Honoring the office professionals who make offices work!
It recognizes the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals.
•The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird’s nests.
•The traditional act of painting eggs is called Pysanka.
•The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.
•In medieval times a festival of egg throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choirboys. It was then tossed from one choirboy to the next and whoever held the egg when the clock struck 12 was the winner and retained the egg.
•Easter Bonnets are a throw back to the days when the people denied themselves the pleasure of wearing fine angels for the duration of Lent.
•Some Churches still keep up the old tradition of using evergreens – symbolic of eternal life – embroidered in red on white, or woven in straw, but most now prefer displays of flowers in the spring colours of green, yellow and white.
The topic for 2014 is vector-borne diseases.
Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person (or animal) to another. Vector-borne diseases are illnesses caused by these pathogens and parasites in human populations. Globalization of trade and travel and environmental challenges such as climate change and urbanization are having an impact on transmission of vector-borne diseases, and causing their appearance in countries where they were previously unknown.
National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers who graciously donate their time and energy.
Volunteers strengthen our communities and make our country vibrant.
The ECMA’s mission to foster, develop, promote and celebrate East Coast music and its artists locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
East Coast Music Week is now a five-day, non-stop musical celebration showcasing and recognizing the best of East Coast artists and music. They’ll be showcases, workshops, concerts, and Industry & Music Awards.