Social Media

#DoSomethingGrand is a social interactive campaign that gives loved ones the opportunity to celebrate intergenerational connections and honor the older adults and younger people in their lives and relish the impact they’ve made on their families.

We developed the following resources to support your promotional efforts. Be sure to visit this page on the days leading up to Grandparents Day for suggested tweets and Facebook posts to help us spread the word.

Facebook It!

Like Generations United’s Facebook page. If you are unable to post your own Facebook posts, please like or share our posts. If you can, tag us in your post. Below are suggested posts for specific days.

Post now:

Our friends at @GenerationsUnited invite you to #DoSomethingGrand in honor of #GrandparentsDay. They’ve put together a host of ways you can get involved. Find out how at www.grandparentsday.org.

Encourage your friends and family, or help them, swap their regular Facebook profile or cover photos with one that includes their grandparents and/or grandchildren and keep it up throughout the week. #GrandparentsDay #DoSomethingGrand

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Post in September:

Swap your regular Facebook profile or cover photos with one that includes your grandparents and/or grandchildren. #DoSomethingGrand #GrandparentsDay

Happy #GrandparentsDay! #DoSomethingGrand

Grandparent caregivers keep kids safe and families together-creating stability for their grandkids. This September 11, it’s #GrandparentsDay. Join us and #DoSomethingGrand to honor grandparents in your community!

Grandparents make the world a little kinder, a little softer, and a little more fun! Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay and #DoSomethingGrand with the older adults in your life. What are you doing today to celebrate your grandparents?

Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay with the older adults in your lives! #DoSomethingGrand & find an intergenerational program near you!

Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay with the older adults in your lives! #DoSomethingGrand & check out SharingOurSpace.org to learn more about intergenerational programs!

After a lifetime of giving back to their communities, #GrandparentsDay celebrates the contribution older adults have on the lives of young people. #DoSomethingGrand to honor the Grandparents and Grand-friends in your life!

Tweet It!

Be sure to follow and re-tweet @GensUnited or use the sample tweets below. We’re using the hashtag #DoSomethingGrand to keep the conversation going about all of the events surrounding Grandparents Day.

Post now:

Commit to #DoSomethingGrand for #GrandparentsDay. Check out these awesome ideas at grandparentsday.org

Post in September:

Change your twitter photo or help a grand-friend change theirs in honor of #grandparentsday. #DoSomethingGrand too.

Happy #GrandparentsDay! #DoSomethingGrand

Grandparent caregivers keep kids safe and families together-creating stability for their grandkids. This September 11, it’s #GrandparentsDay. Join us and #DoSomethingGrand to honor grandparents in your community!

Grandparents make the world a little kinder, a little softer, and a little more fun! Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay and #DoSomethingGrand with the older adults in your life. What are you doing today to celebrate your grandparents?

Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay with the older adults in your lives! #DoSomethingGrand & find an intergenerational program near you!

Celebrate this #GrandparentsDay with the older adults in your lives! #DoSomethingGrand & check out SharingOurSpace.org to learn more about intergenerational programs!

After a lifetime of giving back to their communities, #GrandparentsDay celebrates the contribution older adults have on the lives of young people. #DoSomethingGrand to honor the Grandparents and Grandfriends in your life!

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