[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52061-52062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-25547]


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                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6734 of October 7, 1994

 

National Children's Day, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                With every baby born in America, our Nation reaffirms 
                its hope for the future. As parents and care givers, 
                our responsibility is clear. Our most solemn obligation 
                to our children cannot be merely that we hold a torch 
                to guide their way around every dark and treacherous 
                corner. Rather, we must strive to kindle a spark within 
                each child--a spark that will become the flame of 
                knowledge and imagination, the fire of justice and 
                compassion. This is a task for which humanity has great 
                experience and for which humans have little 
                preparation. But in this task our Nation must succeed. 
                So that when our children look to a future that seems, 
                for many, clouded and uncertain, they have the power 
                within themselves to light the way for all of us.

                One of the most important steps in meeting that crucial 
                challenge is providing for the health and safety of our 
                children as they grow. That homicide and suicide are 
                the leading causes of death among our youth is a 
                national tragedy. We have enacted legislation that 
                expands and improves the Head Start program, providing 
                health, education, and social services for children of 
                low-income families. America's new Childhood 
                Immunization Initiative will help to vaccinate at least 
                90 percent of our Nation's infants--the most sweeping 
                effort of its kind in American history. Our new crime 
                bill supports programs that encourage youth to escape 
                the destructive confines of gangs, and it goes a long 
                way toward keeping guns out of the hands of juveniles.

                But no government program will be truly effective 
                without the caring involvement of every one of our 
                citizens. Parents and siblings, teachers and 
                neighbors--all of us must work to instill a sense of 
                self and a sense of purpose in the lives of our youth. 
                Children are our hope and our inspiration. For every 
                finger painting that graces our kitchen walls, for 
                every ball game that fills our streets and playgrounds 
                with laughter, we join today in celebrating the many 
                blessings our children bring.

                The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 389, has 
                designated the second Sunday in October as ``National 
                Children's Day'' and has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue a proclamation in observance of this 
                day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 9, 
                1994, as National Children's Day. I call upon all 
                Americans to express their appreciation and their love, 
                on this day and every day, for all of our Nation's 
                children. I invite Federal officials, local government, 
                and families across the land to join together in 
                observing this day with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-25547
Filed 10-11-94; 4:38 pm]
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