September 21, 2005 – Former United States President (and American Chestnut Foundation Honorary Director) Jimmy Carter, and American Chestnut Foundation President Marshal Case participated in the planting of an American chestnut at the Carter Center. The Carter Center is the home of an American chestnut tree demonstration site donated by the American Chestnut Foundation. The demonstration site features a backcross breeding program for strengthening the American chestnut against disease.
“The Carter Center is a wonderful place for us to be represented, so much of what the Center is doing revolves around creating a healthier planet. This project fits right in.”
Philip Pritchard, director of development for the American Chestnut Foundation
“As the then-new executive director of a small struggling nonprofit with a far-reaching vision, I was astounded to discover President Carter was so powerfully supportive of being personally involved in moving the chestnut mission forward,”
Marshal Case, President and CEO of the American Chestnut Foundation.
