Presidential Document2021-20038
National Grandparents Day, 2021
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September 15, 2021
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September 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20038]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10255 of September 10, 2021
National Grandparents Day, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Grandparents Day, we celebrate the
important role grandparents play in providing love,
wisdom, and strength to their families, and fostering
greater understanding across generations. Grandmas and
grandpas, abuelas y abuelos, nanas and pop-pops--
through their wisdom, their perseverance, and their
unconditional love--strengthen our family bonds. They
share with us who we are, where we come from, and the
experiences that have shaped their lives, and, in many
cases, shaped our Nation.
For Jill and me, there is no greater joy than spending
time with our own grandchildren. They are the love of
our lives, and the life of our love.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating
to seniors, and too many families have lost
grandparents to the virus. We mourn them as a Nation.
To honor the memory of those we have lost and protect
those most vulnerable, we mobilized an historic
vaccination effort. Already, we have fully vaccinated
over 82 percent of all seniors and over 64 percent of
all adults--allowing grandparents and their loved ones
to get back together safely.
During the worst of COVID-19, we saw the bonds of love
that grandparents share with their families remain
strong. While the virus denied many grandparents the
opportunity to hug their grandchildren, we saw families
visiting grandparents outside a window, waving from a
safe distance, participating in car parades, or making
video calls to stay connected. Grandparents and
grandchildren were resilient and creative--sharing
recitals, sporting events, graduations, and other
important family milestones remotely. Physically apart,
we remained bonded by love, faith, and the uniquely
American spirit. As we continue our fight against the
virus, we are once again able to enjoy the in person
warmth and care of our grandparents, and they can enjoy
precious time with their children and grandchildren.
For many families, grandparents are the caregivers who
provide trusted support to parents and children alike.
They care for grandchildren while their parents are at
work, pick up grandchildren from school and activities,
and provide advice and comfort when needed most. In
increasing numbers, grandparents have become primary
caregivers when parents cannot care for their children.
They sacrifice their own retirement plans, and often
strain their own health and financial stability, to
ensure their grandchildren continue to grow and learn
within the warm embrace of a loving family.
In 2018, the Congress enacted the Supporting
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, which
established an Advisory Council to Support Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren. By the end of this year, the
Council will release their first report to the
Congress, including recommendations intended to advance
change and improve support programs for grandparent and
kinship families of all ages.
My Administration looks forward to the release of this
report so that we can use it as a guide to improve the
livelihoods of grandparents and other older relative
caregivers. As President, I am committed to identifying
unmet needs, highlighting systemic gaps, and providing
recommendations on how
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we can work together to improve the lives of
grandparents and the children they support.
Thanks to our whole-of-government response, heroic
frontline workers, world-class scientists, and millions
of Americans getting vaccinated, many of us are able to
hug our grandparents, and gather around a table once
again. We still have more work to do, but we have
learned to never take time together for granted. If
everyone does their part in getting vaccinated--we will
continue to create new, joyful memories. We are
grateful for the blessing of that opportunity, and we
hope every family will cherish their grandparents today
and every day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 12,
2021, as National Grandparents Day. I call upon all
Americans to celebrate the important role that
grandparents play in the lives of their families and
the children they love.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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