[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70677-70678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28807]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8907 of November 20, 2012

                
National Child's Day, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                All children deserve the chance to follow their 
                passions, chase their dreams, and pursue their fullest 
                measure of happiness. On National Child's Day, we 
                celebrate the innumerable ways our sons and daughters 
                have enriched our lives, and we rededicate ourselves to 
                helping them achieve excellence in everything they do.

                America's success in the 21st century depends on our 
                ability to give our children the best education 
                possible. By providing the critical foundation for 
                academic achievement, parents, families, and community 
                groups play an essential part in fulfilling that 
                mission. To bolster their efforts, my Administration 
                has partnered with States and communities across our 
                country to build more pathways to opportunity for our 
                students. We launched Race to the Top, a national 
                competition to improve our schools that has helped 
                encourage nearly every State to raise education 
                standards. We have strengthened early childhood 
                education to help prevent achievement gaps before they 
                start. We have invested in math and science education, 
                redoubled efforts to turn around struggling schools, 
                and expanded financial aid to help make higher 
                education something every family can afford. And moving 
                forward, we will keep working to ensure all our 
                children have the skills they need to achieve their 
                highest ambitions.

                In order to thrive in school and grow up strong, our 
                children need a healthy start in life that includes 
                nourishing meals and regular physical activity. Every 
                day, parents and guardians are taking up that important 
                task by making healthy choices for their kids. Schools 
                are finding innovative ways to provide nutritious food 
                for their students, and communities are coming together 
                to help young people lead healthier lives right from 
                the start. As these groups fulfill their 
                responsibilities to our children, my Administration is 
                striving to fulfill ours through efforts like First 
                Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, which 
                aims to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a 
                generation, and the Affordable Care Act, which has 
                expanded preventive services for children and ensured 
                health coverage for millions of young adults.

                High-quality education and health care are essential to 
                giving our children the future they deserve. As we take 
                this opportunity to honor our sons and daughters, let 
                us reaffirm that no matter what challenges lie ahead of 
                us, providing the best for our children will always be 
                our first priority.

                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, 2012, 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 
                twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-28807
Filed 11-26-12; 8:45 am]
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