This article highlights the lasting impact of President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn's dedication to Habitat for Humanity. It focuses on their work building thousands of homes, including 21 in Atlanta, one of which is still inhabited by Sally Hollis, a former resident who shares her heartwarming experience of living in a home built by the Carters.
President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn spent decades helping build thousands of homes with Habitat for Humanity. Many of those projects were in Atlanta and some of the original residents still live in those homes to this day."I loved him. The things that he did for us because nobody else came out and helped us or nothing. But he stood up for us, and I liked that about him," Sally Hollis said.It has been over 30 years since Sally Hollis moved into her Edgewood home.
"He had this smile on his face like he couldn't take it off. So, that's what I'd like to remember him, is, you know, his smile," Hollis explained.The Carters first started working with Habitat for Humanity in Americus, Georgia in 1984. During their work with the organization, they helped build nearly 4,500 homes in 14 different countries.The project in Edgewood was one of the first Carter Work Projects, where they built several homes in just one week.
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