Edmonton AB - President Jimmy Carter is in Edmonton as part of the 34th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project with Habitat for Humanity - Edmonton, building 150 homes in celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary. Over 900 volunteers from across Canada and around the world will be participating.
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| President Jimmy Carter addresses the volunteers before the build starts |
President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter will be in Edmonton July 10-12 at the Carter place site in Laurel. Also 250 volunteers will be working in Ft. Saskatchewan as well as Winnipeg Manitoba and other locations across the country to complete this project. over 75 homes in Edmonton and Ft Saskatchewan will be completed to support Carter's work project.
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| Volunteers listen to President Jimmy Carters remarks as they get ready for the day's build |
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Over the next couple of days Volunteers as well as the Carter's will participate in building homes at the Carter Place site in Edmonton, along with Entertainer and Grammy award nominee Eric Paslay, who travelled from Nashville to participate in the event. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are also expected to participate in the Edmonton Build.
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| President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Edmonton Dr. Mark Rodgers |
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| Grammy Nominee Eric Paslay performs for the Volunteers |
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The 34th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter work project wraps up Friday night with a closing event at the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos vs Ottawa Red Blacks football game at Commonwealth Stadium.
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