1998 Miracle Yearbook

by Tim Hotchkiss e/e-C4/4/7/7Wee/44 Gran nFriday,November 14th, six hundred grandparents filed into the chapel for the tenth annual Grand- nts Day chapel. Grandparents day is lebration offamilies,and many gen- ions of families were able to come ether at Cedarville and enjoy fellow- with each other this year. e Friday morning chapel hour was lydedicatedtothegrandparents.Dur- chapel, each grandparent received a sage or a boutonniere from their re- ctive grandchild. The Campus Ac- ties Office helped hand out the flow- . Performing on stage that morning re the Symphonic Band, the Concert orale, and the Lifeline Players. A dparents Day 1 9 97 video aired on the big screen with students talking about what grandparents meant in their lives and why they were important. Senior communication arts major Alissa Whitten andjuniorfinance and accounting major Matt Hamer emceed the events. Included in the chapel hour were spe- cial giveaways called "Get to Know the Grandparents," and the members of Campus Activities helped out by run- ning up and down the stairs with the roving microphone. Some of the cat- egories were the grandparent that trav- eled the furthest, the oldest, the young- est,thegrandparents withthe mostgrand- children,and the grandparents who had been married the longest. The results were surprising. Many grandparents have celebrated the golden anniversary, and one set had been married for 62 years. Onesetofgrandparents wasvery pround of their 23 grandchildren. During their stay, each grandparent received a free lunch pass for a meal on Friday, a coupon for the bookstore, and an invitation to a reception held by Dr. and Mrs. Dixon in the Dixon Ministry CenterFriday afternoon. Both Dr.Dixon and Mrs. Dixon greeted them as they arrived to this reception. Many grand- parents also attended the play, Marvin's Room,during the weekend and an excit- ing basketball game on Saturday night. Nodoubt,all ofthe grandparents felt very honored to be recognized,and they enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren. Ale 7 W arrie Mansfield and her grandparents lead the way on the alk from chapel. Chuck's. Fiveland ._,4elanie Lehman's grandparents enjoy a meal with her at parents weekend&grandparents day 33