Acknowledgements

A project like this doesn't happen without the involvement and support of many different organizations and groups.

I'd like to thank the Parenting Coalition and Generations United in Washington, DC. I would also like to thank our other special partners -- Lane Furniture, Memory Makers magazine, IBM, Chinaberry Catalog, and Geezer.com.

For participating in the indepth interviews and for all the insights they provided into how to run a school Grandparents Day event, I would like to thank: Maureen Benjamin, Westtown School (Westtown, PA); Kim Bezanson, Seeley Lake Elementary (Seeley Lake, MT); Kathy Vise, Woolwich Central School (Woolwich, ME); Ken Cheitlin, Prospect Sierra School (El Cerrito, CA); Barb Dowd, Southdale Elementary School (Cedar Falls, IA); Troy Millsap, Christ the King School (Kansas City, MO); Diane Puhalla, Valley View Middle School (Archbald, PA); Moira Barker, Holy Trinity School (Westmont, IL); Lisa Kreisel, Green Meadow Waldorf School (Chestnut Ridge, NY); Arlene Ernst, St. Christopher's Elementary School (Willow Glen, CA); Patti Pinto, Sequoyah School (Pasadena, CA); Barbara Buckley, Germantown Academy Lower School (Germantown, PA); Carolyn Murphy, Forsyth Country Day School (Lewisville, NC); Lucia Kincheloe, Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Jefferson City, MO); Marie Shue, Greater Plains Elementary School (Oneonta, NY); Kathleen Wilcox, Guilford Lakes Elementary School (Guilford, CT); Jeanette Palmer, CAC High School (North Little Rock, AR); Maryann Cox, East Pikeland Elementary School (Phoenixville, PA); Mary Rosenberg, Crestview Elementary (Toronto, Canada); and Sue McMahon, Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships (Toronto, Canada).

Margaret Anderson-Herrmann at United Generations Ontario has provided ongoing information and support, and gets a special word of thanks for providing many of the photographs that appear at the start of this kit. Marie Shue at Greater Plains Elementary School, Troy Millsap at Christ the King School, and Kelly Sussman at Witch Hazel Elementary School also provided photographs which are very much appreciated.

Finally, I would like to thank the ever hardworking, dedicated team at The Communication Project, Douglas Bosak and Brian Puppa.