▁an ▁acceler ated ▁build ▁at ▁five ▁other ▁southern ▁California ▁affili ates . ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁V ac , ▁Hung ary : ▁As ▁President , ▁Carter ▁had ▁returned ▁Hung ary ' s ▁national ▁crown ▁j ew els , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁and ▁later ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁Soviet ▁hands . ▁When ▁the ▁project ▁looked ▁toward ▁expand ing ▁into ▁Europe , ▁he ▁suggested ▁Hung ary . ▁The ▁pictures que ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁V ac ▁( pr on ounced ▁" V ot z "), ▁in ▁a ▁b end ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁River ▁a ▁little ▁north ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁was ▁the ▁" most ▁beautiful " ▁project ▁site , ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁say . ▁An ▁international ▁team ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁built ▁ 1 0 ▁houses . ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁Tennessee : ▁The ▁App al ach ian ▁project ▁" H ammer ing ▁in ▁the ▁Hills " ▁had ▁beautiful ▁back dro ps , ▁but ▁the ▁pover ty ▁there ▁ran ▁deep . ▁House holds ▁in ▁the ▁eight ▁communities ▁served ▁had ▁an ▁average ▁income ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 6 ▁percent ▁lack ed ▁ind oor ▁pl umb ing . ▁Among ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁particip ating ▁during ▁the ▁week : ▁First ▁Lady ▁Hill ary ▁Rod ham ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁New t ▁G ing rich . ▁The ▁J C