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February 2012
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Tuesday Feb 14
• IN CHAPTER MEETING-- 6:00
6:00pm-7:30pm Grace Lutheran Church Social Rooms, in Curwensville, PA. Pat Miller will present a program on RTF... Snacks will be provided. MAP

2011-2012 Officers

President:
Mary Syktich, CAP-OM
Vice-President:
Peggy Rhone, CAP
Secretary:
Cathie Hugar
Treasurer:
Missy Billotte
Web Designers:
Peggy Rhone,CAP

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in Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Welcome to our web page. We strive to keep up with all the current news and information. Please use our links to keep up to date with all that is going on in our chapter and at the PA division, there is also a link to the International site.

Clear-Penn Chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Elks in Clearfield at 6:00 pm, unless otherwise noted. Some of the exceptions are the summer picnic's in July and August and April when our dinner is the last Wednesday of the last full week in April. Also we change the format and place for our winter meetings in January and February. (this year they are at the Grace Lutheran Church social room in Curwensville) If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me at Peggy Rhone, CAP



The 2011-2012 Clear-Penn Officers are
Mary Syktich,CAP-OM, President, Peggy Rhone, CAP, Vice President
Cathie Hugar, Secretary and Missy Billotte, Treasurer
Join us in our AVERY BOX TOP FOR EDUCATION challenge and help us to save box tops to help one of our local schools. (Last year we collected 450 box tops) I know we can do much better this year. These box tops are on most General Mills products, Progresso soups and many other foods. For those of you that work in offices, they are on all Avery products. The school we choose for this year is the DuBois Christian School, on Eastern Avenue, DuBois, PA....PLEASE join IAAP in collecting Avery box tops for education and in turn you are helping this school get new desks and chairs one of their classrooms... Check out the Avery web site for more information. Just click on our IAAP International link and click (from the media) and then (press releases) look for the Avery 2009 link.

Please contact Peggy Rhone, CAP at 765-9526 or email Peggy Rhone, CAP if you would like to donate box tops to us for the school. There is also a collection box at the Chamber of Commerce for your convenience..

WE ARE NOW A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CLEARFIELD, PA. Please check out their web site for more information. Chamber of Commerce They publish a bymonthly newsletter and I will keep you up to date with any news that is in it.
Our meetings will continue to be at the Elks Club in Clearfield, starting at 6:00. Dinner price remains at $15.00. See our activity calendar for details or Call Peggy at 765-9526 for more information.
 
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Are you an Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Office Manager, Clerk or Administrative Specialist? Then you are an Administrative Professional! The International Association of Administrative Professionals® (IAAP®) defines an administrative professional as an individual who possesses a mastery of office skills, demonstrates the ability to assume responsibility without direct supervision, exercises initiative and judgment, and makes decisions within the scope of assigned authority. IAAP is the world's largest association for administrative support staff with nearly 600 chapters and 28,000 members and affiliates worldwide. There are 15 open chapters and 2 corporate chapters in Pennsylvania.

For over 60 years, the International Association of Administrative Professionals has been helping office professionals reach their career goals through education, community building and leadership development. Our certification programs are recognized as the industry standard of proficiency. Our educational programs, including OPTIONS Training, help admins advance their careers without putting their life on hold. With three annual conferences a year, members have numerous opportunities to learn and grow, not just at their job but in their life. We produce three different publications that go out to our members, which impart cutting-edge information about today's office.

If you've been searching for a community to help you thrive in today's office culture, you've come to the right place. Come join us as we create a better workplace, one admin at a time.

Join us for a meeting and see if this is the organization that will help you grow in your professional career...... Are you Tempted? Please consider coming to a meeting and checking us out. All our meeting information is listed on our Activity page.
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The 2011-2012 International board theme "MAKING THE LEAP TO REMARKABLE" truly exemplifies the new International President,Tamra Goodall,CAP-OM, view. The the theme for next year, "Making The Leap to the Remarkable isn't a destination, it's a journey," says President Goodall. "This encapsulates the vision that our association has been working towards."
Thinking about the upcoming year, President Goodall is excited to be president. She's looking forward to working with the board. She plans to continue the journey to remarkable by facilitating a cohesive team for the purpose of making IAAP extraordinary.
I find it fitting that the 2011-2012 board theme this year is Making the Leap to Remarkable. Let’s all decide today to move beyond the “common year” and make this a year to remember—a year to be remarkable.

