[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52061-52062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-25547]
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[Federal Register: October 13, 1994]
Presidential Documents
Proclamation 6734 of October 7, 1994
National Children's Day, 1994
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
With every baby born in America, our Nation reaffirms
its hope for the future. As parents and care givers,
our responsibility is clear. Our most solemn obligation
to our children cannot be merely that we hold a torch
to guide their way around every dark and treacherous
corner. Rather, we must strive to kindle a spark within
each child--a spark that will become the flame of
knowledge and imagination, the fire of justice and
compassion. This is a task for which humanity has great
experience and for which humans have little
preparation. But in this task our Nation must succeed.
So that when our children look to a future that seems,
for many, clouded and uncertain, they have the power
within themselves to light the way for all of us.
One of the most important steps in meeting that crucial
challenge is providing for the health and safety of our
children as they grow. That homicide and suicide are
the leading causes of death among our youth is a
national tragedy. We have enacted legislation that
expands and improves the Head Start program, providing
health, education, and social services for children of
low-income families. America's new Childhood
Immunization Initiative will help to vaccinate at least
90 percent of our Nation's infants--the most sweeping
effort of its kind in American history. Our new crime
bill supports programs that encourage youth to escape
the destructive confines of gangs, and it goes a long
way toward keeping guns out of the hands of juveniles.
But no government program will be truly effective
without the caring involvement of every one of our
citizens. Parents and siblings, teachers and
neighbors--all of us must work to instill a sense of
self and a sense of purpose in the lives of our youth.
Children are our hope and our inspiration. For every
finger painting that graces our kitchen walls, for
every ball game that fills our streets and playgrounds
with laughter, we join today in celebrating the many
blessings our children bring.
The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 389, has
designated the second Sunday in October as ``National
Children's Day'' and has authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation in observance of this
day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 9,
1994, as National Children's Day. I call upon all
Americans to express their appreciation and their love,
on this day and every day, for all of our Nation's
children. I invite Federal officials, local government,
and families across the land to join together in
observing this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and nineteenth.
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[FR Doc. 94-25547
Filed 10-11-94; 4:38 pm]
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