Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. (Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter turns 96 on Thursday and you can help him celebrate with a birthday wish.The Carter Center, the not-for-profit organization founded by Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in 1982, is encouraging people to send in a birthday message to help the oldest living former president celebrate."President Carter's birthday is TOMORROW!
Our hearts are full with the kind and inspiring messages from around the world," the Center wrote on Twitter.Birthday messages and photos can be submitted on the Carter Center's special board.