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Grandparent’s Day 2008 (September 7)

National Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in September after Labor Day in the United States. This day honors grandparents throughout the nation and is held on September 7 in 2008.

In any event National Grandparents Day was finally signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Many people believe that National Grandparents Day was inspired by her efforts. A presidential proclamation on September 6, 1979, made this day official it designated Sunday, September 9, 1979, (being the “first Sunday of September following Labor Day”) as National Grandparents Day.

Each year the President is requested to issue a proclamation to: designate the first Sunday in September after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day; and to call on people, groups and organizations to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

About four million greeting cards are sent within the United States each year on National Grandparents Day. This day is also an opportunity for people to appreciate and express their love to their grandparents through kind actions such as making a phone call or inviting their grandparents for dinner.

Copan Elementary is celebrating Grandparents Day on Friday. Grandparents or Special Friends are invited to join their students for lunch grandparents day grandparents day 2008 date.