Virginia Veteran Takes Grandparent of the Year Award

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Craig Conboy, from Palmyra,VA, has won GRAND Magazine's 2007 Grandparent of the Year Award. Nominated byhis 7 grandchildren, Craig took the honor from among 100s of nominees. (Forfull story please visit http://grandmagazine.com/promo_gpoty.asp

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GRAND Magazine, the only national publication for grandparents, runs theyearly recognition contest to both acknowledge and honor the tremendousinfluence grandparents have on their grandchildren's lives. Mr. Conboy willreceive the grand prize of a seven-night Royal Caribbean cruise for two.

Conboy, a 29-year veteran of the Navy now devotes his time to communityservice and family. At 64, Conboy works in the medical technology field at acommunity hospital and volunteers for the local food bank. His greatestpassion is his own Papa's Sports Camp, where kids five and over learn thatexcelling in sportsmanship is just as important as excelling in sports.

GRAND Magazine's 2007 Grandparent of the Year Award was sponsored byMattel, Inc. the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing oftoys and family products; Humana Inc. one of the nation's largest publiclytraded health benefits companies, with approximately 11.3 million medicalmembers. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance productsand related services -- through traditional and consumer-choice plans -- toemployer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals; Fisher-Price, awell-known brand of toys, with headquarters located in historic East Aurora,New York. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel; and KidsPeace, a124-year old national children's crisis charity dedicated to giving help, hopeand healing to kids facing traumas, depression, eating disorders and thestresses of modern life.

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GRAND Magazine, the only national magazine for grandparents, andhttp://grandmagazine.com provides grandparents of all ages and in all stagesof life both information and inspirations while exploring the changing face ofgrand-parenting.SOURCE GRAND MagazineKathleen Hemsey, Director of Marketing for GRAND Magazine, +1-866-327-9039,khemsey@grandmagazine.com