Just in time for the New Year, the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is doing its part to help people discover stress-free living in 2009. NAPO is sponsoring its fifth annual Get Organized Month in January. Get Organized Month is a national industry-wide event aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of getting organized and hiring a professional organizer.
“January is the perfect month to get organized and start your new year off right,” said NAPO President Standolyn Robertson. “Getting organized is one of the top 5 New Year’s resolutions people make, and with 4,300 NAPO members ready and available to assist, it is easier than most people think.”
Benefits abound
Of 400 adults polled in a November survey conducted on behalf of NAPO, 71 percent said their quality of life would improve if they were better organized.
· Overall, 96 percent of respondents indicated that they could save time every day by becoming more organized
1. Of those, 15 percent of respondents felt they could save more than an hour each day — for a total of more than 15 days per year — if they were more organized at home
2. Of those, 30 percent of respondents felt they could save at least 30 minutes each day — or more than an entire week per year — if they were more organized at home
GO … Get Organized
With a dozen Get Organized Month Partners and a nationwide radio campaign, NAPO’s “GO” Month will be the best yet. NAPO members are expected to help more than 11,000 people get organized during this month-long event.
NAPO’s dozens of chapters and thousands of members will hold public events throughout the country. Look for Get Organized Month events in your community, including reuse-and-recycle events, volunteer organizing events, vendor showcases and expos, shred-a-thons, seminars, panels, presentations, workshops, school outreach, and contests. Programming will take place in local libraries, bookstores, and community center
Get Organized Month Partners
Several companies who serve the organizing industry have partnered with NAPO to celebrate Get Organized Month. They will help support local NAPO events and raise awareness among their customers and clients. NAPO’s 2009 Get Organized Month Partners are: Brother International (www.brother.com)
