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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54925-54926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22511]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 23, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

[[Page 54925]]

                Proclamation 8292

                
Family Day, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Strong families are essential to the well-being of our 
                Nation. On Family Day, we celebrate the relationship 
                between parents and their children, and we recognize 
                the importance of families spending time together.

                As a source of hope, guidance, stability, and love for 
                every generation, families both teach and exemplify the 
                values and virtues needed in today's changing world. As 
                parents and as role models to America's children, we 
                can help prepare our children for a bright future by 
                offering steadfast support and unconditional love.

                The character of a child is formed in his or her 
                earliest years by the love and guidance of family 
                members and other caring individuals. Since 2001, my 
                Administration has worked to strengthen the American 
                family, and we have worked with faith-based and 
                community organizations to promote healthy marriages 
                and responsible fatherhood. By striving to ensure that 
                children remain connected to their families, 
                communities, places of worship, and schools, we are 
                helping them make good choices and build lives of 
                purpose.

                Parents are the primary teachers of our Nation's youth, 
                and they are the first ones to educate them about the 
                differences between right and wrong. By being proactive 
                and involved in a child's life, families pass along the 
                traditions and principles that help make America a 
                compassionate, decent, and hopeful society.

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                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, do hereby proclaim September 22, 2008, as 
                Family Day. I call upon the people of the United States 
                to observe this day by engaging in activities that 
                strengthen the bonds between children and parents.

                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of September, 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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. E8-22511
Filed 9-22-08; 11:15 am]
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