[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFR7883]

[Page 40-41]
 
Proclamation 7883 of April 5, 2005

National D.A.R.E. Day, 2005

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Across America, law enforcement officers, volunteers, parents, and 
teachers are helping to send the right message to our Nation's youth 
about illegal drugs and violence through the Drug Abuse Resistance 
Education (D.A.R.E.) Program. On National D.A.R.E. Day, we express our 
gratitude for the important work of these individuals and reaffirm our 
commitment to ensuring that every child has an opportunity for a bright 
and hopeful future.
For over two decades, D.A.R.E. programs have taught our Nation's young 
people about the dangers of drug use and encouraged them to lead 
productive, drug-free, and violence-free lives. Police officers and all 
those involved in D.A.R.E. help save lives by opening the lines of 
communication between law enforcement and our young people to better 
enable them to make the right choices. In a culture in which bad 
influences and temptations are all too present, these soldiers in the 
armies of compassion are fostering a culture of responsibility among 
young people.
My Administration will continue to stand with families and communities 
to combat the dangers of drugs and violence. In my State of the Union 
Address, I announced a new initiative called Helping America's Youth to 
help ensure a successful future for young Americans. Led by First Lady 
Laura

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Bush, this initiative is educating parents and communities on the 
importance of positive youth development and is supporting 
organizations, including faith-based and community groups, who are 
helping young people to overcome the risks they face. We also support 
random student drug testing as a prevention tool, and we are helping 
educate young people about the dangers of illicit drug use through the 
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and Drug-Free Communities 
Program.
The decisions our children make today will affect their health and 
character for the rest of their lives. By giving them the tools they 
need to make the right choices, D.A.R.E. programs help prepare our 
Nation's young people for the promising future our Nation holds for each 
of them.
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, do hereby proclaim April 14, 2005, as 
National D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon Americans, particularly our youth, to 
help fight drug use in our communities, and I urge our citizens to show 
their appreciation for the law enforcement officials, volunteers, 
teachers, health care professionals, and all those who dedicate 
themselves to helping our children avoid drugs and violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, 
in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of 
the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH