Thanksgiving is a great time for joy and cheer. As a festive and well meaning holiday, here is a look at some great Happy Thanksgiving messages to coworkers that will get you encouraged and joyous as you share the things you are grateful for this year.
As the festive dinner is laid, and with rich aromas the air is replete, it is only by offering heartfelt thanks to the Lord- that the family Thanksgiving celebrations are complete.
At this time of Thanksgiving celebration our thoughts turn gratefully to you with warm appreciation. Our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.
Eat, drink and be merry on this special Thanksgiving day!
Give thanks with a grateful heart. Happy wishes for the people in your life.
Giving thanks humbles us on this special day. Enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
Happy Thanks Giving! Gobble Gobble!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day with friends and family and give thanks for all that you have.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Hoping your Thanksgiving is filled with blessings and joy.
Here’s to enjoying turkey and pumpkin pie. Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for the joy and happiness in my life. Wishing you peace, love and happiness on this Thanksgiving Day!
It's time to celebrate our friendship and cherish the memories that we've shared with happiness and cheer. Wishing you the joys of Thanksgiving!
May all the good things of life be yours, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.
May you enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving. Wishing you a year filled with warm and cherished moments.
November is the time to be thankful, a time to remember and to embrace those who enrich our lives. I'm thankful for a lot of things, but I'm most thankful for You!
Sending you double blessings as you celebrate the Festival of Lights and Thanksgiving.
Some friendships become more beautiful over time. Thank you for the color you add to my life! I wish you a heartfelt Thanksgiving.
The gift of wonderful friends is the nicest blessing of all. You are in my heart and prayers all year, and, especially during this special season.
Thinking of you with a grateful heart during this Autumn season and sending you all the best for Thanksgiving Day.
To live a life of gratitude is to catch a glimpse of heaven. Many Blessings to you on this Thanksgiving Day.
We are deeply thankful and extend to you our best wishes. May you enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving.
Wishing you a Happy and Bountiful Thanksgiving Day! This is a day to remember everything in our lives small and large, and give thanks.
Wishing you every happiness this Holiday Season and throughout the coming year! May your life be filled with love, peace and harmony.
Wishing you the happiness of good friends, the joy of a happy family, and the wonder of the holiday season. Have a magical thanksgiving.
With Thankfulness for all we have, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
You are a very special blessing to us. May love, joy and happiness be yours in abundance this holiday season.
If you're leaving your company and you want your co-workers to know how much you appreciate them, a great way to let them know, and to say goodbye, is through thank you notes. Whether you are leaving to have a baby, retire, start a new job, or for some other reason, the effort of writing thank you notes to say thank you for a farewell gift or just for the time you had together will touch the people you have worked with.
You can also use let people know important information such as when your last day is, your new contact info, and maybe your reason for leaving (retirement, new position, new career). If this is your main motivation, you can be less sentimental and just say farewell, thank you, and best of luck. It leaves things on a good note.
Some wording suggestions are below. Note that many of these are worded as if to a group, but you can change that if you will be creating varied mesages that will be more customized for particular individuals (as is the case with most other types of thank you notes). You can find many other wording samples that you can adapt or use in the other occasion sections in the Tips and Samples tab.
Farewell Thank You Notes to Co-workers
Informal Farewell
Farewell – Having a Baby
Retirement Letter to Work Colleagues
Retirement Letter To Customers
More Farewell Thank You Note Samples
Farewell Thank You from Boss
“Dear All,
Just to let you know that today is my last working day at [insert company name]. I would like to thank you all for the mentoring and support you have given me during my time here.
I wish you all the best and please keep in touch!
Sincerely,“
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“Dear Colleagues,
As you know, today is my last day here at [company name]. I would like to sincerely thank you for all the good times we've had over the last two years. I shall sorely miss you all (especially our fantastic team on the 4th floor), and your friendship and support. Thanks also for the wonderful surprise party and goodbye gift.
Keep in touch.
Sincerely,”
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“Dear Colleagues,
As you know, my last day at [company name] is [date].
Before I go, I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed my time here. Thank you all for your support, patience, and friendship over the past two years. You are a special group of people and I will definitely miss you.
Thanks again for everything.
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“Dear [Name],
As you have already heard, I have handed in my resignation after many years here at [company name]. It is with mixed feelings that I write this note as I have enjoyed working here with you all very much. My last day will be April 10th.
I have really enjoyed the experience of working with such a fine team of colleagues, all of whom I will sorely miss. However, I now feel it is time for a new challenge.
I wish you every success in the future, and let's try to stay in touch.
Kind regards,”
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“Hi All,
I wanted to let you know that today is my last day at [Current Company]. I will be starting a new position at [New Company] next month.
I have enjoyed my time here and will miss the team. Thank you for all the support, insights, and help you have provided me over the past three years.
