100th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter raises $1.2M for The Carter Center and 30 homes built by Habitat for Humanity. 100 cumpleaños del ex presidente Jimmy Carter recauda $1.2M para el Centro Carter y 30 casas construidas por Habitat for Humanity.
Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 on October 1, 2023, marked by a benefit concert in Atlanta that raised $1.2 million for The Carter Center, which he founded in 1982 to promote peace and health. El ex presidente Jimmy Carter cumplió 100 años el 1 de octubre de 2023, marcado por un concierto benéfico en Atlanta que recaudó 1,2 millones de dólares para The Carter Center, que fundó en 1982 para promover la paz y la salud. Concurrently, 30 homes were built in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Habitat for Humanity, led by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Al mismo tiempo, 30 casas fueron construidas en St. Paul, Minnesota, por Habitat for Humanity, dirigida por Garth Brooks y Trisha Yearwood. Carter's philanthropic legacy includes efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease, with cases dropping from 3.5 million to 13 in 2022. El legado filantrópico de Carter incluye esfuerzos para erradicar la enfermedad del gusano de Guinea, con casos que bajan de 3,5 millones a 13 en 2022.