The idea for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade (now age 91), 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.

Thank your grandparents for the love and cherished memories they have given you with a beautiful gift from Kircher's Flower's. Send a pretty flower arrangement, planter, or even some perennials for their garden! If you order anything for your grandparent and mention this newsletter to any of our associates then your grandparent will also get a mylar balloon of your choice.

Forward this e-mail to your friends and family. We welcome everyone to stop in and take a tour of our greenhouse & flowershop. If you bring this newsletter into our Defiance Location you will recieve a free t-shirt (limit one per household while supplies last).

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