Sincerely,”
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“Dear Colleagues,
I would just like to say goodbye to you all and to let you know that I am leaving my position here at [insert company]. My last day here will be October 7th.
On that note I would like to invite you chaps for a farewell drink with me at [place] on [date]. Please let me know if you can make it.
Bye for now,”
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“Dear Colleagues,
Today is my last day! I would like to thank you all for the fantastic working relationship we've had over the past three years. I have enjoyed working at [insert company] and will miss you all. A huge thank you also for the gorgeous baby gifts; they are wonderful and exactly what we need.
Of course, we will keep in touch and I will certainly let you know when the baby is born.
Thanks again.”
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“Dear [Name],
The time has come for me to leave J.K. Smith & Co. I will be leaving the company at the end of July after 25 happy years.
I would like to sincerely thank you all for your support and camaraderie throught my time here, and wish you well for the future.
Also, thank you so much for the retirement party and gifts -I shall certainly think of you all every time I play golf!
Keep in touch.
Kind regards,
Tom “
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“Dear [Name],
I would like to inform you that I will be retiring from my position with J.K. Smith & Co as of the end of July.
I would like to take the opportunity of thanking you for the professional working relationship we have enjoyed over the last five years.
I am looking forward to my retirement but will sorely miss working with you all. If I can be of any assistance during the next few weeks, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely yours,”
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“Dear Mr. Crowthers,
Before I leave, I wanted to tell you you what a pleasure it's been working for you these last two years. I appreciated your support and management style and feel I learned a great deal here.
Best of luck to you!
Sincerely,”
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“Dear Staff,
It is with mixed emotions that I send this note. As you may know by now, I have accepted a position at another company. It was not an easy decision to make because I truly enjoy working with all of you here at [company name].
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to my friends and colleagues. I have learned a great deal from you and will miss your company. It has been a great pleasure working with you all.
Best wishes to you.
Sincerely,”
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“Dear Group,
As you may know, today is my last day with [company name]. I have recently accepted an offer from [New Company] in Dallas, and will be moving there shortly. I will miss California but am looking forward to returning to Texas, which is where my wife and I are from and still have family.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues and let you all know how I've enjoyed working with you these past few years. I wish you all success in the future, and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with you.
Thanks again for everything.
Sincerely,”
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“Dear Colleagues,
As you know, our department will be closing soon. I wanted to take a moment to say farewell and let you know how much I've enjoyed working with all of you. I have enjoyed my time here and I appreciate having had the opportunity to work with you.
Thank you for your support over the years. I wish you all well in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,”
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Thanksgiving Messages for Colleagues: Colleagues are there to share the workload and make the workplace bearable, and Thanksgiving can be a brilliant occasion to wish them and say thanks to them. Writing Thanksgiving Messages for Colleagues can be a real pain if someone’s word game is not strong, or there is not enough time to spend. The lucky thing is we have a rich compilation of Thanksgiving Day Wishes for colleagues and co-workers. Please check and find suitable thanksgiving wordings for your colleagues right below.
Thanksgiving Messages for Colleagues
It is a pleasure to have a bunking partner at work. Have a blessed and happy celebration of Thanksgiving this year with your loved ones.
I am happy and thankful because God has given me a visionary colleague like you. It is an honor to work with you. Have a blessed thanksgiving.
May you have a season full of peace and happiness. Enjoy the blessed Thanksgiving with your family and friends.
Enjoy every bit of Thanksgiving, and forget all the workloads in this holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving.
You are a great companion in the disguise of a colleague, and my heart wishes you to have a great thanksgiving this year by the grace of God. Have a beautiful one.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! You are a dream teammate for me and I admire your work ethics! Have a nice holiday!
It’s Thanksgiving seasons and I truly want to express my gratitude towards the nicest colleague I have! Thanks for always putting up with me! Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish this occasion unlock the door to a happy life and take you near to God. Happy Thanksgiving.
On this Thanksgiving, I am not sure how to show my gratitude to my dearest co-workers for keeping me in my Boss’s good book. You're the best. Happy Thanksgiving.
God was kind enough to me to give a pleasant workplace and a friendly and helpful colleague like you. Enjoy a blessed and happy thanksgiving with my best wishes.
I wish you a very happy thanksgiving and good health. Enjoy every bit of this holiday season.
May God always shower you with blessings beyond your wish. May you never forget to thank him for all the kind blessings. Happy Thanksgiving, dear co-workers.
Happy Thanksgiving Wishes to Colleagues
This Thanksgiving, may you give thanks for every precious blessing you have. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is the time to remember all the privileges we enjoy and be thankful for those. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you all for always making the workplace fun and competitive. Enjoy this Thanksgiving with a big smile.
