[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 72607-72608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30462]


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                Proclamation 8758 of November 18, 2011

                
National Child's Day, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As a Nation, we carry a fundamental responsibility to 
                unlock the potential within every child. To prepare our 
                children for the 21st century, we must continue to make 
                investments in their health, development, and learning 
                that will be lasting cornerstones of their success. 
                Today, we celebrate our sons and daughters, and we 
                recommit to giving them the future they deserve.

                My Administration is committed to providing our 
                children with the care and support that will give them 
                a strong, healthy start. To help ensure all children 
                have access to nutritious meals and encourage healthy 
                choices early in life, I signed the Healthy, Hunger-
                Free Kids Act last year. We also launched MyPlate, a 
                new food icon that can guide children and adults alike 
                on healthy portions as they choose their next meal. 
                These efforts go hand-in-hand with First Lady Michelle 
                Obama's Let's Move! initiative, which is dedicated to 
                solving the problem of childhood obesity within a 
                generation. This year, over 1,250 schools took action 
                to meet rigorous nutrition standards and expand 
                opportunities for physical activity as part of our 
                HealthierUS School Challenge, and 1.7 million Americans 
                achieved the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. By 
                empowering children and their caregivers with the tools 
                they need to eat well and lead active lifestyles, we 
                take steps to instill healthy habits that will last 
                into adulthood.

                To build a more prosperous future for our children, we 
                must equip them with a world-class education. My 
                Administration is advancing educational opportunities 
                for students of all ages, from early learning programs 
                that start our children down the right path, to Pell 
                Grants that open higher education to more Americans. In 
                communities across our Nation, parents, teachers, 
                principals, and school boards are coming together to 
                develop stronger educational standards that will reward 
                progress and accelerate student achievements. As we 
                work to ensure every classroom is a safe, supportive 
                place where students can cultivate a love of learning, 
                we advance our goal of putting an outstanding education 
                within reach for every child.

                On National Child's Day, we remember that the promise 
                of a brighter tomorrow is fulfilled by what we do for 
                our children today. As Americans, all of us share in 
                the responsibility to do our utmost to give our 
                children the love, safety, and protection that will 
                nourish their development as healthy and productive 
                individuals. Let us kindle in them the hunger for 
                knowledge, the courage to follow their dreams, and the 
                spirit to pursue possibility wherever it may lead.

                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 November 20, 2011, as 
                National Child's Day. I call upon all citizens to 
                observe this day with appropriate activities, programs, 
                and ceremonies, and to rededicate ourselves to creating 
                the bright future we want for our Nation's children.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-30462
Filed 11-22-11; 11:15 am]
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