From Earth Day and Easter to National Garlic Day, National Pot Smoking Day and National Pretzel Day, the month of April is filled with all sorts of holidays and special occasions. One particular annual event honors and recognizes the millions of hard working men and women who help run an office – secretaries or administrative professionals.
While the exact date changes from year to year, Administrative Professionals Day, also referred to as Secretaries Day, is observed on the last Wednesday of April as part of Administrative Professionals Week, held during the last week of April.
Administrative Professionals Day Dates
- April 25, 2012
- April 24, 2013
- April 23, 2014
- April 22, 2015
- April 27, 2016
Administrative Professionals Day History
The President of the National Secretaries Association Mary Barrett, Dictaphone Corporation President C. King Woodbridge and Young & Rubicam Executive Harry F. Klemfuss, came up with the idea in an effort to encourage and inspire more women to become secretaries or administrative professionals due to a national shortage of office professionals. The first National Secretaries Day was held in June 1952. In 2000, the name was changed and the date was moved to the last week of April.
Administrative Professionals Day Today
Today, the event is celebrated world-wide and is one of the largest workplace observances besides holidays and birthdays. According to the non-profit International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), there are more than 4 million administrative assistants and secretaries working in the United States today. 2012 marks the 60th anniversary of this special day.
ach year, there is a different theme for Administrative Professionals Day. The theme for 2012 is "Admins, the Pulse of the Office." The theme for 2011 was This Year, Celebrate All Office Professionals because receptionists, administrative assistants, office professionals and secretaries, are integral members of a business or organization.
Administrative Professionals Day provides a perfect opportunity to say “thank you” to that busy gal or guy in the office who keeps things running smoothly.
Administrative Professionals Day Events, Cards and Templates
- IAAP Events - Find an event in your neck of the woods.
- Microsoft Administrative Professionals Day Templates – Download and install these lovely templates from Microsoft.
- Free Administrative Professionals Day Cards – 123Greetings has several electronic greeting cards perfect for the occasion.
- Administrative Professionals Day Greetings from American Greetings
- Free Secretaries Day Care2 Cards
- Watch Ugly Betty "Secretaries Day" episode
Sentimental and Humorous Quotes for Secretaries
If you don't know the right words to tell your secretary how valued she is, perhaps these quotations can help:
- Happy is the man with a wife to tell him what to do and a secretary to do it. ~ Lord Mancroft
- Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~ Voltaire
- My Boss frequently gets lost in thought. That's because it's unfamiliar territory. ~ Anonymous
- Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. ~ G.B. Stern
- The first thing the secretary types is the boss. ~ Donald Trump
- I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. It if’s somebody else’s secretary, fine. ~ Barry Goldwater
- I don't have any assistants, I do it all myself, I don't have any secretaries. ~ Billy Sherwood
- The one thing worse than a quitter is a person who is afraid to begin. ~ Anonymous
- It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. ~ Tom Brokaw
- There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.~ Colin L. Powell
- People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.. ~ Unknown
- The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.~ William James
- Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world.~ Anthony J. D'Angelo
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
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