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April 1, 2008 Honorable Jay White, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners PO Box 707 Concord, North Carolina 28026-0707 Dear Chairman White I am writing to request that you proclaim the week of April 20-26, 2008 as Administrative Professionals Week and April 23, 2008 as Administrative Professionals Day in the City of Concord. Your proclamation would be in conjunction with other cities and states around the United States of America to promote more people to consider office and administrative careers. The National Secretaries Association (NSA) successfully campaigned to proclaim the first National Secretaries Week on June 1-7, 1952. National Secretaries Week was created with two objectives in mind: to recognize `the secretary, upon whose skills, loyalty, and efficiency the functions of business and government offices depend,' and to call attention `through favorable publicity to the tremendous potential of the secretarial career.' In 1955, the observance date of National Secretaries Week was moved to the last full week of April. The name was changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981, and became Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to encompass the expanding responsibilities and wide-rangingjob titles of administrative support staff. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) today remains the sole sponsor of Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals day. IAAP continues to believe in the importance of this event to call attention to the increasing value and contributions of administrative professionals in today's workplace. Over the years, observances of administrative Professionals Week have become more focused on professional development. Today, local chapters of the North Carolina Division International Association of Administrative Professionals are planning hundreds of seminars and networking events in their communities during the week. Other events include luncheons, corporate recognition activities, and individual observances between managers and office staff. We would request to receive the completed document no later than Apri123, 2008. The completed document can be mailed to my attention at the address listed at the bottom of this letter, or, if your schedule will allow, I would appreciate a brief presentation and photo opportunity at your city hall office. Thank you for your attention in this matter, Chairman White. We would be honored to have your support. # Sincerely, ~ ~~t~3 s~. ~~ @~~ c ',~ Christine C. Barrier, President ' Cabarrus IAAP Chapter 29 Brookwood Avenue NW soda '!Concord, North Carolina 28025 ~s~.^ 704/786-0552-704/920-3310 Christine barrier~a ncsu.edu ~'