[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19641-19642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07529]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 10007 of April 3, 2020

                
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Preparing the next generation to lead lives of purpose 
                and significance is one of our foremost 
                responsibilities. Education is essential to cultivating 
                a spirit of curiosity and learning, developing 
                character and conscience, and strengthening the will to 
                work collaboratively. On Education and Sharing Day, we 
                pay tribute to the family members, educators, mentors, 
                clergy members, and other community leaders who invest 
                in the lives of our Nation's youth through education 
                and fostering kindness and caring for one another.

                Today, we celebrate Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 
                the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a compassionate and visionary 
                leader whose influence continues unabated since his 
                passing more than a quarter century ago. This year 
                marks 70 years since Rabbi Schneerson assumed 
                leadership of the international Chabad-Lubavitch 
                movement, building the faith-based network into a 
                dynamic force for good which affects millions of people 
                around the world. Although he witnessed the 
                unimaginable tragedies that beset the world during 
                World War II, the Holocaust, and the oppression and 
                violence of the Cold War, the Lubavitcher Rebbe 
                retained his fundamental belief in the potential of all 
                people and the liberating nature of education. 
                Committed to the idea that education must ``pay more 
                attention, indeed the main intention, to the building 
                of character, with emphasis on moral and ethical 
                values,'' he established schools and centers for 
                education, service, and spiritual growth on college 
                campuses and in communities across our Nation and 
                around the world. His legacy and enduring commitment to 
                young people continue as examples of selfless service 
                and devotion for all who know the story of his 
                purposeful life.

                Knowledge inspired by unwavering virtue and commitment 
                to faith were central to the Lubavitcher Rebbe's life 
                and mission. When put into practice, these values 
                empower people of all ages to fulfill their unique 
                purpose, and in turn to enhance and enrich our great 
                Nation. On this day, let us acknowledge that each 
                person has a unique purpose that can be unleashed 
                through an individual, whole-of-person approach to 
                education, and let us renew our commitment to 
                supporting education as a means by which individuals 
                may grow their gifts, develop their talents, and 
                fulfill their God-given potential. May we work to shape 
                a brighter future by preserving these foundations of 
                freedom and fellowship for generations to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 April 5, 2020, as 
                ``Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.'' I call upon all 
                government officials, educators, volunteers, 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 
                third day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2020-07529
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