    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 8604--NOV. 19, 2010

    Proclamation 8604 of November 19, 2010
    National Child's Day, 2010
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    On National Child's Day, we celebrate America's children and rededicate
    ourselves to helping them reach for their dreams and realize their full
    potential. To build a strong foundation for our children's future, we
    must support their health and development and ensure that they receive a
    high-quality education that will prepare them to lead in the 21st
    century.
    My Administration is committed to caring for our Nation's most precious
    resource: our children. I was proud to sign the Affordable Care Act into
    law, which expands families' health insurance options and requires new
    plans to cover recommended preventive services--including well-baby and
    well-child visits and essential immunizations and vaccinations--with no
    out-of-pocket costs. It also prohibits insurance companies from using a
    pre-existing condition as a reason to deny health care coverage to
    children as of this year, and to all Americans in 2014. Additionally,
    through the ``Let's Move!'' Initiative, First Lady

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    Michelle Obama is helping lead our effort to end the epidemic of
    childhood obesity within a generation by encouraging healthy eating and
    physical activity.
    We must also invest in our Nation's future by investing in our
    children's education, for it is both a key to success and a prerequisite
    to opportunity. Early childhood education programs can greatly influence
    learning capabilities later in life, and my Administration is working to
    expand these programs and improve their quality. Teachers are the most
    important resource to a child's learning, and countless children benefit
    from the experience and enthusiasm that teachers bring to the classroom.
    These individuals instill in our youth the knowledge that will enable
    them to grow into active and engaged adults. Through such care and
    guidance--and a greater effort by all to provide safe, supportive spaces
    for our children, free of bullying and harassment--we will unlock the
    promise within each child.
    Our children will soon stand at the helm of America and steer its
    course. This Child's Day, let us recommit to instilling the values,
    vision, and knowledge that will allow our children to realize a future
    of opportunity and prosperity.
    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 November 20, 2010, as
    National Child's Day. I call upon all citizens to observe this day with
    appropriate activities, programs, and ceremonies, and to rededicate
    ourselves to creating the bright future we want for our Nation's
    children.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
    November, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    fifth.
    BARACK OBAMA