[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-08828]



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Vol. 80

Wednesday,

No. 72

April 15, 2015

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 9253--National Volunteer Week, 2015



Proclamation 9254--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2015


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                Proclamation 9253 of April 10, 2015

                
National Volunteer Week, 2015

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As a Nation, our greatest resource is our people. We 
                each have the power to strengthen the fabric of our 
                society and make the world a better place. Every day, 
                Americans across the country realize this enormous 
                potential through service to others and by giving back 
                to their communities. During National Volunteer Week, 
                we recognize those who embrace a life of active, 
                energetic, and engaged citizenship, and we reaffirm our 
                belief that all people have something to contribute to 
                the American story.

                This spirit of service is deeply embedded in our 
                culture and vital to our national character. It 
                reflects the idea that we are each our brothers' and 
                our sisters' keepers, and it is a core part of being an 
                American. Through service, ordinary people can make an 
                extraordinary impact. In times of tragedy, volunteers 
                are a source of comfort and resilience; in places of 
                great need, they offer hope and renew our faith that a 
                brighter day lies ahead; and in small neighborhoods and 
                bustling cities, these dedicated individuals help build 
                ladders of opportunity for people of all ages and 
                backgrounds. Volunteers--often with few resources and 
                little recognition--make enormous sacrifices to lift up 
                the people around them as well as those they may never 
                meet. As they do, they give new life to the values that 
                bind us together as Americans and to the promise that 
                those who love their country can change it.

                My Administration is working to empower more Americans 
                with opportunities to give back to their neighborhoods 
                and to our country, and we are committed to supporting 
                those who already do. That is why we created a task 
                force to find new ways to expand and improve national 
                service. And last year we launched the Employers of 
                National Service initiative because we know those who 
                are passionate about making a difference in their 
                communities have the talents and experience to bolster 
                our Nation's workforce. Through the Corporation for 
                National and Community Service, we are investing in 
                programs like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, and we have 
                expanded the scope of these opportunities--initiatives 
                such as School Turnaround AmeriCorps, justice 
                AmeriCorps, and STEM AmeriCorps are focusing on some of 
                our country's most pressing needs.

                The unending task of perfecting our Nation does not 
                fall to any one person or to our Government alone--and 
                the solutions to the problems we face do not lie beyond 
                our reach. We must enlist all Americans in the effort 
                to build a better future for the next generation, and 
                we should each make service a lifelong commitment. 
                Together, we can work to meet our Nation's challenges, 
                not just for one day, but every day. This week, let us 
                renew our commitment to this important cause and 
                rededicate ourselves to the work ahead.

                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 April 12 through 
                April 18, 2015, as National Volunteer Week. I call upon 
                all Americans to observe this week by volunteering in 
                service projects across our country

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                and pledging to make service a part of their daily 
                lives. To find a service opportunity nearby, visit 
                www.Serve.gov.

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