Marian H. McQuade - Founder
Marian H. McQuade
Founder, National
Grandparents Day
 

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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. For 2007, Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 9th..
(MARIAN MCQUADE IS NOW 90 YEARS YOUNG.)

   

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GRANDPARENTS OF THE YEAR

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I love grandparents!

 

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Grandparents Day phone calls for nursing home residents!

A Song For Grandma And Grandpa by Johnny Prill
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"A Song for Grandma And Grandpa"

I love grandparents!
2003's Honorees
NGD - 2003 Grandparents of the Year Grandparents Hall of Fame Forget-Me-Not Heroes
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