To celebrate Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, 101 trees were planted

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(HC) DNC28carter_ Former President Jimmy Carter (center) and his wife Rosalyn (right) and their grandson Jason plant trees during a day service with the Georgia Delegation at Bicentennial Park in Aurora on Wednesday. D

ATLANTA – In honor former president Jimmy Carter‘S On the occasion of its 100th birthday, Trees Atlanta will plant 100 trees at The Carter Center and another in a second symbolic location.

On October 1, Carter will join the club of the century. But Georgia has been celebrating humanitarian efforts for weeks.

In mid-September, a star-studded music gala took place at the Fox Theater. Just days later, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation in Ohio.

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100 trees for Jimmy Carter

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

Bronze statue of President Jimmy Carter, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The remaining 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. In ancient times, live oak, known as a strong and hard wood, was also used to build ships. It is a tribute to former President Carter’s service in the United States Navy, as well as his fortitude and resilience.

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This is the second time Trees Atlanta has presented Mother Nature’s gift to the 39th president. He received a Georgia oak for his 80th birthday.

Greg Levine, executive director of Trees Atlanta, noticed Carter’s love of the outdoors, which was highlighted by time spent working on the family farm.

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

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