Late president Jimmy Carter’s impact in Edmonton still significant 7 years later
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In 2017, the Carters travelled across Canada alongside HFH for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project — building 150 homes to mark Canada's 150th anniversary.
Around the world, people are mourning the death of former United States president Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100.
Seven years ago, the 39th president visited Edmonton, as part of his work with Habitat for Humanity (HFH).
In the Edmonton HFH office, a hammer hanging on the wall isn’t just an ordinary tool.
“(It’s) our hammer of hope, which president and Mrs. Carter signed as a dedication,” said Ann-Marie Reddy, president and CEO of HFH Edmonton.
The hammer and a hard hat near the wall were used when president Carter and his wife Rosalynn visited Edmonton in 2017.
Following Carter’s death, the tools the pair used and the homes they built are now a reminder of their significant post-Oval Office legacy.
“The impact was massive, the excitement of just having thousands of people showing up in a week to participate and work alongside president and Mrs. Carter,” said Reddy.
“He took that work to heart. Put his heart and soul into every hammer he swung and tape he measured, you name it. It was just a sense, it was a motivation for people to get involved.”
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