[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 823-824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00068]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2015 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9224 of December 31, 2014

                
National Mentoring Month, 2015

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In a Nation of limitless possibility, every child 
                deserves the chance to unlock his or her potential. 
                When young Americans have the support they need to make 
                the most of themselves, they can achieve their dreams 
                and strengthen our country, which has always moved 
                forward by extending ladders of opportunity to the next 
                generation. Every day, mentors play a vital role in 
                this national mission by helping to broaden the 
                horizons for our daughters and sons. This month, we 
                celebrate these individuals who make it their cause to 
                bring out the best in our young people, and we salute 
                their spirit of service.

                Mentors and caring adults serve as essential sources of 
                inspiration, lifting up young people and positioning 
                them to build the America of tomorrow. That is why my 
                Administration continues to expand opportunities for 
                mentoring and support the individuals who enable our 
                future leaders. We are working with businesses to 
                increase apprenticeship programs and connect groups 
                traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, 
                engineering, and math fields with role models in STEM 
                careers. First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher 
                initiative is encouraging campus groups and college 
                students to connect with high schoolers and other near-
                peers who do not always see themselves completing 
                higher education. Earlier this year, I also launched My 
                Brother's Keeper, an initiative that recognizes our 
                responsibility to reach every young person regardless 
                of who they are or where they come from.

                Every American shares in the obligation to widen the 
                circle of opportunity for our young people. Our 
                neighbors' children are our children--and our country 
                must show them we care about and value their boundless 
                potential. At the White House, the First Lady and I 
                started mentoring initiatives, pairing local students 
                with accomplished and caring professionals, and I am 
                proud that members of my Administration are leading by 
                example. To find ways to give back in your local 
                community and participate in these critical, life-
                changing moments, I encourage all Americans to visit 
                www.Serve.gov/Mentor.

                The sense of dedication displayed by all those who 
                invest their time and energy in mentoring reminds us 
                that if we work together, we can ensure there are no 
                limits to what young Americans can achieve. During 
                National Mentoring Month, we honor all those who give 
                of themselves to guide our young people, and we renew 
                our commitment to realizing a future of opportunity for 
                all.

                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 January 2015 as 
                National Mentoring Month. I call upon public officials, 
                business and community leaders, educators, and 
                Americans across the country to observe this month with 
                appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

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