Congratulations....
...to Rosemary Bernal from R&R Personal Care Home and Leona Losee, RN from Comal Visita Home Care. Their names were drawn to be our 2 minutes speakers in our February meeting.
September 11, 2011 - 10 Years Later
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic event that changed our
all of our lives. Take some time today to reflect on these events and
remember the heroes and the victims of that the day. Pray for the families of those lives were lost, fly your flag with
pride at half mast, give thanks to a Policeman, Fireman, Paramedic and Military
who work hard every day to preserve our freedom.
NEVER FORGET -Pay Tribute
Please consider honoring one or more of our deceased veterans this
Christmas by purchasing a wreath. There are over 90,000 graves at Ft.
Sam Houston National Cemetery so it looked pretty skimpy last year with
around 2500 wreaths. We will lay a wreath on a specific grave if
requested. Only $15.00 per wreath. Email me or cdianedillon1@aol.com
Opportunities to look for...
September 10, 2011
Take advantage of this great opportunity to properly dispose of expired or discontinued medication.
http://SAWS.org/meddropsa
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
St. Benedicts Church
September 11, 2011
National Grandparents Day
The History
Marian McQuade of
Oak Hill, West Virginia, has been recognized nationally by the
United States Senate – in particular by Senators Jennings Randolph; and Robert Byrd – and by
PresidentJimmy Carter, as the founder of National Grandparents Day. McQuade made it her goal to educate the youth in the community
about the important contributions seniors have made throughout history.
She also urged the youth to "adopt" a grandparent, not just for one day
a year, but rather for a lifetime.
In 1973, Senator
Jennings Randolph (
D-
WV) introduced a
resolution to the Senate to make Grandparents Day a
national holiday.
West Virginia's Governor Arch Moore had proclaimed an annual
Grandparents Day for the state, at the urging of Marian McQuade. When
Senator Randolph's resolution in the U.S. Senate died in committee,
Marian McQuade organized supporters and began contacting governors,
senators, and congressmen in all fifty states. She urged each state to
proclaim their own Grandparents Day. Within three years, she had
received Grandparents Day proclamations from forty-three states. She
sent copies of the proclamations to Senator Randolph.
In February, 1977, Senator Randolph, with the concurrence of many
other senators, introduced a Joint Resolution to the Senate requesting
the President to "issue annually a proclamation designating the first
Sunday of September after Labor Day of each year as 'National
Grandparents Day'."
Congress passed the legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after
Labor Day as National Grandparents Day and, on August 3, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed the
proclamation.
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".
Some people claim the origin of the holiday resides with the efforts of Hermine Beckett Hanna of
North Syracuse, New York, recognizing seniors and their importance as early as 1961. On February 21, 1990, New York Congressman
James T. Walsh recognized the efforts of Hermine Beckett Hanna in front of the
U.S. House of Representatives, thanking her "for her important role in the establishment of Grandparents Day".
