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MEDIA
EVENTS CALENDAR
Tobacco
awareness and prevention days
| September 2008 |
2nd
Sunday of September |
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Tobacco Control Guide |
National
Grandparent's Day - 2nd
Sunday of September
Celebrate
your Grandparent's Day
without tobacco and smoking!
Give
them the gift of life! Help them quit smoking! Quitting
smoking represents the single most important step that smokers
can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives.
— US Surgeon General
For
a brief history of the National
Grandparent's Day
Click here.
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Brief
history
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.
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From
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Update - Grandparents Day is always celebrated on the
first Sunday after Labor Day. As its name suggests, Grandparents
Day honors the nation's grandparents, who play an important
role in the lives of many young people and their families.
The history
of Grandparents Day can be traced back to 1961 with the
efforts of Mrs. Hermine Beckett Hanna. Hermine made it her
goal to educate the young in the community to the important
contributions senior citizens have made, and to the important
contributions they are willing to make if asked. She also
urged the young to adopt a grandparent, not for 1 day a
year, not for material giving, but for a lifetime of experience
and caring just waiting to be shared with others.
Marian McQuade
of Oak Hill, W.V. is credited with lobbying for a national
observance of Grandparents Day. Her goal was realized in
1979 when President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-62
designating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National
Grandparents Day. The statute cites the day's purpose as:
"... to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an
opportunity to show love for their children's children,
and to help children become aware of strength, information,
and guidance older people can offer."
Links:
National
Grandparents Day Web Site
A
Tribute to Hermine Beckett Hanna on the establishment of
National Grandparents Day (House of Representatives - February
21, 1990)
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