Proclamation 5278.
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99 STAT. 1991 Proclamation 5278 of November 13, 1984 Women in Agriculture Week, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Women have always played an equal role with men in the agriculture of the Nation. Early America was an agricultural society, and colonial women worked beside men to develop the new land. Together, they learned local agriculture from the Indians, erected log cabins, and cleared farmland. Pushing their clearings to the foothills of the Alleghenies, they passed through the mountain gaps and crossed the prairies together in covered wagons.
Women were partners in American life from the founding of our first settlements. Men and women together in family enterprises began to process food, weave fabrics, and market food and fiber. As the settlements became towns and then cities, and as agricultural jobs became more specialized, women remained partners in the maturing of the agriculture of our Nation. Today, agriculture employs 22 million people who work with food and fiber in growing, harvesting, processing, transporting, and retailing.
Women are active in farm management, finances, and community life and in establishing agricultural policy. They are also active in all phases of agribusiness and in agricultural processing and marketing. It is appropriate, therefore, that we set aside a week to recognize the role of women in this most basic of all industries. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 554, has designated the week of[98 Stat. 1720](/us/stat/98/1720). November 11 through 17, 1984, as “Women in Agriculture Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week.
NOW. THEREFORE. I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 11 through November 17, 1984, as Women in Agriculture Week. I call on all Americans to participate in appropriate events to pay tribute to women in agriculture whose talents, hard work, and dedication significantly contribute to the production and marketing of the Nation’s food supplies. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN 5279 November 13, 1984 National Farm-City Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5279 of November 13, 1984 National Farm-City Week, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation One of this Nation’s greatest blessings is the abundant food supply on which we all depend each and every day of our lives. Our food stores, with row after row of wholesome, nutritious foods, display a sight so commonplace that Americans tend to forget the enormous effort involved in our complex system of food production, distribution, and marketing. 99 STAT. 1992 Our food supply depends upon the farmers who plant their crops and through hard work, faith, and patience, bring in a golden harvest.
But it also depends on many people who live in towns and cities. It relies on those who provide farm equipment and production supplies for farmers, as well as on the processors who prepare the products for delivery throughout the Nation by a dependable network of transportation. Finally, we rely on the merchants who store and sell the agricultural products. It is appropriate that we recognize the interdependence of all those involved in the system with a National Farm-City Week near Thanksgiving.
As we give thanks for our food in this great land of freedom, let us also pause to salute the 23 million Americans who work directly in some essential task in agriculture, on farms, and in cities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the period November 16 through November 22, 1984, as National Farm-City Week. 1 call upon all Americans, in rural areas and in cities alike, to join in recognizing the accomplishments of our productive farm families and of our urban residents in working together in a spirit of cooperation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN 5280 November 13, 1984 National Adoption Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5280 of November 13, 1984 National Adoption Week, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Families have always stood at the center of our society, preserving good and worthy traditions from our past and entrusting those traditions to our children, our greatest hope for the future.
At a time when many fear that the family is in decline, it is fitting that we give special recognition to those who are rebuilding families by promoting adoption. More children with permanent homes mean fewer children with permanent problems. That is why we must encourage a national effort to promote the adoption of children, and particularly children with special needs. Through the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, some 6,000 children have been adopted who otherwise might not have been, and the number is growing.
The recently enacted Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act will provide further assistance to couples who adopt children with special needs. We must never forget those couples who know the anguish of prolonged waiting to welcome an adopted child into their home. One aspect of the tragedy of the 1.5 million abortions performed each year is that so many women who undergo abortions are unaware of the many couples who desperately want to share their loving homes with a baby. No woman need fear that the child she carries is unwanted.
We must continue to promote constructive alternatives to abortion through the Adolescent Family Life program and by encouraging the efforts of private citizens who are helping women with crisis pregnancies. 99 STAT. 1993 National Adoption Week gives us an opportuntiy to reaffirm our commitment to give every child waiting to be adopted the chance to become part of a family. During this Thanksgiving season, let us work to encourage community acceptance and support for adoption and take time to recognize the efforts of the parent groups and agencies that assure adoptive placements for waiting children.
Most importantly, let us pay tribute to those special couples who have opened their homes and hearts to adopted children, forming the bonds of love that we call the family. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 238, has designated the week of[98 Stat. 314](/us/stat/98/314). November 19 through November 25, 1984, as “National Adoption Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE. I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 19 through November 25, 1984, as National Adoption Week, and 1 call on all Americans and governmental and private agencies to observe the week with appropriate activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN 5281 November 15, 1984 National Family Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5281 of November 15, 1984 National Family Week, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Strong families are the foundation of society.
Through them we pass on our traditions, rituals, and values. From them we receive the love, encouragement, and education needed to meet human challenges. Family life provides opportunities and time for the spiritual growth that fosters generosity of spirit and responsible citizenship. Family experiences shape our response to the larger communities in which we live. The best American traditions echo family values that call on us to nurture and guide the young, to help enrich the lives of the handicapped, to assist less fortunate neighbors, and to cherish the elderly.
Let us summon our individual and community resources to promote healthy families capable of carrying on these traditions and providing strength to our society. National Family Week gives us a chance to honor families and to renew our commitment to the family strength that gives people the ability to withstand external influences and maintain their individual integrity. We should take this occasion to commend the loyalty family members show one another in facing the adversities as well as the joys of life together.
And let us especially honor those Americans who, through adoption or foster care, have extended their families as centers of love and life to those in need of true family support. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 211, has designated the week of[98 Stat. 229](/us/stat/98/229). November 18 through November 24, 1984, as “National Family Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. 99 STAT. 1994 NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 18 through November 24, 1984. as National Family Week.
I invite the Governors of the several states, the chief officials of local governments, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving Week, I also invite all Americans to give thanks for the many blessings that they have derived from their family relationships and to reflect upon the importance of maintaining strong families. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN 5282 November 26, 1984 National Home Care Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5282 of November 26, 1984 National Home Care Week, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Home care services, which are rapidly gaining acceptance throughout the Nation, allow the physically and mentally impaired who do not require skilled nursing home care to remain in their own homes, or to stay with their families, instead of being moved to an institution.
Home care provides individualized support services to permit maximum independence for those in need of assistance. Progress in medical science and the generally rising level of health care from birth are contributing to a greater number of people living longer. A corollary to this advance is an increase in chronic illnesses of the aged that require care over an extended period of time. Home care provides the assistance needed to help older Americans to maintain independence despite such illness.
All Americans should commend those individuals who provide personal and health care in the home. Their skill and caring make the lives of those they serve fuller and more meaningful. To give special recognition to the importance of home care services, the[98 Stat. 1824](/us/stat/98/1824). Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 237, has designated the week of November 25, 1984, through December 1, 1984, as “National Home Care Week,” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 25 through December 1, 1984, as National Home Care Week, and I call upon all Government agencies, interested organizations, community groups, and the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN 5283 November 26, 1984 National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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