Every year since 1994 the President of the United States has issued a Proclamation celebrating the
4th Sunday in July as NATIONALPARENTS DAY.
(See --> 2008 George Bush Parents Day Proclamation.doc)
On July 21st the Board of Pinellas County Commissioners issued the following Proclamation announcing Pinellas Parents Day Sunday July 26th. Board meetings are televised LIVE and repeated during the week on the Pinellas County Government television station – Pinellas County Connection TV (PCC-TV). The program can also be seen on the web at this link - PINELLAS COMMISSIONERS MEETING JULY 21 2009 (from about 4 1/2 minutes in to about 12 1/2 minutes in.)
Their Proclamation concludes with words:
NOW THEREFORE, we, the undersigned hereby proclaim July 26th 2009 to be PARENTS’ Day in Pinellas County.
Further, we ask that parents and others who have regular contact with children carefully plan and carry out at least one activity on this day to foster better parenting and nurturing skills.
Why not plan make every day parents day?