|
Founder, National
Grandparents Day
|
| 2006
Grandparents Day
Art/Poster Contest |
| |
| |

|
|
The impetus for a National Grandparents
Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife
in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to
champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also
hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage
their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978,
proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated
every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
When is Grandparents Day?
In 2016, Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 11th
|
|

Please note:
If you give credit to the National Grandparents Council and
to this website,
you are welcome to reprint text from the Grandparents Day and
Forget-Me-Not Visitation Program sites,
if not for commercial purposes. However, ALL of our graphics
and ALL of the contest entries, photos, etc.,
are copyright protected; they may not be reproduced or used
in any way, without our express written permission.
Also: The title "National
Grandparent/s of the Year"
(tm) is trademarked by the National
Grandparents Day Council. We reserve exclusive use of said title,
and specifically prohibit commercial use.
|
|