proclamation

Child Health Day, 2008: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

Sample Proclamation

Based on the original National Child Health Day Proclamation, issued by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928, this sample is for you to adapt and customize for your State governor or city mayor.

WHEREAS the health and well being of children today is fundamental to the future progress and welfare of [your community or State];

WHEREAS the child overweight and obesity are serious — and growing — health problems that all adults have an opportunity and responsibility to help to solve;

WHEREAS it is appropriate that a day should be set apart each year for the direction of our thoughts toward the health of our children, today and for the future;

WHEREAS [name of your organization or the State maternal and child health program], through its unique community-driven approach to partnering with families to improve child health, has made it considerably easier for parents to help their children eat healthy and be active for a healthier future;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, [name of mayor, governor or other issuer], do hereby proclaim the first Monday in October to be [your community or State] Child Health Day and urge our citizens and all agencies and organizations interested in a healthier future for our children to unite upon that day in the observance of such exercises as will acquaint the people of [your community or State] with the fundamental necessity of a year-round program of healthy eating and physical activity to secure the healthier future of [your community or State] 's children.