According to A Clayton’s Secretary” in Australia “A VA is a self-employed professional business services operator providing almost any type of admin support service you require on a remote basis from their own office using their own equipment and software.”
So what can you do to honor a Virtual Assistant today? Host a virtual event inviting your circle to meet your virtual assistant. Interview him or her about what types of projects they work on, how they can help small business and more. Post the interview to your blog and promote your VA in your newsletter, on your website and in emails.
If you are a virtual assistant, host a virtual conference for VA’s inviting them to share their stories with guests. Each VA can help promote the event to their local media and garner some publicity for them and you. In 2008 the Online International Virtual Assistants Conference took place and VA’s from around the globe participated. It was a great way to raise awareness of this emerging profession. More information can be found at the Online Virtual Assistants Day Conference Website.
Today is also
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Allergy Alert Day
I Need A Patch For That Day
National Bike to Work Day
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In 1881 Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters as part of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies. The American Red Cross dates its formal beginning to 1881, but it was active before that. Its roots lie in Europe, where the International Red Cross was founded in Geneva in 1864. An average of 92 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
