[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 16023-16024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06433]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10159 of March 23, 2021

                
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                If the isolation and loss of the last year has taught 
                us anything, it is just how much we need each other, 
                how intertwined our lives are, and how deeply we crave 
                conversation, connection, and community. We are at our 
                best when we work together and help our neighbors, 
                whether down the road or around the world.

                This lesson is at the heart of Education and Sharing 
                Day, U.S.A., when we celebrate the role models, 
                mentors, and leaders who devote themselves to the 
                progress and success of each new generation, to 
                reinforcing our common bonds, and to lifting up our 
                highest ideals. Today, we mark the legacy of Rabbi 
                Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a 
                guiding light of the international Chabad-Lubavitch 
                movement and a testament to the power and resilience of 
                the human spirit. A witness to some of the 20th 
                century's darkest events and greatest tragedies, he 
                devoted his life to bringing healing by advancing 
                justice, compassion, inclusivity, and fellowship 
                worldwide. A tireless advocate for students of all 
                ages, he sought to foster exchange, understanding, and 
                unity among all people.

                The global pandemic has brought some measure of 
                struggle and sorrow to each of us, and amidst the 
                larger tragedies--the tragic loss of so many lives and 
                livelihoods--we have also missed the many small but 
                meaningful moments that contribute to our shared 
                humanity: a hug or handshake, a smile or a meal, the 
                dignity of daily work, and the simple routines that 
                give our lives greater structure and purpose. We have 
                realized that one of the greatest gifts our schools 
                give to our students and educators is time spent with 
                each other--the daily opportunities to learn and grow 
                together, face to face. There is no substitute for this 
                experience and the wonder and wisdom it brings.

                The American Rescue Plan will help to restore these 
                connections. The plan dedicates the resources we need 
                to defeat the pandemic and return to our lives and 
                loved ones, and provides direct relief to families, 
                small businesses, and communities. It also includes 130 
                billion dollars to help schools in every community 
                reopen safely and soon, so that our children can return 
                to the invaluable interactions with friends, teachers, 
                and school staff that add up to so much more than the 
                sum of their parts.

                On this Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., let us 
                recommit ourselves to building an America that is more 
                just, equal, unified, and prosperous. Let us leave our 
                children a nation and a world that is better than the 
                one we inherited--and, in the spirit of history's 
                greatest teachers, let us help all of our students to 
                love learning; seek lives of dignity, decency, and 
                respect; and work together for the common good.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 24, 
                2021, 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 
                twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2021-06433
Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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