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National Volunteer Week
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Melissa Jobe)
Mon Apr 19 18:12:03 1993
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 17:30:00 EDT
Reply-To: MAJOBE@CUTCV2.BITNET
From: Melissa Jobe <MAJOBE@CUTCV2.BITNET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@PURCCVM.BITNET>
Dear Brothers:
I thought you might be interested to know that President
Clinton has declared this week and National Volunteer Week. The
text of the press release annoucing it follows.
In Friendship,
Melissa Jobe
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release April 17, 1993
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, 1993
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The spirit of service is embodied in the people of America.
With the knowledge that each of us benefits when we all work
together, and with the willingness to act on that knowledge,
we have always strived to bring out the best in ourselves and
in our country. This tradition of service sustains and defines
our citizenship and our democracy. Our shared institutions and
values unite this country and make it great. None of these runs
deeper than the spirit of service.
As they have throughout history, volunteers today are
lifting up America. Millions of citizens are giving of
themselves to help provide a better future for all Americans.
The many forms of service are as diverse as the American people:
a homemaker organizing a neighborhood patrol, a retired
firefighter becoming a foster grandparent, a teenager
volunteering in a health clinic, or a small child designing
a recycling program. A uniquely American spirit unites all of
these efforts.
In our smallest counties and in our largest cities -- in
every community across the land -- citizens are renewing America
through service. Alone, any one effort can make a significant
impact. Together, they can change our country forever -- not
only through the material improvements they create but also
through the spiritual transformation they foster.
This week, then, it is fitting that we honor the millions
of people who devote themselves to helping others. But this
year, let us do more than recognize their efforts. Let us renew
our spirit of volunteerism and rededicate ourselves to serving
our fellow Americans.
This is a time to rekindle the spirit of service. Old
and young, rich and poor, all of us have roles to play in
making our Nation stronger. We must serve in order to allow
our children -- and future generations -- to live up to their
full potential. Just as important, we must serve in order to
be our best as Americans and as human beings.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby designate
the week beginning April 18, 1993, as National Volunteer Week.
I ask all Americans to join in commending the contributions
volunteers make to our Nation. I urge every citizen to consider
how, in our own ways, we can renew our Nation's hope, revitalize
our people's spirit, and reclaim our country's promise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
this seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-three, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and seventeenth.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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