[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25651-25652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10454]


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                Proclamation 9113 of April 30, 2014

                
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Sports keep children healthy, teach them to work as 
                part of a team, and help them develop the discipline to 
                achieve their goals. During National Physical Fitness 
                and Sports Month, we encourage America's sons and 
                daughters to get active and challenge everyone to join 
                the movement for a happier, fitter Nation.

                For 4 years, First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! 
                initiative has worked with community and faith leaders, 
                educators, health care professionals, and businesses to 
                give our children a healthy start and empower schools 
                to build active environments. My Administration 
                launched the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, 
                replacing the old Physical Fitness Test to put a 
                stronger emphasis on students' health. We also created 
                the new Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, which 
                encourages all Americans to commit to eating right and 
                getting regular exercise. Because everyone should have 
                the chance to get active, the President's Council on 
                Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition is expanding I Can Do 
                It, You Can Do It! --a program that creates more 
                opportunities for Americans with disabilities to 
                participate in fitness and sports. For more information 
                or to learn how you can get involved, visit 
                www.LetsMove.gov and www.Fitness.gov.

                By leading more active lifestyles, we can invest in our 
                futures and encourage our children to do the same. This 
                month, let us champion fitness to our family, friends, 
                and colleagues. Let us give young people the chance to 
                find a sport or physical activity they love, boost 
                their energy and confidence, and reach their fullest 
                potential.

                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 May 2014 as National 
                Physical Fitness and Sports Month. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to make daily physical 
                activity, sports participation, and good nutrition a 
                priority in their lives.

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

[FR Doc. 2014-10454
Filed 5-5-14; 8:45 am]
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