Former President Jimmy Carter observed his 100th birthday with a star-studded benefit concert that raised $1.2 million and a large-scale Habitat for Humanity event where 30 homes were built
Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old on Tuesday and a benefit concert was held as well as 30 homes were built in his honor. The event algins with Carter's long legacy as a philanthropist. The stat-studded concert was held last month at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and raised $1.2 million so far to support the international programs of The Carter Center, which Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982 with the mission to " wage peace, fight disease, and build hope.
"Presidential historian Cassandra Newby-Alexander, professor of Virginia Black history and culture at Norfolk State University, said the strength of Carter’s legacy is in his morality. Unlike many who claim to care about the disadvantaged, Carter has shown that they — and not power or money — are his main concern, Newby-Alexander said."I think he has probably done more personally in his post-presidency than anyone else because he’s not out there looking for attention," she said.
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