National Penny Charity Week, 1994

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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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