National Grand Parents

Intergenerational Mentors for California
Jay and Mary Alice Deatherage

  




"Jay is not my real Grandpa but he has always treated me as if I was his blood. In my mind he is. He is a very loving man and I couldn't have asked for anything better. Mary, well there are many reasons that I believe that she should win. But if I had to sum it all up it would be because she is my Grandma, my Mother and My Best Friend.
  My grandparents are very giving people. All year round they prepare for Christmas. In our home this is a big deal because Santa, Mrs. Clause and all of the elves visit our little part of the world for a week out of the year."
     -Carina Bianca Olsen