[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

Proclamation 7730 of October 31, 2003
 
National Family Caregivers Month, 2003

By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Millions of Americans make extraordinary efforts every day to care for
loved ones who are elderly, chronically ill, or disabled. These
caregivers make many sacrifices to improve the lives of their loved
ones. Through their love, dedication, and courage, these compassionate
children, parents, spouses, grandparents, and extended family members
strengthen and preserve the importance of family and reflect the true
character of our Nation.

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My Administration is supporting family caregivers in their efforts to
provide comfort and support to their loved ones. The National Family
Caregiver Support Program, managed by the Administration on Aging of the
Department of Health and Human Services, gives family caregivers
counseling, information, respite care, and supplemental services.
As we mark National Family Caregivers Month, we express our gratitude to
family caregivers, and celebrate the great blessings they bring to their
families and to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2003 as National
Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to honor and support
family members, friends, and neighbors who assume important caregiving
responsibilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH