[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8858--SEPT. 7, 2012

Proclamation 8858 of September 7, 2012

National Grandparents Day, 2012

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Throughout our history, grandparents have guided their children and
grandchildren through trial and triumph. For many of us, our
grandparents were among our earliest teachers and caregivers. They have
added immeasurably to the strength of our families, and with compassion
and wisdom, they have enriched our lives with the stories of those who
came before us. On National Grandparents Day, we give thanks to those
who helped raise us and pay tribute to a generation that still inspires
us toward brighter horizons.


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Our grandparents set the course of an American century. They have
witnessed great milestones in our Nation's history, and from the
battlefield to the factory floor to their neighborhoods, our
grandparents' tireless pursuit of progress has paved the road that we
travel today. Just as they helped shape the country we know and love, so
have they shaped each of us into who we are as individuals. Our
grandmothers and grandfathers have profoundly influenced every part of
our society, and as their grandchildren, it is incumbent upon all of us
to provide them with the care and support they so deeply deserve.
Today, we honor America's grandparents, and we celebrate their indelible
contributions to family, community, and country.
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 September 9, 2012, as
National Grandparents Day. I call upon all Americans to take the time to
honor their own grandparents and those in their community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
seventh.
BARACK OBAMA