Region 3 – Kathy Teigland (Indianola) and Annette DeRouchey (Knoxville)
Region 4 & Central Staff – Katie Streff
Region 5 – Sue Mostek
Region 6 – Mary Johnson
Region 7 – Donna Wagnor
Region 8 – Carrie Roose (Newton) and Jodi Capps (Clay Elementary)
Johnston Administration Center – Carolyn Jones
SCEP – Christina Allen
Online Auction
Our Online Auction will kick off next Monday, October 17. 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, October 21.
To have an online auction, we first need items to bid on! Send a digital photo and short description of your item to the Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us by October 14. We ask that you keep items until the close of the auction. Winners will be notified by email the week of October 24 to send in their payments. Write checks payable to “United Way.” Items will be sent to you through the van mail after you have sent your checks to Claire Sowder in 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 November issue of the 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 want your donation to go. 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.
There are two classes of contributors that we intend to promote in our campaign:
Loyal Contributors
Employees who donate a minimum of $3 per pay period or a $72 one-time donation will be entered in a drawing to win one of several prizes.
Leadership Circle
Employees who donate a minimum of $42 per pay period or a $1010 one-time donation will be formally recognized as a Leadership Circle donor and will also be entered in a drawing to win one of several prizes.
Prizes in the drawing include three United Way Days. Winners of a United Way Day may take time from work to give back to the community. Winners will then share their day’s experiences in a future HeartBeat issue.
Designated office staff will have pledge forms available October 10-21. When completed, give it back to the designated office staff person who will collect completed forms for each office.
If for any reason you do not wish to donate to United Way, the Community Health Charities of Iowa and Iowa Shares are two other charity organizations in which you can donate. We are unable to do payroll deductions for these organizations at this time. If you choose to donate to these organizations, you can contact the agencies at the following:
Community Health Charities of Iowa (877) 517-6266
Iowa Shares (319) 338-1446
All events are purely voluntary but will be fun!
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