    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    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

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    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.
    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 Inde-
    pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP