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ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity's 30th annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will return to the U.S. Oct. 6-11, 2013, to help build, rehabilitate and repair homes in partnership with low-income families in Oakland and San Jose, Calif.; Denver; and New York City. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/CL21710-a )(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/CL21710-b )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050501/NYSU020LOGO...
LEOGANE, Haiti, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, join hundreds of volunteers from around the world to help build 100 homes in Leogane, Haiti, during the 29th annual Habitat for Humanity Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121126/CL18262 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050501/NYSU020LOGO ) Volunteers are helping to construct the homes throughout the course of this...
ATLANTA, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Habitat for Humanity announced its 29th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project will return to Leogane, Haiti, for the second year in a row to help earthquake-affected families. The 2012 build will take place Nov. 25-Dec. 1, when President and Mrs. Carter will join hundreds of volunteers to build homes with families in the area considered to be the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake. (Logo:...
ATLANTA, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to announce the election of new officers and members to its board of directors. Habitat's 24-member board is responsible for establishing policy and guiding the organization's efforts to construct, rehabilitate, repair and improve housing in partnership with low-income families in nearly 80 countries around the world. Habitat board members volunteer for two-year terms that can be renewed up...
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved Georgia Southwestern State University’s request to name its new Health and Human Sciences Complex after former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a GSW alumna from the class of 1946. ATLANTA, Ga. (PRWEB) November 13, 2011 Wednesday, during their November meeting, the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia approved Georgia Southwestern State University’s request to name its new Health and Human...
Johnson & Johnson, again, plays pivotal role in helping Georgia Southwestern State University's Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving bring together agencies from across the nation to share perspectives and issues related to remedying the caregiving crisis. Americus, GA (PRWEB) November 12, 2011 In October, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI), sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, hosted its 24th annual national summit at its home on Georgia Southwestern State...
LEOGANE, Haiti, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity in Haiti this week. They were among the 500 volunteers who helped to build 100 homes in partnership with families affected by the 2010 earthquake. The build is a part of the 28th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111110/CL04794-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111110/CL04794-b...
LEOGANE, Haiti, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, President and Mrs. Carter joined more than 500 volunteers from around the world for Habitat for Humanity's 28th annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The weeklong build will help to construct 100 homes in partnership with earthquake-affected families in Leogane, Haiti. The community, which is 18 miles west of Port-au-Prince, is near the epicenter of the Jan. 12, 2010 7.0-magnitude earthquake. (Photo:...
ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- President and Mrs. Carter, joined by Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford and hundreds of volunteers, gathered in Atlanta to kick off the 28th annual Habitat for Humanity Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. President and Mrs. Carter are flying to Haiti with the volunteers tomorrow where together they will build 100 homes in partnership with earthquake-affected families. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111105/CL98984 ) (Logo:...
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, today joined staff, volunteers and Habitat homeowners to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Habitat staff and volunteers handed out foam stress hammers to stock brokers on the exchange floor. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110930/CL78658 ) Habitat for Humanity is celebrating its 500,000th and 500,001st milestone houses since the nonprofit housing...
