Did you know that, on average, each family moving into a Habitat for Humanity house invests 423 hours to building not only their own home, but homes for other Habitat families? That adds up to a total of 38,916 hours for the 92 families moving into this year's Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) 2003 homes. To help with this endeavor Whirlpool and Lowe's, the Premier Sponsors of the JCWP 2003, will send hundreds of employees to the JCWP 2003 week, dedicating a total of 6,200 volunteer hours.

The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) is an annual Habitat for Humanity weeklong building "blitz." This year, during the week of June 8-13, 92 houses will be built in three cities: Aniston, Ala., Valdosta and LaGrange, Ga. While many JCWP builds have been in major metropolitan areas, this year Habitat for Humanity selected these three "21st Century Challenge" communities -- communities that have committed to ridding their neighborhoods of substandard housing. The JCWP 2003 marks the 20th year in which former President Carter, his wife, Rosalynn and thousands of volunteers have devoted a week to a labor of love all in an effort to build decent housing for families in need.