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Article: Carter hits slopes for charity
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- February 20, 2000
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CRESTED BUTTE - Cultures connected last week amid 20 inches of
fresh powder and Rocky Mountain sunshine as children from Atlanta's
troubled streets broke bread and carved ski turns with former
President Jimmy Carter.
This is the eighth year that Carter and about 200 friends have
visited Crested Butte to raise money for his nonprofit foundation,
the Carter Center.
Most of the 10 youngsters along for the ride had never been on a
plane before, let alone a pair of skis. The teens represent the top
membership of an Atlanta-based mentoring and youth leadership
organization called Future Force - made up of kids navigating the
double-diamond runs of life.
"Almost all have been in trouble at ...