Administrative Professionals Week is celebrated annually during the last week in April. The holiday celebrates secretaries, administrative assistants, executive secretaries, receptionists, and all other administrative support staff.

Flowers and balloons are a great way to show your appreciation for that special person who supports you or your office. Your administrative professional would love to receive a beautiful floral arrangement as a token of your appreciation.

About Administrative Professionals Week

• Administrative Professionals Week is always celebrated during the last week in April. This year it will be held April 20-26. Administrative Professionals Day is celebrated annually on the Wednesday during that week.
• The event was started by Mary C. Barrett, president of the National Secretaries Association, and C. King Woodbridge, president of Dictaphone Corporation, in conjunction with public relations executive Harry Klemfuss in 1952. The group started the event to recognize those in the field and encourage others to follow that career path.
• According to the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), the theme for the 2008 holiday is “Moving Forward.” The idea is to focus on administrative professionals who work at moving their career forward.
• According to the IAAP, there are more than 4.2 million administrative assistants and secretaries employed in the US in 2006. There are millions of administrative professionals worldwide.
• The most common job titles for members of IAAP in a 2005 survey are executive assistant, executive secretary, office manager or supervisor, and secretary.

Show your support team how much they mean to you. Send them flowers to let them know you appreciate them.