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Parents' Day, 2008
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 25, 2008

Parents' Day, 2008 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of
America

ÿÿWhite House News


Parents teach their children timeless values to help them make the most of
life's opportunities and overcome its challenges. On Parents' Day, we pay
tribute to the parents who provide their children with guidance, support,
and unconditional love and who help make our country a better place.

Mothers and fathers are a source of stability and great comfort in society,
and they have a vital obligation to love and care for their children.
Through patient instruction and a loving example, they instill in children
the principles that make our Nation strong and ensure that children have
the skills to lead lives of character and integrity. As a child's primary
teachers, parents are responsible for their child's education, and their
efforts will contribute to a more hopeful future for our country. Parents
can help shape our Nation by encouraging young people to make the right
choices, become responsible citizens, and achieve their dreams.

My Administration remains dedicated to promoting Federal, State, and
faith-based and community programs to assist American families and support
healthy marriages and responsible parenting. We are committed to helping
parents and schools enable the next generation of Americans to realize
their full potential.

On Parents' Day, 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 parents of the brave men
and women wearing our Nation's uniform. The 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, 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 and consistent with Public Law 103-362, as
amended, do hereby proclaim Sunday, July 27, 2008, as Parents' Day. I call
upon citizens, private organizations, and governmental bodies at all levels
to engage in activities and educational efforts that recognize, support,
and honor parents, and I encourage American 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

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