[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64615-64616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26554]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 75 , No. 202 / Wednesday, October 20, 2010 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8586 of October 15, 2010

                
National Character Counts Week, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's strength, even in the most challenging of 
                times, is found in the spirit and character of our 
                people. During National Character Counts Week, we 
                reflect upon the values of equality, fairness, and 
                compassion that lie at the heart of our country. These 
                qualities resonate in the countless humanitarian acts 
                and deep social consciousness of our citizens. From 
                lending a hand to those in need to caring for the sick, 
                selfless service is a fundamental American ideal, and 
                one we must instill in our children and grandchildren.

                The strength and character of our country have always 
                come from our ability to recognize ourselves in one 
                another. Concern for the well-being of our fellow 
                Americans has shaped our Nation's development and will 
                continue to cast our future. As parents and educators, 
                community leaders and mentors, we share the 
                responsibility for instilling in our children this 
                fundamental principle. By demonstrating shared values 
                such as respect, curiosity, integrity, courage, 
                honesty, and patriotism, we help our youth develop the 
                strength of character that is the mark of our great 
                Nation. In turn, our young people will serve as models 
                of mutual regard and civility, and share in the 
                responsibility to maintain our schools and 
                neighborhoods as safe, supportive, and inclusive 
                environments.

                Across America, countless individuals reflect our 
                highest ideals by offering their time and energy to 
                help make our communities safer, more nurturing places 
                to live. Their service results from a decision to 
                become engaged, and it often becomes a lifelong 
                commitment. During National Character Counts Week, let 
                us take this opportunity to celebrate the generosity of 
                America's character, and to fortify and inspire it in 
                our next generation of leaders.

                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 October 17 through 
                October 23, 2010, as National Character Counts Week. I 
                call upon all public officials, educators, parents, 
                students, and Americans to observe this week with 
                appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. 
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[FR Doc. 2010-26554
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