For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 31, 2003
National Family Caregivers Month, 2003 by the President of the United States of America a Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Millions of Americans make extraordinary efforts every day to care
for loved ones who are elderly, chronically ill, or disabled. These
caregivers make many sacrifices to improve the lives of their loved
ones. Through their love, dedication, and courage, these compassionate
children, parents, spouses, grandparents, and extended family members
strengthen and preserve the importance of family and reflect the true
character of our Nation.
My Administration is supporting family caregivers in their efforts
to provide comfort and support to their loved ones. The National
Family Caregiver Support Program, managed by the Administration on
Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, gives family
caregivers counseling, information, respite care, and supplemental
services.
As we mark National Family Caregivers Month, we express our
gratitude to family caregivers, and celebrate the great blessings they
bring to their families and to our Nation.
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 November 2003 as
National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to honor
and support family members, friends, and neighbors who assume important
caregiving responsibilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first
day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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