Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2020

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 10007 of April 3, 2020

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2020

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Preparing the next generation to lead lives of purpose
and significance is one of our foremost
responsibilities. Education is essential to cultivating
a spirit of curiosity and learning, developing
character and conscience, and strengthening the will to
work collaboratively. On Education and Sharing Day, we
pay tribute to the family members, educators, mentors,
clergy members, and other community leaders who invest
in the lives of our Nation's youth through education
and fostering kindness and caring for one another.

Today, we celebrate Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,
the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a compassionate and visionary
leader whose influence continues unabated since his
passing more than a quarter century ago. This year
marks 70 years since Rabbi Schneerson assumed
leadership of the international Chabad-Lubavitch
movement, building the faith-based network into a
dynamic force for good which affects millions of people
around the world. Although he witnessed the
unimaginable tragedies that beset the world during
World War II, the Holocaust, and the oppression and
violence of the Cold War, the Lubavitcher Rebbe
retained his fundamental belief in the potential of all
people and the liberating nature of education.
Committed to the idea that education must ``pay more
attention, indeed the main intention, to the building
of character, with emphasis on moral and ethical
values,'' he established schools and centers for
education, service, and spiritual growth on college
campuses and in communities across our Nation and
around the world. His legacy and enduring commitment to
young people continue as examples of selfless service
and devotion for all who know the story of his
purposeful life.

Knowledge inspired by unwavering virtue and commitment
to faith were central to the Lubavitcher Rebbe's life
and mission. When put into practice, these values
empower people of all ages to fulfill their unique
purpose, and in turn to enhance and enrich our great
Nation. On this day, let us acknowledge that each
person has a unique purpose that can be unleashed
through an individual, whole-of-person approach to
education, and let us renew our commitment to
supporting education as a means by which individuals
may grow their gifts, develop their talents, and
fulfill their God-given potential. May we work to shape
a brighter future by preserving these foundations of
freedom and fellowship for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim April 5, 2020, as
``Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.'' I call upon all
government officials, educators, volunteers, and all
the people of the United States to observe this day
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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