We can band together in "Making the Leap to Remarkable" by getting enthused and committed to the 70/70 Membership Campaign. During our 70th anniversary year, new professional members can sign up for IAAP membership at the international, chapter and division level all for only $70. That’s only if the chapter and division they want to join choose to participate.
By chapters and divisions banding together, signing up and committing to be a part of this, we can grow our membership! Members are what make IAAP a great association. And IAAP is what makes great admins. Share this message with each of your members. Encourage each of them to bring new members into the association. More members equal strong chapters and divisions. We’ve compiled a 70/70 FAQ from questions the board is getting on the new program. We’ve also created a 70/70 flyer you can give to members to get them excited about the program. These are located in the web community. You will have to log in to view them.

This is a part of Carol Lundgren,CAP-OM message in the November newsletter. We’re not quite halfway through the year, but it’s time to start thinking about the Division Annual Meeting and election of officers. There is an article in this newsletter from Nominations Committee Chair Peggy Rhone, CAP, calling for nominations. With my term ending, there will be an opening in the Western Council. The vacant position on the division board will be that of Secretary. Juanita Mort, CAP-OM, as President-elect, will automatically move into the presidency. Maria Carney, CAP,AIS will be running for President-elect; Deb Feinberg, CAP-OM will be running for Vice President; and Leslie Pioro, CAP will be running for a second term as Treasurer. The Pennsylvania Division has a wonderful succession plan, which has been a model for many other divisions, chapters, and even International. While the offices of treasurer, secretary, vice president, and president-elect are open to any division member, not just the incumbents, the concept of succession planning is that officers start as either secretary or treasurer and succeed to president, gaining knowledge and experience along the way. For more information on serving as a division officer, go to the Pennsylvania Division web community, Division Doings, PA Division Newsletters, and in the September 2010 edition of Your Division Connections, there is an article titled “Responsibilities and Benefits of a Division Officer.” If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or your chapter mentor.

Twelve of the 17 "Making the Leap to Remarkable". – have completed criteria 1 toward Chapter of Excellence and many have even completed criteria 2. The main goal of the division this year is to increase membership and I congratulate those chapters who have added new members to their roster. Even if your chapter is not participating in the Pathways to Excellence program, I encourage you to achieve criteria 3 – hold at least one Membership Drive. I believe the best way to gain members is to get the word out – to invite admins to a chapter meeting and give personal testimonials. We need to tell our story and let other administrative professionals know what a great organization IAAP is. If all chapters gain members this year, we will truly be "Making the Leap to Remarkable".

 
Clear-Penn Chapter Will Celebrate its 65th Anniversary in June 2013

IAAP CELEBRATES 70 YEARS
IAAP is celebrating its 70th anniversary in the 2011-2012 year. We’ve going to celebrate with a special anniversary issue of OfficePro and we’d like your help. Here’s how:
    *Send us your stories of historical moments and big projects your chapter or division took on. I’m thinking of events such as the year chapters bought billboards to promote Administrative Professionals Day or the Clear Lake/NASA Area Chapter that arraigned for the Space Shuttle Atlantis to carry the IAAP flag on board its mission.
    *Were you a part of IAAP during its early years? We’d like to hear from you.
    *Share personal accounts of how IAAP has helped your career and how the association has changed with the profession.
    *E-mail us your scanned photos that depict unique events for your chapter/division or the profession.

Everything must be e-mailed to officepro@iaap-hq.org. Make sure to put “ANNIVERSARY” in the subject line. We do not guarantee placement in the magazine. Write concisely. Please make your submission between 100 – 200 words. Include your name and chapter with your submission. All photos must be scanned and be high resolution (300 dpi or over) at 100 percent. We will not acknowledge submissions or inform you if your submission will be included in the magazine. No hard copy submissions, please. We cannot return submissions sent in hard copy format.

 UPCOMING EVENTS
(For a complete list of our meetings and activities, please visit our Activity Page)
If you have any questions about our meetings, please feel free to contact any of the officers listed above.
GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
February 14, 2012 -- 6:00 -- In Chapter Meeting, RTF Chapter chair Pat Miller will present a program on RTF. This meeting will be held (weather permitting), at the Grace Lutheran Church Social Room, Curwensville, PA - (Bring items for the Food Bank) Snacks will be provided.
March 13, 2012 ----- Membership Drive, DuBois Business College, DuBois,PA -- Social time at 5:30 with light refreshments at 6:00...... If you have ever seen the notices of our meetings and wondered who we are and what we do this is the meeting you need to come to. There will be a short presentation on the benefits of IAAP, and the members will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. There will be no pressure to join, but information on our chapter and organization will be available. We will be giving out door prizes and gift baskets. There is no cost to you to come to this meeting. Just a chance to meet with other office professionals in the area. For more information or to make a reservation please call Peggy Rhone, CAP at 765-9526, Mary Syktich, CAP/OM at 375-2376 or Carol, CAP/OM at 752-6251 ------ Save this date and plan to attend and bring someone you think will be interested in joining.
April 22--28, 2012 ---- Administrative Professionals Week®
April 25, 2012 -- Administrative Professionals Day® Dinner at Elk's Club, Clearfield, PA ------ Time 6:00 -- Speaker: Michelle DiGilarmo, Topic: Living the Dream - (A person’s goals for 12 months – and being “your best self.") ----- Please plan to attend and bring a guest.

