A Warm Wish April Newsletter, Gift Giving Tips, Gift of the Month, Specials & Deals
Welcome to A Warm Wish
It’s April and in addition to being tax season, it is also the time of year to thank all those people who help life in the office run so smooth. Originally Secretary’s Day, we now know it as Administrative Professionals day. Times change and the nature of working in an office has changed. No longer is it just a secretary that makes your life easier, there are receptionists, Assistants, IT Tech’s and more depending on the nature of the business that you work in. On April 23rd we celebrate and thank those who make our lives at work a little easier. Check out the article below with details on the history of this holiday!
We’ve also provided some suggestions on great gifts for the day.
And don’t miss our vendor spotlight, Featuring Torn Ranch!
Thanks as always for reading our newsletter!
Robin Renken
A Warm Wish
Gifting 101 - Gift Giving for Your Adminstrative Assistant
The process of giving a gift is quite simple but there’s often a great deal of stress involved if the gift giver isn't sure of the proper “etiquette” involved. We want our Administrative Assistants, Secretary, Office Assistants, Adminstrative Professionals, and employees and associates to know how important they are to us and we want to do something nice for them, but what is appropriate and more importantly what could be considered inappropriate? Sometimes we will forgo giving gifts entirely for fear of damaging a relationship with a misconstrued gesture, once we know the rules this is no longer necessary and we can reap the rewards of our generosity.
It's perfectly acceptable offer to give gifts
to show appreciation, apologize, cement friendships and/or business
relationships or to congratulate someone. Just make sure the gift
isn't too miserly or too extravagant. Both will damage your image
and your relationships. Being to Misery shows that you really don't
care about the other person, Being too extravagant implies that you
may expect more from the relationship that is being offered.
Earth Day
By Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day
What was the purpose of Earth Day? How did it start? These are the questions I am most frequently asked.
Sen. Gaylord Nelson Actually, the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. For several years, it had been troubling me that the state of our environment was simply a non-issue in the politics of the country. Finally, in November 1962, an idea occurred to me that was, I thought, a virtual cinch to put the environment into the political "limelight" once and for all. The idea was to persuade President Kennedy to give visibility to this issue by going on a national conservation tour. I flew to Washington to discuss the proposal with Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who liked the idea. So did the President. The President began his five-day, eleven-state conservation tour in September 1963. For many reasons the tour did not succeed in putting the issue onto the national political agenda. However, it was the germ of the idea that ultimately flowered into Earth Day.
I continued to speak on environmental issues to a variety of audiences in some twenty-five states. All across the country, evidence of environmental degradation was appearing everywhere, and everyone noticed except the political establishment. The environmental issue simply was not to be found on the nation's political agenda. The people were concerned, but the politicians were not.
John F. KennedyAfter President Kennedy's tour, I still hoped for some idea that would thrust the environment into the political mainstream. Six years would pass before the idea that became Earth Day occurred to me while on a conservation speaking tour out West in the summer of 1969. At the time, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," had spread to college campuses all across the nation. Suddenly, the idea occurred to me - why not organize a huge grassroots protest over what was happening to our environment?
I was satisfied that if we could tap into the environmental concerns of the general public and infuse the student anti-war energy into the environmental cause, we could generate a demonstration that would force this issue onto the political agenda. It was a big gamble, but worth a try.
Anti-war DemonstratorsAt a conference in Seattle in September 1969, I announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on behalf of the environment and invited everyone to participate. The wire services carried the story from coast to coast. The response was electric. It took off like gangbusters. Telegrams, letters, and telephone inquiries poured in from all across the country. The American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air - and they did so with spectacular exuberance. For the next four months, two members of my Senate staff, Linda Billings and John Heritage, managed Earth Day affairs out of my Senate office.
Five months before Earth Day, on Sunday, November 30, 1969, The New York Times carried a lengthy article by Gladwin Hill reporting on the astonishing proliferation of environmental events:
"Rising concern about the environmental crisis is sweeping the nation's campuses with an intensity that may be on its way to eclipsing student discontent over the war in Vietnam…a national day of observance of environmental problems…is being planned for next spring…when a nationwide environmental 'teach-in'…coordinated from the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson is planned…."
It was obvious that we were headed for a spectacular success on Earth Day. It was also obvious that grassroots activities had ballooned beyond the capacity of my U.S. Senate office staff to keep up with the telephone calls, paper work, inquiries, etc. In mid-January, three months before Earth Day, John Gardner, Founder of Common Cause, provided temporary space for a Washington, D.C. headquarters. I staffed the office with college students and selected Denis Hayes as coordinator of activities.
Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself. From The Wilderness Society
April Gift Medleys of the Month
Vendor Spotlight
We have exceptional Vendors, with incredible products that we will be featuring monthly. We love getting to know our vendors, and the ideals behind their business and products are important to us, so we will be sharing them with you! This month our featured vendor is Chukar Cherries, the Pacific Northwest’s leading producer of gourmet cherry and berry treats.
Torn Ranch, nestled between San Francisco and Napa Valley, is a manufacturer and purveyor of gourmet specialty foods. They handcraft the finest chocolates and baked goods, and use the famous dried fruits and nuts from California’s lush, fertile valleys. For over 30 years, Torn Ranch has been providing only the best in premium quality foods and fine gifts.
The humble beginnings at Torn Ranch originated as a retail store located in Marin County. The gourmet specialty store was renowned for its Jumbo Cashews. As a warm welcome, the owner would place a jumbo cashew in each customers hands. Eventually, due to the expanding demand in the wholesale specialty market, the Torn Ranch retail store was closed to specialize in wholesale.
Today, Torn Ranch is a leader and guiding innovator in the gourmet industry. They maintain an unparalleled commitment to the highest standard for product quality. Their kitchens host the nut roastery where our famous Mashuga Nuts are made fresh daily. Their artisans produce exquisite truffles, uniquely infused chocolates, and other chocolate goods in their factory.
You can find a wide selection of Torn Ranch’s specialty chocolates in our Chocolate Luxury Gift. Their gourmet dried fruit is a staple in our healthy and gourmet gifts and our Kosher gifts contain the delicious Mashuga Nuts!
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