I wish you every possible happiness and joy in the world this Thanksgiving because my heart wants every great thing for my favorite co-worker. Best Wishes.
The definition of Monday Blue does not exist in my dictionary because I’ve got you as my co-worker. Never can I say enough thanks for what you have done for me. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving! You work so hard every day and lift up everyone’s mood in the team whenever we are stressed! Much gratitude from us!
I hope you get a big bonus and a considerable increment this year. Never forget to thank me and if this wish gets accepted. Have a blessed Thanksgiving, dear colleague.
Thank you, dear co-workers, for your unconditional support and warm welcome. Happy Thanksgiving.
Heaven is happy for you because you are a fantastic person and a co-worker. May God bless you with all the blessings in the world. Happy Thanksgiving.
My best wishes for a happy thanksgiving to all of you because I am so glad to have you all in my life.
May God bless you with uncountable blessings. May the blessings in your life outnumbers the stars of the sky. Have a great thanksgiving, dear colleague.
Thanksgiving is the time of year we all reflect on what we’re grateful for. Use this list of Thanksgiving poems and things to say on Thanksgiving to express to friends, family members and co-workers your thanks and gratitude for them this year.
Happy Thanksgiving! While Thanksgiving has been a celebration in the United States since 1863 (encouraged by President Abraham Lincoln), it didn't become a national holiday until 1941, when we began officially celebrating it on the fourth Thursday of November.
Over the years has become a time to bring family and friends together to reflect on the important things in life. There are so many wonderful things to love about Thanksgiving Day. From the good food and feasting to the fellowship and time with family, it's a favorite day for many.
Many people also choose to use this holiday season to let others know how thankful they are for the impact they’ve had in their lives this year with a Thanksgiving card or note.
Thanksgiving poems or sayings can help make this easier as you try to pick things to say on Thanksgiving to convey your gratefulness. We've collected over 100 ways to say happy Thanksgiving to help! You can choose from:
• Thanksgiving Messages for Anyone
• Happy Thanksgiving Messages for Co-Workers and Colleagues
• General Thanksgiving Quotes
• Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
• Funny Thanksgiving Quotes
• Thanksgiving Poems
• Things to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving
What is a good Thanksgiving message?
If you’re looking for inspiration for things to say on Thanksgiving, check out the collection of well wishes below. Mix and match these Thanksgiving poems or sayings to craft the perfect Thanksgiving blessing for a greeting card, while passing the pumpkin pie around the dinner table, or even sent in a text message.
Thanksgiving Messages for Anyone
Here are a few Thanksgiving messages of gratitude and appreciation that could be added to a note for anyone in your life, including family and friends, teachers and neighbors.
Thanksgiving greetings! We have so much to be thankful for. One day a year hardly seems adequate.
May the good things of life be yours in abundance not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. Happy Thanksgiving to those closest to my heart.
Here’s a heartwarming thanks to you for the hope, peace and joy that you bring to my life.
Hope that you’re surrounded with the love of your dear ones during this festive season. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Wishing you a harvest of blessings, good health and good times. Sending you wishes for a joyous Thanksgiving.
Happy turkey day! I hope your holiday is full of good food and lots of fun.
We gather on this day to be thankful for what we have, for the family we love, the friends we cherish, and for the blessings that will come. Happy Thanksgiving!
May your blessings be multiplied this year and throughout all your life. Happy Thanksgiving wishes to you!
Here’s to enjoying the company of good friends and family. Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Day. Our homes may be far apart, but our hearts are as close as always. May all the good things of life be yours, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.
Warm wishes for a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving wishes from across the miles from our house to yours. May your home be filled with laughter and happiness, today and every day!
Gratitude is the heart’s memory. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.
November is the time to be thankful, a time to remember and to embrace those who enrich our lives. I’m thankful for a lot of things, but I’m most thankful for you.
At this time of Thanksgiving celebration, our thoughts turn gratefully to you with warm appreciation. Our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving Messages for Co-Workers and Colleagues
The next section of things to say on Thanksgiving are perfect for wishing your colleagues a happy Thanksgiving. Be sure to still keep your card professional and appropriate for your work environment!
In this time of Thanksgiving, just a note to say how thankful I am to work with a wonderful colleague like you. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you for all that you do as our department lead. I am so appreciative of the time you invest in our team. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Working with you is inspiring and such a pleasure. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
I am grateful that this job has given me not only such a wonderful coworker, but also a new friendship. Thankful for the fun you bring to our roles, and wishing you a happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Quotes
Still searching for things to say on Thanksgiving? Sometimes a good quote is all we need to convey a thankful heart. Let the experts lend their voices as you share your own Thanksgiving blessings this year by choosing one (or more!) of these gratitude quotes. Which of these famous quotes is your favorite?
