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Tues, Feb 9

PRESS ROOM

GRAND in the News

The Nanas and the Papas (May 30, 2006)

Advertisers know there's money to be made by selling to aging boomers (June 4, 2006)

Still Sexy at 60? (July 25, 2006)

GRANDparents embrace 21^st Century technology,

save trees and oil, raise funds to help others

Valuable new resource for important U.S demographic goes "green" and delivers digitally with unique fundraising opportunity for charities

Tampa Bay, FL - GRAND Magazine, the four-year-old magazine for the 70 plus million U.S. grandparent market is now as close as the nearest computer.

Effective with the September/October 2008 issue featuring best-selling author Nora Roberts, GRAND is delivered exclusively in digital format.

"GRANDparents around the world will now have instant access to GRAND Magazine delivered directly to their inbox complete with all the benefits of Web 2.0. They can enjoy these exciting features while helping to save trees, oil and the environment." says Christine Crosby, founder and publisher (and grandmother).

Annual subscriptions to E-GRAND Magazine are available for $5.99 chock full of information and entertainment for grands and grandkids.

E-GRAND will be an online fundraising tool for qualified non-profit organizations. According to Jonathan Micocci, president of GRAND Media, "The current economic crisis is hurting providers of critical services for children and others in need. GRAND offers a simple fundraising program to supplement these budgets."

Brigitte Castellano, President of the National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights (NCGCR) declared her support for this innovative fundraising opportunity and stated that she will share this news with her network of kinship caregivers. Over six million American children are being raised full time by grandparents.

To sample E-GRAND visit www.GRANDmagazine.com. For information on the fundraising opportunity, contact GRAND Media at 866-327-9039 or email Robin Riddell at fundraiser@grandmagazine.com.

GRAND Media, LLC, a four-year-old media company, publishes E-GRAND Magazine, an online magazine for today's active grandparents, GRAND World the online newsletter and www.grandmagazine.com.

GRAND Reporting

The Year in Review

Ah, another year is about to bite the dust and boy, it's been a doozy.

The big news was that our family tree sprouted a tiny twig, but there were plenty of sideshows along the way. A milestone college reunion. A road trip from hell. A major case of the middle-age blues, and a texting obsession that ruined my thumbs.

It all got started in January with a reality smack to us age-sensitive baby boomers. "He's so young," my husband whined as we watched our new president take the oath. "Correction," I whined back. "He's sooo young." Read More...

Nicknames

View Nicknames | Submit Your Nickname

What do your grandchildren call you? Some have family or ethnic traditions about what they're called. And grandparents are sometimes given the darndest names by their grandchildren for reasons that can be quite mysterious and inexplicable to those over two years old.

Since our inaugural issue, we've continued to compile a list of the myriad names that Grands are called. Perhaps it will inspire you or your own children! If your own 'grand' name doesn't appear on this list, send it to us by submitting the form below.

P.S. If your grandparent name is already listed but you have a special story to tell about it we'd love to share it with our visitors. Don't hesitate to submit it!