Grandparents Donna Karan and Diane von Furstenberg, 19 Others Honored With Inaugural "Grandy" Awards

(I-Newswire) March 16, 2010 - Celebrities, politicians, and other newsmakers are among the 20 recipients of Grandys – the first award of its kind, recognizing the activities and contributions of American grandparents over the past year, presented by the editors of Grandparents.com

The list of honorees includes notables from the worlds of entertainment ("Rookie of the Year" Jim Carrey, "Grandfather Laureate" Bob Dylan), fashion ("Most Fashionable Duo," Donna Karan and Diane von Furstenberg), literature ("Spookiest Grandpa," Stephen King), sports ("Top Cowboy Grandpa," Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones), and more.

Vital, strong, and active, the list of Grandy honorees proves that the Baby Boomer generation isn't shuffling into middle age; like skater Peggy Fleming (who received the Grandy for Most Graceful), they are gleefully gliding into grandparenthood. "The average age of a first-time grandparent is under 50," says David Brinker, president and co-founder of Grandparents.com. Brinker adds, "Grandy recipients are representative of the more than 70 million grandparents in this country – a new generation of grandparents who love their grandkids while leading active, dynamic lives of their own."

To see the complete list of Grandy categories and recipients, go to www.grandparents.com/grandys

About Grandparents.com:
About Grandparents.com
Grandparents.com is the premier community for today’s new generation of active, involved grandparents to foster connections with their grandchildren and their adult children. The site offers content tailored to foster such connections, including child- and grandparent-friendly activities, travel ideas, compelling lifestyle features, expert advice, gift ideas, and much more.

To facilitate deeper connections among grandparents, children, and their parents, visitors have access to a range of safe online communication tools including groups, discussions, photo sharing and video chat applications.

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