[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 1265-1266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-312]



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The President





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Proclamation 8470--National Mentoring Month, 2010



Proclamation 8471--National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention 
Month, 2010


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2010 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 8470 of January 4, 2010

                
National Mentoring Month, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, mentors in communities across our Nation 
                provide crucial support and guidance to young people. 
                Whether a day is spent helping with homework, playing 
                catch, or just listening, these moments can have an 
                enormous, lasting effect on a child's life. During 
                National Mentoring Month, we recognize those who give 
                generously of themselves by mentoring young Americans.

                As tutors, coaches, teachers, volunteers, and friends, 
                mentors commit their time and energy to kids who may 
                otherwise lack a positive, mature influence in their 
                lives. Their impact fulfills critical local needs that 
                often elude public services. Our government can build 
                better schools with more qualified teachers, but a 
                strong role model can motivate students to do their 
                homework. Lawmakers can put more police officers on our 
                streets and ensure our children have access to high-
                quality health care, but the advice and example of a 
                trusted adult can keep kids out of harm's way. Mentors 
                are building a brighter future for our Nation by 
                helping our children grow into productive, engaged, and 
                responsible adults.

                Many of us are fortunate to recall a role model from 
                our own adolescent years who pushed us to succeed or 
                pulled us back from making a poor decision. We carry 
                their wisdom with us throughout our lives, knowing the 
                unique and timeless gift of mentorship. During this 
                month, I encourage Americans to give back by mentoring 
                young people in their communities who may lack role 
                models, and pass that precious gift on to the next 
                generation.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim January 2010 as 
                National Mentoring Month. I call upon public officials, 
                business and community leaders, educators, and 
                Americans across the country to observe this month with 
                appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
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