Grandfather (Ty store exclusive)
Ty family:
Beanie Babies
Style number:
44019
Animal:
Bear
Exclusive to:
Ty online store
Birthday:
September 12, 2004
Intro date:
August 3, 2004
Retire date:
September 8, 2004
Height:
5.25 inches (sitting)
ST gen(s):
12
TT gen(s):
13
Theme:
Grandparents Day
POEM
My grandfather is brave and strong
He teaches me what's right and wrong
I hope someday that I can be
Just half as wonderful as he !
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. National Grandparents Day was proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter, in 1978. It was to be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. The idea of Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a woman in Fayette County, West Virginia, to help lonely seniors in nursing homes.
2. Grandfather was introduced together with Grandmotherr.
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