CBS47 Grandparents Day

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Grandparents, join CBS47 for Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 9th at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.

Visit the CBS47 Grandparents Expo inside the zoo from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with dozens of organizations with products and services just for Grandparents.


National Grandparents Day

President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation creating a National Grandparents Day, little did anyone know how it would grow. At the time, Carter said the holiday would recognize "the importance and worth of the 17 million grandparents in our nation."

Barely a generation later, there are now more than 70 million grandparents in the United States. 

On September 9, 2012, Grandparents Day will reach its 33rd anniversary. It's a time for family celebration, and a chance to honor the important role grandparents play in children's lives.  Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, an Oak Hill, W. Va., housewife, founded the holiday. McQuade had worked with senior citizens for many years and her original idea for the holiday was not only to recognize grandparents but also to bring attention to the needs of people living in nursing homes.

According to AARP, 4.5 million children are being raised in households headed by grandparents. For those kids and millions of others, grandparents create special relationships and impart lessons that last a lifetime.

As Carter wrote, "Grandparents are our continuing tie to the near-past, to the events and beliefs and experiences that so strongly affect our lives and the world around us."

CBS47 and The Chaffee Zoo have partnered to celebrate Grandparents day and recognized the power grandparents have in the lives of countless generations.

CBS47's Grandparents Day is sponsored in part by the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, the Fresno County Public Library and the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging as well as these participating sponsors.