(2) A real thank-you note is to a real person.Presumably you have some sort of relationship with the individual who was thoughtful enough to give you a gift in honor of your graduation.

Whether you open the graduation card or gift in front of the giver or later, and you verbally thank them, a handwritten note should also be sent to that person.

Around this time every year, I receive many wedding and graduation thank-you notes, mostly from former students. Every one is ...

Mason Macuch wrote a personal thank you note to Emily Bodwell and all 180 graduates at Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, Mass. (Emily Bodwell) ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was wondering if my daughter should have sent thank-you cards to my wife and myself when she graduated from college. My wife said she should have, but I don’t feel the same way.