Grandparents Day
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.