Gift Ideas for Administrative Professionals Day

by Diana W.

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The Administrative Professionals Week is observed annually during the last full week of April, from Sunday through Saturday. For 2010, Administrative Professional Week is from April 18 – 24. The Administrative Professionals Day is on the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week, and falls on April 21st this year. This article informs the origin of this special day and provides ideas for Administrative Professionals gifts.

The Administrative Professionals Day was originally established in 1952 as "National Secretaries Day" by the National Secretaries Association (now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals, IAAP) to recognize secretaries for their contributions in the workplace.  In the year 2000, IAAP announced a name change for Professional Secretaries Week and Professional Secretaries Day into Adinistrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day to better reflect the changing roles and growing responsibilities of the administrative staff in the workplace.

This annual event has grown over the years to be one of the most widely observed celebrations in the workplace. Corporations and organizations recognize the contributions of administrative staff with gifts of gratitude. Popular gifts for administrative professionals include thank you gift basket, flowers, container garden, chocolates, spa gifts, and gourmet gift baskets. Some of these gift ideas are discussed below.

The most popular flower bouquet for administrative professionals is red roses. Gourmet chocolates are also popular, as sweet treats are welcomed by most women. Gift Basket for All.com offers gourmet chocolate gifts in boxes or baskets, and in different sizes to suit your budget. Our snack gifts are also popular for sharing these treats in the office. For individuals who are on calorie restriction, sugar free gifts are also available.

Another great gift idea is Thank You gift baskets. Our sensational gourmet gift baskets are built around a clear message of gratitude, and filled with chocolates, cookies, cheese, gourmet coffee, and other savory treats in a keepsake container. Your generosity and recognition will be remembered long after the treats are gone.

For individuals who are health conscious, dried fruit and nuts offer great choices. Gift Basket for All.com offers wide varieties of fruit and nut trays for your health conscious recipients.

Spa gifts are great non-food gift choices. These spa gifts come with bath salts, body gels, fine lotions, spa towels and slippers; and will help your administrative staff to feel special, relax and rejuvenate from the stress of the office routine.

Finally, regardless of what you send to your administrative professionals, your gifts represent your acts of kindness and gratitude, and will plant the seeds for a cooperative and harmonious environment in the workplace.