Family, supporters celebrate Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday

Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday, but his family and supporters already threw him a birthday celebration fit for a former President.

“These are people, some of whom weren’t even born when my grandfather was the president, who are just excited to be here and celebrate him as a human being,” said Jason Carter, the former President’s grandson and chair of the Carter Centre Board of Trustees. “Beyond politics, beyond legacy, and other things.”

Carter’s 100th birthday is on Tuesday, but he was celebrated with a star-studded concert in Atlanta in late September, raising money for the international programmes of the Carter Centre.

Meanwhile in Minnesota, thousands of volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit that shares a long history with the former President, came together to build 30 homes over five days.

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