Agency Volunteer Time to Continue

Last fall it was announced that the Agency Planning Council (APC) would allow all staff members up to 4 hours of agency time per year to do volunteer/community service work. A number of staff members took advantage of this new opportunity, as evidenced by the photos seen in last year’s HeartBeats. APC has decided to continue this opportunity through the 2014-15 school year. 

Staff members must follow these procedures for volunteering during agency hours: 

• There must be at least three Heartland AEA staff members (you and at least two other staff) working at the same volunteer opportunity together. 
• Staff members are encouraged to wear Heartland AEA-logo clothing or our “Heartland Cares” stickers that were created for this purpose. You can request stickers by contacting the Communications Department at comms@heartlandaea.org. 
• Of course, you must approve your leave with your supervisor before taking the time off. 
• Finally, to celebrate our work, please take a photo of your group during the volunteer activity and send it to the Communications Department with information about the activity and who was involved. 

We’ll continue this opportunity again this school year and re-evaluate after June 30, 2015. Thank you for representing our agency in our communities and demonstrating that we’re proud to impact lives!