During the Loneliness Awareness Week , from September 28 to October 4 , 2023 , coming together and connecting are the centering . As part of this week , Grandparents ' mean solar day will be lionize on Sunday , October 1 . A flowery day to give supernumerary attending to all grandparents in the Netherlands and connect generations . Gerda Lenten Havertong has been appoint embassador of Grandparents ' daytime .
AmbassadorTheatre God Almighty Gerda Lenten Havertong patronage grandparent ' solar day : " It is essential that immature and old people look after each other . We can give and teach children so much . Conversely , we also welcome a lot in return . By connecting generations , we can make the world more societal and beautiful again . I invite everyone to take activity ! " Gerda Lenten Havertong can be heard , among others , in an animation video made especially for Grandparents ' Day .
activity with flowersIn the run - up to October 1 , various activities with flush together with and for nestling and the older will be organize . These let in after - school care , concern homes , and a fete in Almere , the Netherlands . At Humanitas Residential and Care Centre in Deventer , the kick - off acquire place on Thursday , September 28 , and at Partou Kinderopvang ( nipper ’s daycare ) , a interior organization with around 700 branches , shaver made efflorescence decorations for grandparents . The flowers for the action , colorful nebuliser roses , were provided by agriculturist of World of Sprayroses . Willemsen Flowers from Apeldoorn , Coloriginz from de Kwakel , Oasis , and Chrysal were also supporting the flower workshops .
OriginGrandparents ' 24-hour interval is a festive day of connection between generations and originates in Italy . Initiator Charles Lansdorp : " The groundwork were lay in Italy in 1997 with an educational flower projection at chief schools , including a drawing and poetry competition for fry aimed at grandparent . This proved such a success that it grow into a special day for grandparent . In 2005 , Grandparents ' daylight ( Festa dei Nonni ) was formally recognized by the Italian parliament . "
Against lonelinessGrandparents ' twenty-four hour period is lionize in ' Loneliness Awareness Week , ' an initiative of the Ministry of Health , Welfare and Sport . The Grandparents ' Day Foundation is a phallus of the Coalition to End Social Isolation & Loneliness , in which companies , civil society organizations , and government agencies fall in forces to reduce loneliness among the elderly .
More information can be regain atwww.eentegeneenzaamheid.nlandwww.grootouderdag.com .
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