The former president pledged to build 150 affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity across Canada as the country marked 150 years since Confederation
Suzanne Taylor, a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, remembers former U.S. Jimmy Carter being “strict” on construction sites, refusing to pose for pictures with others while on the job.The Carter Center announced Saturday that the 98-year-old former president has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family, receiving hospice care after a series of hospital stays.
The former president had pledged to build 150 affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity across Canada as the country marked 150 years since Confederation. Vandersteen, who was volunteering in Fort Saskatchewan remembers Carter as inspirational during a surprise visit to the site 30 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
His work moved families from living paycheque-to-paycheque to becoming independent and stable, he added.
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