[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 13 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Pages 545-546]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 7878--National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2005

 April 1, 2005

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    Our Nation has a responsibility to build a safe and nurturing 
society so that our young people can realize their full potential. 
During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to 
preventing child abuse and rededicate ourselves to working together to 
ensure that all children can have a bright and hopeful future.
    Creating a protective environment for our young people requires the 
shared commitment of individuals, families, and faith-based and 
community organizations. Parents and family members are the first and 
most important influence in a child's life. A safe and stable family can 
provide children with a foundation of love and security that encourages 
positive growth and development. Federal, State, and local government 
officials can also improve the lives of our young people by doing all 
they can to keep children safe from harm.

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    Together, we can protect our future generations so that they can 
realize the opportunities of our Nation. By providing help and hope to 
our young people, we will build a better and more compassionate world 
for our children and grandchildren.
     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 April 2005 as National 
Child Abuse Prevention Month. I encourage all Americans to protect our 
children from abuse and neglect and to help ensure that every child can 
grow up in a secure and loving environment.
     In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of 
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:49 a.m., April 4, 
2005]

Note: This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on 
April 5.