September 10th, 2023
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation marking the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. “It was a little-known holiday until 2012, when Generations United began spearheading an annual campaign to encourage all generations to ‘Do Something Grand’ and engage with another generation on Grandparents Day,” according to Donna Butts, Executive director of Generations United, an organization that focuses on intergenerational strategies. From ‘Today’ by Kait Hanson
Although National Grandparents’ Day is not technically a federal holiday, it is a time to pause and appreciate the older generations of our families. No matter what you call them, grandparents are meant to be celebrated!!!