Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2008

Proclamation 8238 of April 15, 2008

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2008

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

A hopeful society helps ensure that its citizens
develop the character, knowledge, and skills they need
to succeed. On Education and Sharing Day, we underscore
our dedication to encouraging our Nation's youth to
build a solid foundation for a lifetime of
accomplishment.

Education and Sharing Day pays tribute to the unique
efforts of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the
Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe helped create numerous
education and outreach centers, which continue to
provide social service programs and humanitarian aid at
home and around the globe.

On this day and throughout the year, we encourage our
children to set high goals, make the right choices, and
put character first. By instilling respect,
responsibility, civic duty, compassion, and honesty in
our youth, we can help more of our citizens realize the
great promise of America.

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 16, 2008, as Education
and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon government
officials, educators, volunteers, and all the people of
the United States to reach out to young people and work
to create a better, brighter, and more hopeful future
for all.

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