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Thousands of Volunteers Gather in Austin to Build 25 Homes for Habitat for Humanity's 39th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project
The project honors President Carter’s legacy with 25 energy-efficient geothermal homes built by thousands of volunteers in a community designed to generate more power than it uses.
- Habitat for Humanity International selected Austin Habitat for Humanity to host the 39th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project, which kicked off this week in east Austin and runs through Oct. 31.
- Honoring the Carters, organizers note that thousands of volunteers and partners are gathering to celebrate President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter's legacy, inspiring more than 108,000 volunteers and over 4,447 homes in 14 countries this year.
- At Whisper Valley, homes will feature geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, and a Home Energy Rating System score of 25, making it the nation's first fully geothermal Habitat neighborhood.
- During the week, home builds and rehabs in more than 60 rural communities across more than 20 states will take place alongside the large-scale build in east Austin, and Habitat is holding its first-ever Rural Rally.
- The project is backed by more than 60 sponsors, including Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Adam R. Scripps Foundation, Travis County and the Musk Foundation, while Whisper Valley features more than 600 acres of parkland and a 26-mile hike-and-bike trail.
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Thousands of volunteers gather in Austin to build 25 homes for Habitat for Humanity's 39th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project
The homes will be part of the nation's first fully connected geothermal Habitat neighborhood
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Carter Work Project to build 25 homes, returns for first year after former president's death
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin leaders have said that helping make Austin more affordable remains one of their top priorities. On Monday, they'll get some help from a former first family that made housing its legacy. Former President Jimmy Carter's son, Chip Carter, along with Travis County Judge Andy Brown, Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford and others, will kick off Habitat's annual project in eastern Travis County. How twi…
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