Reminder: See You This Friday at Our Annual All-Staff Meeting!

We look forward to a great day of connecting, celebrating and learning from one another, as this is our one opportunity during the year to come together as an entire Heartland AEA staff!

Location  
Holiday Inn Des Moines - Airport

6111 Fleur Drive 
Des Moines, IA



Time  
9 – 3 p.m.

We will again have a morning session, lunch, a Benefits & Wellness Fair and afternoon presentations from agency staff. 

9 – 9:30 a.m. - Registration
9:30 – 11:45 a.m. - General Session
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Benefits & Wellness Fair, Lunch
1 – 3 p.m. - Staff Presentations

Details 

General Session

In the morning general session, we’ll be inspired by Shelly Vroegh, the 2017 Iowa Teacher of the Year, and we'll hear from agency leaders with a year in review and a look ahead as we enter a new school year. We’ll also have a chance to celebrate successes and honor our years of service award recipients. 

Food & Beverage 
Only coffee and tea will be served in the morning, so please plan to eat breakfast before you arrive. Lunch will consist of a turkey sandwich on a croissant, apple slices, mini carrots and a cookie. Water stations will be available throughout the day if you’d like to bring a water bottle, and an afternoon snack will be served as well. 



Afternoon Staff Presentations

Our afternoon will again be spent learning from one another during staff presentations. This year any kind of presentation is acceptable – whatever fits within a 20-minute timeframe. There are time slots for you to see up to four presentations from your colleagues. 



United Way

We will kick off our annual United Way campaign again this year at the All-Staff meeting. We are counting on you to once again pledge record support to United Way, so they can in turn support communities through education, income and health initiatives! Watch your tables for pledge forms to begin pledging your support on Sept. 28. Everyone (whether you donate to United Way or not) will have the chance to fill out a form to get your name in a drawing for some cold hard cash!



Benefits & Wellness Fair (Including Flu Shots)

The Benefits & Wellness Fair will be held from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Many of our past vendors will again be on hand, including our flu shot nurses! The Fair will be held in the foyer outside of the Iowa Hall, where our general session will be held. A map of the hotel will be available for you at the meeting. If you're interested in getting a flu shot, fill out this consent form and bring it with you to the Fair so you're ready to go! Flu shots will be given in the area behind the registration table during the Benefits Fair.

Benefits & Wellness Fair Participants

Wear Agency Colors

Wear your agency colors – purple or green – and proudly display your Heartland AEA pride! You are welcome to wear typical casual Friday attire and any agency-branded t-shirts you have. 



Fill in the Tables

Please make every attempt to fill the chairs at every table. Please do not move chairs around from table to table, either. We would like to avoid having to scramble to find a place for everyone to sit. 

Parking 
The Holiday Inn has 400 spots on site, however, there is free street parking to the north, south and east, as well as paid parking on the north and south sides of the hotel. We encourage you to carpool to the meeting if possible. Grab some coffee and a donut, take some selfies and put yourself in a good mood for our annual gathering! More information about parking is below. 

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