[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 46049-46050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17577]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 7803--Parents' Day, 2004



Proclamation 7804--Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
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                Proclamation 7803 of July 23, 2004

                
Parents' Day, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Parents are a source of hope, help, stability, and love 
                for their children. Parents also teach children 
                important values like courage, compassion, self-
                reliance, reverence, integrity, and respect for others. 
                As we celebrate Parents' Day, we recognize the 
                important contributions of America's parents and renew 
                our commitment to standing with our families to help 
                them raise healthy, responsible children.

                Parenthood is a privilege and a great joy that comes 
                with great responsibility. Mothers and fathers play the 
                vital roles of provider, nurturer, disciplinarian, 
                counselor, advocate, educator, and motivator. They 
                offer unconditional love and help their children to 
                realize their dreams. As parents work to send the right 
                messages to our young people, they shape the character 
                and future of our Nation.

                To help strengthen American families and encourage 
                parents' active involvement in the lives of their 
                children, my Administration is committed to promoting 
                healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood. We are 
                providing information to parents on early childhood 
                education and development and supporting community-
                based parenting education programs. We are also 
                providing parents with more options in educating their 
                children and more opportunities to adopt young boys and 
                girls in need.

                On Parents' Day, we honor America's mothers and fathers 
                for their guidance, support, and unconditional love for 
                their children. The tireless efforts of parents, 
                stepparents, adoptive parents, and foster parents make 
                our Nation stronger and help build a better future for 
                all our citizens.

                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 and consistent with Public Law 103-362, as 
                amended, do hereby proclaim Sunday, July 25, 2004, as 
                Parents' Day. I encourage all Americans to express 
                their love, respect, and appreciation to parents across 
                our Nation. I also call upon citizens to observe this 
                day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

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

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[FR Doc. 04-17577
Filed 7-29-04; 9:09 am]
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