94-26310. National Penny Charity Week, 1994

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 1994)]
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                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6745 of October 14, 1994

 

National Penny Charity Week, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Individual acts of kindness are the currency of social 
                change. Combined with others and directed toward a 
                worthwhile cause, these efforts exemplify the spirit of 
                volunteerism. Inspired by just such a vision of 
                service, organizations throughout the country are 
                coming together this week to recycle pennies for 
                charitable causes.

                The penny is the most widely used of the denominations 
                currently in circulation, but pennies too often rest 
                idle in piggy banks and dresser drawers. The U.S. 
                Mint--which will produce another 13.3 billion pennies 
                this year to meet demands--joins me in encouraging 
                citizens to help return pennies to circulation.

                With the holiday season approaching, this is a better 
                time than ever to remember those who are in need of a 
                helping hand. By contributing pennies to charities and 
                worthy community causes, we can make this season a 
                little brighter for our fellow citizens and truly make 
                every penny count.

                The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 415, has 
                designated the week of October 16, 1994, as ``National 
                Penny Charity Week'' and has authorized and requested 
                the President to issue a proclamation in observance of 
                this week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week 
                of October 16, 1994, as National Penny Charity Week. I 
                urge all Americans to observe this week with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities, including the 
                donation of pennies to charities, particularly those 
                that provide direct services to our Nation's 
                underprivileged and disadvantaged population, and to 
                worthy community causes.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth 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. 94-26310
Filed 10-19-94; 1:42 pm]
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