National Character Counts Week, 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Pages 48749-48750]

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[FR Doc No: 2017-22930]

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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2017 /

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Title 3--

The President

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Proclamation 9660 of October 13, 2017

National Character Counts Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

We celebrate National Character Counts Week because few

things are more important than cultivating strong

character in all our citizens, especially our young

people. The grit and integrity of our people, visible

throughout our history, defines the soul of our Nation.

This week, we reflect on the character of

determination, resolve, and honor that makes us proud

to be American.

As President Reagan declared, ``There is no institution

more vital to our Nation's survival than the American

family. Here the seeds of personal character are

planted, the roots of public virtue first nourished.''

Character is built slowly. Our actions--often done

first out of duty--become habits ingrained in the way

we treat others and ourselves. As parents, educators,

and civic and church leaders, we must always work to

cultivate strength of character in our Nation's youth.

d, the roots of public virtue first nourished.''

Character is built slowly. Our actions--often done

first out of duty--become habits ingrained in the way

we treat others and ourselves. As parents, educators,

and civic and church leaders, we must always work to

cultivate strength of character in our Nation's youth.

Character can be hard to define, but we see it in every

day acts--raising and providing for a family with

loving devotion, working hard to make the most of an

education, and giving back to devastated communities.

These and so many other acts big and small constitute

the moral fiber of American culture. Character is

forged around kitchen tables, built in civic

organizations, and developed in houses of worship. It

is refined by our choices, large and small, and

manifested in what we do when we think no one is paying

attention.

As we strive every day to improve our character and

that of our Nation, we pause and thank those

individuals whose strength of character has inspired us

and who have provided a supporting hand during times of

need. In particular, we applaud families as they

perform the often thankless task of raising men and

women of character.

ve our character and

that of our Nation, we pause and thank those

individuals whose strength of character has inspired us

and who have provided a supporting hand during times of

need. In particular, we applaud families as they

perform the often thankless task of raising men and

women of character.

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 October 15 through

October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week. I

call upon public officials, educators, parents,

students, and all Americans to observe this week with

appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

thirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two

thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

second.

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