[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 87 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21527-21528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10859]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8371--Older Americans Month, 2009



Proclamation 8372--National Charter Schools Week, 2009



Memorandum of May 5, 2009--Biofuels and Rural Economic Development


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 87 / Thursday, May 7, 2009 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 8371 of May 4, 2009

                
Older Americans Month, 2009

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Older Americans have carried our Nation through great 
                challenges and triumphs. They have enriched our 
                national character and strengthened the Republic for 
                those who have followed. During the month of May, we 
                pay tribute to the wisest among us.

                Throughout the land, older Americans are strengthening 
                our communities and the American way of life. Many 
                senior citizens remain in the workforce to support 
                themselves and their families. Others are embarking on 
                second careers and exploring new interests and fields 
                of knowledge. Inspiring citizens of all ages, many 
                serve as advocates and volunteers in community service 
                roles. In this important work, they make a real 
                difference in the daily lives of fellow citizens of all 
                ages, while promoting and strengthening the American 
                spirit of civic participation.

                My Administration is working to create opportunities 
                for older Americans to share their skills and wisdom 
                with younger generations. One of the bills I recently 
                signed into law, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America 
                Act, expands and improves service opportunities for 
                older Americans. Our Nation can benefit greatly from 
                the experience and hard work of our older Americans, 
                and I am committed to providing service opportunities 
                to achieve this end.

                We owe older Americans a debt of gratitude and must 
                work to help them age with dignity. Through home- and 
                community-based services, including health promotion 
                and preventive care programs, many older Americans are 
                able to live more independent and healthier lives. This 
                year's theme for Older Americans Month, ``Living Today 
                for a Better Tomorrow,'' captures the importance of 
                helping seniors today so they can enjoy the years 
                ahead.

                My Administration is committed to supporting older 
                Americans and is working to strengthen health care, 
                retirement, community involvement, and other programs 
                vital to their interests and beneficial to all of us. 
                Older Americans have earned this support, and we owe 
                them nothing less.

                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 May 2009 as Older Americans 
                Month. I invite Americans of all ages; representatives 
                of government at all levels; businesses and 
                communities; faith-based and neighborhood 
                organizations; and health, academic, and recreational 
                institutions to acknowledge the contributions of older 
                Americans during this month and throughout the year.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of May, 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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