Every year the President of the United States declares a National D.A.R.E. Day.
This year will be very special for the
entire D.A.R.E. family because we will be celebrating our 25th anniversary of
helping children resist drugs and violence.
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
White House News
For 25 years, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
has given school children across America an opportunity to gain the skills they
need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. On National D.A.R.E
Day, we recognize those individuals who teach America's children how to resist
peer pressure and live productive, drug-free, and violence-free lives.
Millions of our Nation's young people have learned about the dangerous effects
of drug abuse with the help of the D.A.R.E program. Parents, law enforcement
officials, teachers, and counselors are on the front lines of this effort and
are sending our kids a clear message that drug use is dangerous and
unacceptable. In classrooms across the country, police officers are answering
students' tough questions about drugs and crime and encouraging an open line of
communication between students and law enforcement.
My Administration is committed to reducing drug use among young people, and we
are working to cut the supply of drugs coming into our country and fight demand
here at home. Additionally, we are helping spread the message of drug prevention
through the National Youth Anti Drug Media Campaign and the Partnership for a
Drug-Free America. The Helping America's Youth initiative, led by First Lady
Laura Bush, is working with community leaders to address challenges facing young
people on a daily basis. These and other efforts are helping to combat the
destructive cycle of drug addiction.
All Americans have a responsibility to encourage others to turn away from drug
abuse and to make good choices in life. During National D.A.R.E Day, we renew
our commitment to providing our youth the knowledge and encouragement they need
to resist the pressures that can lead them to experiment with drugs and violent
activities. By working together, we can help our children build lives of purpose
and strengthen our communities, one heart and one soul at a time.
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 10, 2008, as National D.A.R.E. Day. I urge all
young people to make right choices and call upon all Americans to recognize our
collective responsibility to combat every form of drug abuse and to support all
those who work to help our children avoid drug use and violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of April, in the
year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
President George W. Bush has proclaimed
Thursday, April 10th as D.A.R.E. Day for America.
To view the Presidential D.A.R.E. Day Proclamation go to http://www.dare.com