Reminder: You Have 4 Hours Available to Get Out and Volunteer!

As the fiscal year comes to a close, remember that you are granted up to 4 hours of agency time per fiscal year to do volunteer/community service work. 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. (Please request your stickers so others can see who you are!) 
• 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. 

Many staff members have already taken advantage of this opportunity—thank you for representing the Agency and serving our communities!