January 2015
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Wishing
you peace
and
prosperity!
We are looking
forward
to another year
of your
friendship and
business.
Happy
New Year!
from IN
theBAG
Support and Education – Keys to Healthy Families
P
arenting Way is a non-profit
human service organization
that provides parents with
expert education and advocacy
to build healthy families and
strengthen the parent/child
relationship.
Comprehensive parent education classes are for anyone in
need of additional information
and skills to be a good parent.
The organization also works to
meet the needs of parents and
caregivers who lack knowledge
due to their own family history.
Parenting Way supports those
who have extra challenges related
to mental health and other special needs.
The organization offers a
great learning environment for
parents, including meeting areas
for support groups and youth and
children’s programs.
Programs provide ongoing,
concrete support that encompasses the family as a whole, addresses
isolation and barriers to par-
ticipation, and builds protective
factors that may be lacking due to
both past and current trauma.
It is important to engage parents, family, and community so
they can seek the resources and
supports needed to keep children
safe. Parenting Way programs
strive to make communities
healthier and safer with the help
of committed individuals who understand the connection between
strong, skilled families and the
well-being of children.
Parenting Way is one of the
first agencies to utilize ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Factors Study and Trauma - Informed
Care research in programs. This
approach engages participants and
gives them perspective to grow and
move away from a dysfunctional
past toward a stable, successful
future for themselves and their
children.
Initial results show that implementation of ACE’s study factors
in class curriculum has been
highly effective in helping participants learn, cope, and build
resiliency and competency.
For additional information
about the organization, including
programs and services in Iowa,
visit www.parentingway.org
or call 515-255-9490. Located
in West Des Moines, IA in the
familiar Valley Junction area,
Parenting Way is easily accessible
by public transportation.
During January 25 % of IN theBAG
gratuities will be donated to
Improving the Lives
of Iowans
During 2014, IN theBAG profiled
the following 12 nonprofits and
their efforts to enhance the quality of life for Iowans.
January - Habitat for Humanity
February - Mosaic
March - Polk County Housing Fund
April - Youth Emergency Services
and Shelter
May - Progress Industries
June - Family Promise of
Greater Des Moines
July - American Lung Association
August - Drake Head Start
September- Children’s Cancer Connection
October- Blank Children’s Hospital
November- Mercy Foundation of
Des Moines
December- HCI Care Services
2014 may have already come and
gone, but the work of these charities continues on without pause.
Their efforts serve as a gentle
reminder of the good happening
right here in Iowa. From all of us
at IN theBAG, thank you!
Let our New Year’s resolution
be this: we will be there for one
another as fellow members
of humanity, in the finest sense
of the word.
~ Goran Persson
www.inthebag-lunches.com or call or fax us at 222-9338
Mike Taylor
:Health Bites
Keep a New Year’s Resolution IN the BAG Selected as a
Preferred Provider for NetJets,
and Join the Elite Eight
t’s that time of year again. A
There is hope, however.
a Berkshire Hathaway Company
time to set a new resolution.
Statistic Brain states, “People
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Whether you groan at the
thought or become energized by
the possibilities, setting a New
Year’s resolution takes a little
planning.
Statistic Brain reports that approximately 45% of people made
New Year’s resolutions in 2014,
with losing weight and getting
organized in the top two slots,
respectively.
But, according to Statistic
Brain, approximately only
eight precent of people
who made resolutions
were actually able to
achieve them.
who explicitly make resolutions
are 10 times more likely to attain
their goals than people who don’t
explicitly make resolutions.”
(www.statisticbrain.com/newyears-resolution-statistics/)
Stated another way, becoming more specific and detailed
about the goal makes it easier to
achieve.
And now there are countless
tools to help turn resolutions into
realities. From planners and
journals to mobile apps and
calculators, there are resources to help you join
that elite eight percent.
PREFERRED
PROVIDER
IN theBAG has been awarded a two-year preferred-provider catering contract with NetJets, a Berkshire
Hathaway company that provides organizations and individuals with access to private aircraft for business and individual needs.
In fact, IN theBAG is the only local preferred provider to cater NetJets flights arriving and departing
airports in Des Moines, Ankeny, and Ames. Because flight safety and reliability are top priorities at
NetJets, everything IN theBAG creates for them must live up to the highest standards.
For example, pilots order separate items off an approved menu in the event of adverse food reactions during flight. Additionally, a streamlined logistics plan that aligns catering with arrival and
departure times of NetJets passengers and pilots is necessary at all times.
According to IN theBAG owner Mike Taylor, important, unique considerations like these have inspired “us to pick up our game as an organization,” which translates to even better service for
IN theBAG customers whose feet are firmly planted on Greater Des Moines ground.
Show your appreciation to those who make the difference
J
ames Allen said, “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” If you think he was onto something, but you aren’t sure where to start, let IN theBAG help you.
Perhaps you would like to thank your staff members for their hard work. We can help you design a breakfast or lunch that says, “You make all the difference. I notice, and I want to say thanks.”
If you would like to thank clients who have made your business what it is today,
we can help you create gift bags that say, “You are more than just a client.”
Start 2015 off with a bang, or rather, a heartfelt, resounding “Thank you!”
Call 515-222-9338 and let Mike and Marty help you craft the perfect message.