itat ▁affili ates ▁along ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁built ▁new ▁housing ▁in ▁areas ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁hit ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁helped ▁build ▁houses ▁with ▁ 2 5 0 ▁families . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁officially ▁renamed ▁the ▁Jimmy ▁& ▁Ros al yn n ▁Carter ▁Work ▁Project . ▁" That ' s ▁how ▁it ▁always ▁should ▁have ▁been ," ▁said ▁President ▁Carter . ▁" She ' s ▁been ▁my ▁life ▁partner , ▁she ' s ▁been ▁on ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁builds ▁right ▁along ▁with ▁me ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁M ek ong ▁River ▁Region ( Ch ina , ▁La os , ▁Th ailand , ▁Camb odia , ▁Vietnam ): ▁The ▁M ek ong ▁River ▁begins ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁flows ▁south ▁through ▁La os , ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁Camb odia ▁before ▁finding ▁the ▁sea ▁in ▁Vietnam ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Carter ▁Work ▁Project ▁built ▁ 1 6 6 ▁homes ▁throughout ▁all ▁five ▁countries ▁simultaneously . ▁Tem per atures ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁clim bed ▁into ▁the ▁ 9 0 s ▁and ▁many ▁volunte ers ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁heat , ▁while ▁the ▁weather ▁in ▁S ich uan , ▁China , ▁was ▁so ▁cold ▁that ▁volunte ers ▁cluster ed ▁around ▁port able ▁he aters ▁to ▁get ▁warm . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Washington , ▁D . C .; ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland ; ▁T win ▁C ities , ▁Minnesota ; ▁and ▁B