101 trees to be planted for Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday

ATLANTA – In honor of former President Jimmy Carterhis On its 100th anniversary, Trees Atlanta will plant 100 trees at the Carter Center, plus another at a second symbolic location.

On Oct. 1, Carter will join the Centennial Club. But Georgia has been celebrating humanitarian action for weeks.

A star-studded musical gala was held at the Fox Theater in mid-September. Just days later, he received a lifetime achievement award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Ohio Foundation.

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100 trees for Jimmy Carter

The first tree will be planted at 10 a.m. at the Georgia State Capitol near the statue of Jimmy Carter. The second will be planted at noon at The Carter Center at the entrance to campus.

The other 99 will be planted around the Carter Center between October 2024 and March 2025.

Each tree will be a live oak, Georgia’s official state tree. Live oak, known to be a strong, hard wood, was also used for shipbuilding back in the day. It serves as a nod to former President Carter’s service in the US Navy, as well as his own strength and resilience.

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This is the second time Trees Atlanta has given Mother Nature’s gift to the 39th president. For his 80th birthday, he received a Georgia Oak.

Greg Levine, executive director of Trees Atlanta noted Carter’s love of the outdoors, marked by his time spent working on his family’s farm.

“We hope she likes this gift,” he said.

“From the Carters’ creation of a tree farm in the 1950s near the Plains to their interest in the trees on the grounds of the Carter Presidential Center, we see that their values ​​were always greater than themselves,” said Dr. Meredith Evans, Director of the Center. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. “They understood that simple gestures like planting and caring for trees help our environment, our community and our spirit. Trees, among other things, keep our air and water clean and our minds peaceful. This extends the longevity of a healthy life, as President Carter has shown. US”