92-Year-Old Grandma Finally Stops Sending $20 a Week to 12 Grandkids in College

Last updated on: May 19, 2017 at 9:21 am by Bristol Palin

92-Year-Old Grandma Finally Stops Sending $20 a Week to 12 Grandkids in College 2017-05-19T09:21:39-05:00 Bristol Palin

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

1024px-Writing_a_letter

Oh my gosh, this is so sweet!! A 92-year-old grandmother named Mary LaCava had her 12th grandchild graduate from college last week. While this is a milestone for anyone, it’s also particularly poignant because Mary had been sending her grandkids $20 every week, along with a handwritten note.

“As they say, you start something, you finish it,” Mary LaCava told WBZ-TV in Boston.

Some of her grandchildren saved the money, others spent it right away, but they all say the handwritten notes made their days. Among the LaCavas, the notes are affectionately called “nanagrams.” They even came on custom stationery with that name at the top.

Her grandkids really loved the notes, as you might imagine – and said they came even if they were abroad.

“When the first one went, I figured she could use it. So I just sent her a small note with a $20 bill, and that started it. To me it was just something, not that I had to do, but I would never miss,” said Mary.

That is so cool! Mary calculated approximately how much money she mailed, and this is what she came up with:

$1,000 per grandchild per year. Multiply that by four and again by 12, and you have her spending nearly $50,000 as her grandkids got through four years of college.

Way to go, Grandma!

Image credit: By Petar Milošević (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Uncategorized

Previous Post

May 12, 2017

School Cancels Mother's Day Crafts because They Want to Honor Non-Traditional Families

Next Post

May 15, 2017 Lena Dunham's Weird Diet Tips for Feminists

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category abortion compassion inspiration life military persecution photos Uncategorized

Select a Month June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

How many "I AM" statements does Jesus make in the book of John?

Select your answer to see how you score.

7 3 10 5

Books by This Author Books by Bristol Palin

See All Titles »