Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2004

Proclamation 7767 of April 2, 2004

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2004

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we recognize the
importance of teaching children good character and
values. Families, schools, and religious congregations
help instill in our children the enduring values of
courage, compassion, integrity, and respect for
differences of faith and race. By building the mind and
character of every child in America, we encourage our
children to make the right choices, and we create a
future of promise and opportunity for all.

As we promote good character, we must also advance
excellence in education and set high standards for all
of our students. By raising expectations, insisting on
results, and challenging failure, we strengthen our
schools and create an environment where every student
can succeed.

To help America's young people make the right choices,
we need to provide them with good examples. Strong role
models help children build confidence, gain knowledge,
and develop good character. For the past 20 years, this
day has honored Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the
Lubavitcher Rebbe. He helped establish education and
outreach centers, offering social service programs and
humanitarian aid worldwide. After his death in 1994,
the Rebbe received the Congressional Gold Medal for his
``outstanding and lasting contributions toward
improvements in world education, morality, and acts of
charity.''

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 2, 2004, as Education
and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to
strengthen our Nation by teaching our children about
the culture of responsibility and citizenship.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
second day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand four, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

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