A House, A Home

Anna Wilson performed during the Opening Ceremony of the 25th Anniversary Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project at Yankee Stadium in Biloxi, Mississippi. Wilson was accompanied by the award-winning Mississippi Mass Choir. As part of the ceremony, country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood introduced President Carter and his wife Rosalynn. Both provided moving speeches.

Wilson and her husband, songwriter Monty Powell, also joined the Carters, Brooks and Yearwood in Pascagoula, Mississippi to construct one of the 108 houses that were completed as part of the week-long build event. The purpose of this project is to refocus attention on Habitat for Humanity’s continuing recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast.

Wilson has a multi-year relationship with Habitat for Humanity. Her Habitat inspired-single, “A House, A Home,”which she performed at the event,was recently featured in the charity’s national public service announcements, receiving $4.2 million in free television and radio advertising. The song was first written and performed as part of theWhirlpool Building Blocks project hosted by Habitat’s Nashville affiliate in 2006. It is available for purchase exclusively through iTunes with proceeds benefitting Habitat’s work to build affordable homes for purchase by families in need.

Pictured to the right(l-r) are Trisha Yearwood, Monty Powell, anna Wilson and Garth Brooks at the opening ceremony at Yankee Stadium in Biloxi.