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 Proclamations Proc. 8140 Proclamation 8140 of May 7, 2007 Mother's Day, 2007 By the President of the United States o/ Arnerica A Proc]umution Motherhood is one of the most cherished and valued roles in our society. On Mother's Day, we pay tribute to these dedicated women who \365ive un- conditional love and \365uidance to their children. A mother's work requires extraordinary patience and compassion, and her example influences the formation of youn\365 lives. President Gerald Ford wrote that "there is no undertakin\365 more challen\365in\365, no responsibility more awesome, than that of bein\365 a mother." Mothers make \365mat sacrifices and serve as care\365ivers and role models to help their children embrace dreams and aspirations. From these remarkable women, children learn character and values, the importance of \365ivin\365 back to their communities, and the coura\365e to realize their potential. Mothers of military personnel provide support and encoura\365ement while their sons and dau\365hters defend our freedom in places far from home, and many mothers brin\365 honor to the uniform of the United States while workin\365 to lay the foundations of peace for \365enerations to come. The bond between mothers and their children is one defined by love. As a mother's prayers for her children are unendin\365, so are the wisdom, \365race, and stren\365th they provide to their children. On Mother's Day, we are re- minded of the \365mat debt we owe to our Nation's mothers for their love and devotion to their sacred duty. To honor mothers, the Con\365mss, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 1914, as amended (38 Stat. 770), has desi\365nated the second Sunday in May each year as "Mother's Day" and has requested the President to call for its appropriate obselwance. Throu\365hout the year, and especially on this day, America's sons and dau\365hters honor our mothers and celebrate their self- less \365iff of love. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 13, 2007, as Mother's Day. I encoura\365e all Americans to show their \365ratitude and love to mothers for makin\365 a dif- ference in the lives of their children, families, and communities. I call upon citizens to observe this day with appropriate pro\365rams, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. GEORGE W. BUSH 55

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