General Thanksgiving Quotes
"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness." -Dalai Lama
"Thanksgiving after all, is a word of action." -W.J. Cameron
"Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make everyday a holiday in which you celebrate just living." – Amanda Bradley
"Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home." -Wilbur D. Nesbit
"Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude." -E.P. Powell
"I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me." -Marcus Samuelsson
"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." -Joyce Giraud
Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual." -Henry David Thoreau
"Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -John F. Kennedy
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." -Melody Beattie
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues." -Cicero
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds." -Theodore Roosevelt
"God gave you the gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?" – William A. Ward
"Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." -William Arthur Ward
“Thanksgiving gives us a chance to reflect on our heavenly blessings and focus on a heart of gratitude.” – Unknown
"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share." -W. Clement Stone
Funny Thanksgiving Quotes
"You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out." -Jay Leno
"I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage." -Erma Bombeck
"The Thanksgiving tradition is, we overeat. ‘Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?’ ‘But we do that every day!’ ‘Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy us then?’" -Jim Gaffigan
Thanksgiving Poems
Searching for things to say on Thanksgiving? Try a Thanksgiving poem!
Many families love to mark Thanksgiving by spending a little quality time reading a good poem to express gratitude. Get in the holiday spirit and get the whole family involved! Have them choose their own favorite Thanksgiving quotes or one of these special Thanksgiving day poems to read aloud while you clear the dining room after the main dish.
Thanksgiving for people is…The morning sun and the setting moon, The cheerful bird and the dancing mood, The silent waters and the playful dunes, But more than that I cherish you.
May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey plump, may your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious, and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs.
The Harvest Moon by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes
And roofs of villages, on woodland crests
And their aerial neighborhoods of nests
Deserted, on the curtained window-panes
Of rooms where children sleep, on country lanes
And harvest-fields, its mystic splendor rests!
Gone are the birds that were our summer guests,
With the last sheaves return the laboring wains!
All things are symbols: the external shows
Of Nature have their image in the mind,
As flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves;
The song-birds leave us at the summer's close,
Only the empty nests are left behind,
And pipings of the quail among the sheaves.
Thanksgiving by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We ought to make the moments notes
Of happy, glad Thanksgiving;
The hours and days a silent phrase
Of music we are living.
And so the theme should swell and grow
As weeks and months pass o’er us,
And rise sublime at this good time,
A grand Thanksgiving chorus.
The Pumpkin by John Greenleaf Whittier
Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and from South comes the pilgrim and guest;
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before,
What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich Pumpkin pie?
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What can I say I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is an important season for all of us to take a moment and remember the little things in life. Many families (ours included!) choose to go around the table during Thanksgiving celebrations to say what each person is thankful for/reflect on blessings of the past year.
Sometimes it can be hard to think of what you're thankful for on the spot, especially during difficult times. If you’re nervous about stage fright this year, here is a list of 10 things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving:
• Family
Whether your family is your mom and dad, spouse, children or your siblings, many people are thankful for their family on Thanksgiving.
• Friends
For some of us, our friends are our true family. They get us through good times and bad. Having a supportive, impactful friendship is for sure something to be thankful for.
• Being able to be together
Gathered around the Thanksgiving table with friends and family you aren’t able to see as often? Give thanks for the ability to be together today!
• Your career or a new job
Having a new job is something to be celebrated, as is having a strong career that continues to grow and help you provide for your family.
• A roof over your head
Many people around the world do not have a permanent place to call home. For those of us who do, it is truly something to be grateful for.
• Furry friends
Animal lover searching for things to say on Thanksgiving? Give thanks for the pets in your life this year!
• Good health
Maybe you had a health scare earlier this year, or have a child who has recovered from an illness. Or perhaps you are just feeling lucky to be in healthy in general. Either way, good health is a wonderful thing to be thankful for on Thanksgiving.
• Growing family
Get married or engaged this year? Found out you’re pregnant, have been approved for an adoption or had a new baby join your crew? Give thanks for your growing family!
• Love
Love is truly the greatest of all things, and is something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving and every day.
• The delicious meal
How can you NOT be thankful for a fantastic feast on Thanksgiving?
Use this list as a starting place, and see how many things you can add!
Final Thoughts on Things to Say on Thanksgiving
While it can feel difficult to think up unique things to say on Thanksgiving, remember this: whatever you choose to say will be appreciated, because you took the time to recognize that person.
Don’t forget what Thanksgiving is all about! Count your blessings and share your thankfulness this year by using the Thanksgiving quotes and sayings above to create the perfect message of thanks. Help your kids learn how to start to practice an attitude for gratitude. Who knows, it might become one of your family’s favorite new Thanksgiving traditions.
Which of these happy Thanksgiving quotes, inspirational Thanksgiving poems or Thanksgiving sayings was your favorite?
