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For Nursing Assistants throughout America, there's a time we set aside to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize their contribution to the health and wellbeing of so many people.  That time is National Nursing Assistants' Week, June 14-21.  It underscores the point made by the National Network of Career Nursing Assistants: "Nursing Assistants are the best thing about caring."

The group suggests that its members consider some fun projects as well as recognition events to highlight the contributions that Nursing Assistants provide to the community.

Mothers’ Day, Graduations, Fathers’ Day. Weddings – It’s a busy time for gifts—and gift cards.

As a leader in the gift card industry, NGC sits at the nexus of gift card distribution, fulfillment and sourcing, at that time of the year when people think a lot about gift cards. Since we are a B2B provider, the way that our work translates to the consumer is that, when people are redeeming their points or miles in their favorite loyalty program, our company is one of the central distribution and sourcing points for managing the actual fulfillment. We get that gift card to the right person and in the right amount of time, so they can get that grill for Fathers’ Day, etc. Participants redeem their points in their program and we make sure that it happens. We pull the card, load the funds on it and then get it to the recipient.

While we set aside numerous days of the year for highlighting various issues, it's arguable that National Employee Health and Fitness Day (May 16th), is among the most significant in terms of the potential impact it has on employees.

Clearly, just reminding employees of how important it is to spend some regular time keeping fit is a worthy initiative. Emphasizing that with a gift card from National Gift Card and either Nike or Under Armour is a great way to get the attention of employees who could benefit from a timely reminder.

Celebrating National Small Business Week (April 29-May 5) can be so much more than flipping the pages of a calendar. It's a great opportunity to acknowledge, in a tangible way, someone who's making it possible for the American dream to become a reality.

The fact is, most wealth in our country is generated by small business heroes, and National Small Business Week is our way of giving a shout out to those who "slug it out" day after day, week after week.

So, it's National Small Business Week.  If you're thinking "so what?" you may not be alone. The answer may be found in a list of suggestions on how to make this annual "nod to small business" more impactful.

But before we get to that list, may we suggest making it personal? A gift card from National Gift Card and Atom Tickets is a great way to say "thanks" to the people who have put their hearts and souls into creating and sustaining the enterprise. Given that it's the small business ecosystem that's responsible for about half of the wealth generation in the economy, that's a pretty good way to get on board with the observance.