[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 44135-44136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1479]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 146 / Tuesday, July 29, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8277 of July 24, 2008

                
Parents' Day, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 Parents teach their children timeless values to help 
                them make the most of life's opportunities and overcome 
                its challenges. On Parents' Day, we pay tribute to the 
                parents who provide their children with guidance, 
                support, and unconditional love and who help make our 
                country a better place.

                Mothers and fathers are a source of stability and great 
                comfort in society, and they have a vital obligation to 
                love and care for their children. Through patient 
                instruction and a loving example, they instill in 
                children the principles that make our Nation strong and 
                ensure that children have the skills to lead lives of 
                character and integrity. As a child's primary teachers, 
                parents are responsible for their child's education, 
                and their efforts will contribute to a more hopeful 
                future for our country. Parents can help shape our 
                Nation by encouraging young people to make the right 
                choices, become responsible citizens, and achieve their 
                dreams.

                My Administration remains dedicated to promoting 
                Federal, State, and faith-based and community programs 
                to assist American families and support healthy 
                marriages and responsible parenting. We are committed 
                to helping parents and schools enable the next 
                generation of Americans to realize their full 
                potential.

                On Parents' Day, we honor mothers and fathers and thank 
                them for their many years of patience and selflessness. 
                We take this opportunity also to recognize parents of 
                adopted children and foster parents, who generously 
                provide children with a loving family to call their 
                own. We also recognize the parents who serve in our 
                Armed Forces and the parents of the brave men and women 
                wearing our Nation's uniform. The members of our Armed 
                Forces are defending our freedom with dignity and 
                honor, and America is grateful for the sacrifices that 
                they and their families make in the name of duty.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States and consistent with Public Law 103-362, as 
                amended, do hereby proclaim Sunday, July 27, 2008, as 
                Parents' Day. I call upon citizens, private 
                organizations, and governmental bodies at all levels to 
                engage in activities and educational efforts that 
                recognize, support, and honor parents, and I encourage 
                American sons and daughters to convey their love, 
                respect, and appreciation to their parents.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-third. 
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[FR Doc. 08-1479
Filed 07-28-08; 8:45 am]
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