Michigan Selected To Host Habitat For Humanity International’s Jimmy Carter Work Project

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I don't know how many of you Genvibers volunteer for your local Habitat for Humanity affiliates. The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) falls just before the anticipated GenVibe III Super Meet on Saturday, June 25th, if you're interested.Quote »Benton Harbor and Detroit, Mich., to serve as host cities for June 2005 eventBENTON HARBOR, Mich., October 22, 2003 – Habitat for Humanity International leaders announced today that Michigan has been selected to host the 22nd annual Jimmy Carter Work Project to be held June 19-24, 2005. Former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter, along with his wife, Rosalynn, and Habitat for Humanity International Founder and President Millard Fuller and his wife, Linda, will join an estimated 3,000 volunteers from the United States and around the world in Benton Harbor and Detroit, Mich., as they build houses in partnership with families in need.Benton Harbor and Detroit, host cities for Habitat for Humanity International’s signature building project, will construct an estimated 25-35 Habitat homes each. Opening and closing ceremonies will be held in Benton Harbor and Detroit, and both cities will serve as primary build sites for the Carters and Fullers during the project.Habitat for Humanity International’s Jimmy Carter Work Project is an annual, internationally recognized event in which the former U.S. president and his wife, Rosalynn, join Habitat volunteers to build simple, decent and affordable houses in partnership with people in need. President Carter’s longstanding relationship with Habitat for Humanity began in 1984 when he donated one day of his carpentry skills and manual labor at a work site in Americus, Ga., home to Habitat’s international headquarters. Later that same year, the Carters led their first weeklong work project, renovating a six-story, 19-unit building in New York City.Companies, organizations, churches and individuals that are interested in providing financial support and volunteering their time for the Jimmy Carter Work Project 2005 in Michigan should sign up for e-mail updates about the project at http://www.habitat.org/jcwp/2005/default.htmlHabitat for Humanity International is a Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities in 89 nations have built and sold more than 150,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgagesLink to full story -->http://www.habitat.org/newsroo...fPage