For the next several weeks, area residents can pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter and the legacy he left behind at a thrift store run by the local chapter of an organization near and dear to Carter’s heart.

When former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice nearly 23 months ago, Habitat for Humanity International contacted every chapter — the Greater Salt Lake area chapter included — and asked them to build ceremonial walls to honor their most famous volunteer upon his death.

Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity honored former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday at one of its construction sites. The organization, along with members of the community, gathered to raise a wall and sign a door to represent the many doors of opportunity Carter opened through his service to Habitat.

A wooden frame and door with photos of the former president on them were erected in Center City Philadelphia Thursday to honor the life and legacy of service of Jimmy Carter. In Delaware, the next governor joined a Habitat for Humanity project as the group that was so near and dear to the 39th president honors him nationwide.