[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 14435-14436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05299]


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                Proclamation 8936 of February 28, 2013

                
Read Across America Day, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Today, people of all ages will mark Read Across America 
                Day by celebrating stories that have shaped us. We take 
                this opportunity to reflect on the transformative power 
                of the written word and lift up literacy as a key to 
                success in the 21st century.

                We also take time to remember Theodor Seuss Geisel--
                better known as Dr. Seuss--whose works of humor and 
                heart remind us that it is never too early to kindle a 
                passion for reading. Books open the window to worlds of 
                imagination, and the lessons they teach form the 
                bedrock for a lifetime of learning. By encouraging 
                reading at home and in school, parents, caregivers, and 
                educators help set our children on the path to years of 
                fulfillment and possibility. American progress depends 
                on what we do for our students, so all of us must 
                strive to empower the next generation with the tools 
                they need to build a brighter future.

                Great written works resonate with us. They challenge 
                us. They reveal new insights about ourselves and the 
                world we share. Today, as we celebrate the ways reading 
                has enriched our lives, let us recommit to giving our 
                sons and daughters the fullest opportunity to find 
                inspiration on the printed page.

                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 March 1, 2013, as 
                Read Across America Day. I call upon children, 
                families, educators, librarians, public officials, and 
                all the people of the United States 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-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-05299
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