Join Me As We Support United Way

Heartland AEA will again partner this year with our region’s Iowa’s United Way agencies as they invest in strategies that support communities to achieve bold goals in education (helping to achieve potential), income (promoting financial stability) and health (improving people’s health). Gifts to the United Way contribute to better educated, more prosperous and healthier communities in which to work and live. 

Our goal this year is again to raise our participation by 10% -- which is 52% of our staff participating in the campaign. You will have your first opportunity to make a gift or pledge at the All-Staff Meeting on Sept. 15. I ask that you please consider a one-time gift or payroll deduction. Remember with a $50 pledge, you can direct your gift to the specific organization, charity or local United Way of your choice. Here is a list of United Way of Central Iowa’s Funded Partners for ideas about giving to specific organizations. 

Did you know?

• $1 per week ($52) provides a week of academic enrichment for an elementary or middle school student in an after school program or activity?
• $1 per week purchases eight books for preschool-age children in the Book Buddy program to help develop pre-literacy skills needed to enter kindergarten ready to learn?
• $1 per week covers half the cost of one of the more than 1,600 free meals provided to extremely low-income families?
• $1 per week provides healthy food backpacks for 17 children to take home to improve access to nutritious food?
• A contribution of $42 per pay period is considered a leadership gift.

You can also give of your time and talents to volunteer through United Way. Each staff member is given four hours of volunteer time to use from July 1 to June 30. Consider volunteering for an organization or event listed on the United Way of Central Iowa Volunteer Match Site.

I hope you will consider joining me in leveraging the work we do at Heartland AEA by partnering with other organizations that are also working to meet the most basic of needs in the communities in which we live and work through a donation to the United Way.
 

Thanks for Living United,

Jon Sheldahl