[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 16751-16752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8446]



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The President





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Proclamation 8358--National D.A.R.E. Day, 2009


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 8358 of April 8, 2009

                
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2009

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Drugs, gangs, and violence threaten our children and 
                communities every day. Today we commemorate Drug Abuse 
                Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), a program that has 
                worked to educate children and protect them from these 
                problems. National D.A.R.E. Day provides the 
                opportunity to reflect upon the dangers of drugs, 
                gangs, and violence and to emphasize efforts to combat 
                these threats.

                From inner cities to suburbs and rural communities, 
                gangs and drug dealers prey upon youth across the 
                United States. Unaware of the dangers of drug abuse and 
                violence, many youth surrender the promise of a bright 
                future. Every child lost in this battle represents a 
                tragedy for our Nation, and we must do more to stop it.

                Education efforts to help children avoid drugs and 
                violence must begin in the home. Parents must be 
                positive role models and take the lead in advising 
                their children on the effects of drugs on their health 
                and well-being.

                The D.A.R.E. program has worked to educate students 
                about drugs, gangs, and violence for more than 25 
                years. Placing law-enforcement personnel in the 
                classroom, D.A.R.E. provides students with important 
                lessons from experts and seeks to prepare them for the 
                difficult encounters and choices they may face.

                Today we honor D.A.R.E. for its important work. The 
                efforts of D.A.R.E.'s instructors and supporters 
                benefit our Nation's children and are deserving of 
                praise and appreciation. D.A.R.E.'s renewed efforts to 
                implement science-based programs and to strengthen 
                partnerships among law enforcement, families, and their 
                communities are particularly worthy of commendation. 
                Through effective teaching methods and broad 
                participation, D.A.R.E. can help ensure that every 
                child in America enjoys the opportunities he or she 
                deserves.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim April 8, 2009, as National 
                D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon our youth, parents, 
                educators, law enforcement personnel, and all the 
                people of the United States to observe this day with 
                appropriate programs and activities.

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