2011 Florida Statutes
TITLE XXXIX — COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 683 — LEGAL HOLIDAYS; SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
683.17 — Parents and Children s Day.
683.17 Parents and Children s Day.—The first Sunday in April of each year is designated as Parents and Children s Day. On this day local communities and families, together with public officials, schools, private organizations, and all citizens, are encouraged to celebrate the lives and blessings of Florida s children with love, respect, gratitude, and encouragement; to acknowledge our children as the resource giving our state the greatest hope of future excellence; to listen to children and reaffirm our shared commitment to help them develop their unique qualities, strengths, and potential, resulting in greater productive capacity and enlightened citizenship; and to observe this day with appropriate activities, ceremonies, public awareness materials, and programs. All citizens of the state are encouraged to wear a white ribbon on Parents and Children s Day which shall indicate that our children are considered to be special gifts and are valued for their part in the circle of life.
History.—s. 1, ch. 88-114; s. 1, ch. 2002-10.
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