12 2 STA T .53 3 8PROCL A M AT I O N 82 7 8 — A UG .22 , 2 0 08 andtheir e f f o rt sw i l l c ontri bu tetoa m ore ho p eful future for our coun - tr y.P arents can help shape our N ation by encoura g ing young people to ma k e the right choices , become responsible citi z ens, and achie v e their dreams. M y A dministration remains dedicated to promoting F ederal, S tate, and faith-based and community programs to assist American families and support healthy marriages and responsible parenting. W e are com- mitted to helping parents and schools enable the ne x t generation of Americans to realize their full potential. O n Parents ’D ay, we honor mothers and fathers and thank them for their many years of patience and selflessness. We take this opportunity also to recognize parents of adopted children and foster parents, who generously provide children with a loving family to call their own. We also recognize the parents who serve in our Armed Forces and the par- ents of the brave men and women wearing our Nation’s uniform. T he members of our Armed Forces are defending our freedom with dignity and honor, and America is grateful for the sacrifices that they and their families make in the name of duty. NOW, T HER EFORE, I , G EORGE W. BU SH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the C on- stitution and laws of the United States and consistent with Public L aw 103– 3 62 , as amended, do hereby proclaim Sunday, J uly 2 7 , 200 8 ,as Parents’ Day. I call upon citizens, private organizations, and govern- mental bodies at all levels to engage in activities and educational ef- forts that recognize, support, and honor parents, and I encourage Amer- ican sons and daughters to convey their love, respect, and appreciation to their parents. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclam a ti o n827 8o fAug u s t22 , 2 0 08 Women’sEqualityD ay ,20 0 8BythePr e sid e n t of the U nited S t a tes of Am eri c a A Proc l amation With vision and determination, American women have helped build our great Nation. On Women’s E q uality Day, we remember the dedica- tion of women who overcame many obstacles in order to secure the right to vote. The struggle for women’s rights is a story of strong women willing to take the lead and pave the way toward equal voting rights for all Amer- ican citizens. In 18 4 8, a group of determined women came together in Seneca Falls, New Y ork, to proclaim that ‘ ‘all men and women are cre- ated equal,’’ and demand suffrage. On August 26, 1 9 20, their voices were finally heard, and the 19th Amendment to the Constitution guar- anteed women the right to vote.
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