[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 7, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8042]


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                Proclamation 7767 of April 2, 2004

                
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we recognize the 
                importance of teaching children good character and 
                values. Families, schools, and religious congregations 
                help instill in our children the enduring values of 
                courage, compassion, integrity, and respect for 
                differences of faith and race. By building the mind and 
                character of every child in America, we encourage our 
                children to make the right choices, and we create a 
                future of promise and opportunity for all.

                As we promote good character, we must also advance 
                excellence in education and set high standards for all 
                of our students. By raising expectations, insisting on 
                results, and challenging failure, we strengthen our 
                schools and create an environment where every student 
                can succeed.

                To help America's young people make the right choices, 
                we need to provide them with good examples. Strong role 
                models help children build confidence, gain knowledge, 
                and develop good character. For the past 20 years, this 
                day has honored Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 
                Lubavitcher Rebbe. He helped establish education and 
                outreach centers, offering social service programs and 
                humanitarian aid worldwide. After his death in 1994, 
                the Rebbe received the Congressional Gold Medal for his 
                ``outstanding and lasting contributions toward 
                improvements in world education, morality, and acts of 
                charity.''

                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 April 2, 2004, as Education 
                and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to 
                strengthen our Nation by teaching our children about 
                the culture of responsibility and citizenship.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

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[FR Doc. 04-8042
Filed 4-6-04; 8:58 am]
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