There is no question that as this generation of children grows into adults they will contend with the most difficult issues this country has ever faced over an extended period of time.

We, therefore, should respectfully petition the President of the United States to hereby proclaim the month of August as "NATIONAL KID'S MONTH."

While parents, schools, and religious organizations do their best to educate their youth, there is no concerted effort to both engage the children in a unified systematic approach to core issues while at the same time acknowledging, educating, and rewarding these children for their efforts in exploring, learning, and working towards solutions to problems they have effectively inherited.

As the problems of today's youth threaten to follow them into their adult lives, their education regarding long-term life issues becomes ever more paramount. The youth of today need to understand, internalize and act on issues such as personal finance, environmental issues, nutrition, fitness, wellness, public service and the necessity for literacy and life skills that impact their lives from childhood through adulthood.

We need to change the culture in this country where people's health and wellness is impacted by corporate profits..

We need to change the culture in this country where 75% of people that graduate from college don't even end up working in their field of study.  

We need to change the culture in this country so people have the skills and  confidence to build their futures based on goals and dreams, not just living pay check to pay check.

We need to change the culture in this country where only the rich and powerful know how money really works.

We need to change the culture in this country so that everyone knows how they can properly build for their retirement, children's education, and asset protection, tax free just like the rich through IRS tax code.

We need to change the culture in this country so that every person knows that he or she is important and valued, and has something important to contribute.

We need to change the culture in this country so that people become more proactive in making a difference in their own lives, and the lives of others in their community.

Therefore,

We propose that each week in "NATIONAL KID'S MONTH" focus on these key issues:

Week 1: Health, Fitness, Nutrition & Wellness
Week 2: Financial Education, Financial Literacy
Week 3: Communication Skills
Week 4: Social Responsibility, Volunteering

The on-going goals of NATIONAL KID’S MONTH are to:

1) Bring additional attention to the importance of these subjects
2) Create mechanisms that encourage voluntary participation by kids
3) Provide skills training
4) Acknowledge said participation, and lastly
5) Foster attitudes and environments that help perpetuate commitment to these issues

Organizations, companies, agencies, and associations will be encouraged to hold events, workshops, seminars, meetings, activities and programs relating to these areas. Additionally, both programs and adults will be encouraged to acknowledge and reward individual achievements at various points along the process.

Only by getting people involved in changing their own behaviors and then actively working at positively influencing their sphere or circle, can we create enough ripples for change that will form waves that work for the betterment of Kids, People and the Planet.

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