“Habitat has successfully removed the stigma of charity by substituting it with a sense of partnership.”
— Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100, and while he sat as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, in later years he became most known as a social justice advocate.
Joined by his wife Rosalynn Carter, the pair became deeply committed to social justice and basic human rights through the Carter Centre. That quest led the couple to create the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project for Habitat for Humanity more than 35 years ago.
According to Habitat for Humanity, together the couple worked alongside more than 108,100 volunteers who have built, renovated or repaired more than 4,447 homes in 14 countries, all while raising awareness of the critical need for affordable housing. The goal is to help individuals and families get into a home.
Dougla Dunn, executive director for Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast, is inviting the public to honour the former president’s contributions to society by dropping by the Sechelt location of Habitat for Humanity ReStore to sign a memorial door.
This door will symbolize the many doors, literally and figuratively, that President Carter helped to open by working with Habitat homeowners around the world as they built places to call home, Dunn said in a press release.
He added, the door will eventually be incorporated into a Habitat building or a ReStore location.
Contributions in memory of President Jimmy Carter will be gratefully accepteda at the store, located at 5591 Wharf Ave., or at habitatsc.ca/donate.
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