All administrative assistants are welcome to come and see what IAAP is all about.....

May 1, 2012 -- Time: 6:00, Annual Meeting, Grace Lutheran Church, Curwensville, PA -- This will be our budget report and our election of officers for the coming 2012-13 year. All Members please plan to attend.
May 8, 2012 -- Time: 6:00 -- Dinner Meeting, Elk's Club, Clearfield, PA ---- Speaker: Mary Jane Diehl, slides of her trip to Vietnam and her teaching experiences. Please join us for this interesting speaker.
 
HISTORY
1942-- The association founded in 1942 as the National Secretaries Association (NSA)to provide a professional network and educational resources for secretarial staff. When it was founded their were nine independent chapters.
1948-- Clear-Penn Chapter was chartered with 26 members.
1954-- First Canadian chapter chartered.
1981-- With the addition of the affiliates and members throughout the world, the association's name was changed to Professional Secretaries International (PSI).
1998-- PSI changed it's name to the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) to encompass the large number of varied administrative job titles and recognize the advancing role of administrative support staff in business and government.

ABOUT IAAP The International Association of Administrative Professionals is a not-for-profit professional association for office professionals with approximately 28,000 members and affiliates and nearly 600 chapters worldwide. Our mission is to enhance the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development.

ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL WEEK & DAY Since 1952, -- the International Association of Administrative Professionals has honored office workers by sponsoring Administrative Professionals Week. Today, it is one of the largest workplace observances outside of employee birthdays and major holidays.

2000 -- IAAP announced a name change for Professional Secretaries Week and Professional Secretaries Day. The names were changed to Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day to keep pace with changing job titles and expanding responsibilities of today’s administrative workforce.


...Remember your administrative Professional on her day......Instead of flowers how about dinner at the Elks, with Clear-Penn members...
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL WEEK & DAY
Over the years, Administrative Professionals Week has become one of the largest workplace observances. The event is celebrated worldwide, bringing together millions of people for community events, educational seminars and individual corporate activities recognizing support staff.
Today, there are more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative assistants working in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, and 8.9 million people working in various administrative support roles. More than 475,000 administrative professionals are employed in Canada. Millions more administrative professionals work in offices all over the world. Administrative Professional Week is always the last full week in April.
2012 -- This year APW is April 22-28 with APD on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
 IAAP CORE VALUES

OUR MISSION: Enhancing the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development

INTEGRITY: We demonstrate this cornerstone of our profession through honesty, accountability and high ethical standards.

RESPECT: We create respect within our profession and association through listening, understanding and acknowledging member feedback.

ADAPTABILITY: We ensure the success of our association by embracing positive change and by nurturing diversity, creativity and visionary thinking.

COMMUNICATIONS: We cultivate and maintain excellence by remaining approachable at all levels, communicating openly and building strong relationships.

COMMITMENT: We are steadfast in our goals to develop learning opportunities for career-minded administrative professionals and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness.

TRUST: IAAP Members Shall: Maintain truthfulness and honesty, not compromising either of these for advancement, honor or personal gain./ Encourage open communication, creativity and dedication./Live and work by the highest ideals by establising, practicing and promoting professional standards./Share knowledge./ Be loyal to your employer and to the ideals of confidentiality, respecting and protectiong privileged information/Stimulate and maintain an environment of transparency.

BEHAVIOR: IAAP Members shall: Establish procedures that promote ethical behavior and hold employees, members and others accountable for their conduct/Recognize our behaviors and how we affect those around us. Respect each other, our leaders and our members/Zealously guard against conflict of interest or its appearance/Ensure that others recieve credit for their work and contributions/Take responsibility for our own errors Exemplify loyalty and concientiousness/Maintain dignity and poise under all circumstances.

 

Be a Part of the Web Community

Be a part of the Web Community and join The Clear-Penn Chapter members and others at the IAAP Web Community and learn to network, learn and grow. It is full of new features to help you network with both members of your own chapter or those in the PA Division.

In the past few years, one of the most significant changes – is the Web Community. When we moved from the traditional Web site to the Web Community, many were and still are opposed to the change that this has made it difficult for them to see the positives.

During these past year’s the web community as grown by leaps and bounds, if you need to know it you can find it on the Web Community. You can keep up with the latest news and there are many webinars offered.

Members have their own profile pages, that you customize with your own information, which helps you to find others within the state or world wide,with similar interests.

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