Dear Colleagues —

I am happy to share news that the President has officially proclaimed today, June 18, 2014, a National Day of Making:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/17/presidential-proclamation-national-day-making-2014

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 June 18, 2014, as National Day of Making.”

For more information on events associated with today's "day of making," as well as the many Makers Faire events across the country, please visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/maker-faire. 

Best —
Sharon Lee Miller
Director, Division of Academic and Technical Education