PRESS RELEASES:

WomenBUILD February 9,2008


Colleton River Club Kickoff March 4 2008

UPCOMING EVENTS:

New Family Orientation will be held Monday July 28, 2008 at The Boy's and Gril's Club, 913 Old Grays Road, Ridgeland, SC doors will close at 6:30 PM!. Yopu must live or work in Southern Beaufort County or Jasper County to be eligilbe. Go to the Own A Home section to learn more about applying for a home.


PAST EVENTS:

New House dedications took place on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 10:00 am at Brendan Woods in Bluffton, SC. These are the last two houses built in this Community. Come celebrate the completion of our affiliates largest project to date (a sixty-one home subdivision) and thank the volunteers, sponsors and homeowners who built these final two houses with the Turner (local generous donor) and Chavira (Catholic Churches - Holy Family & St. Francis) families.
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COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE:

This year, Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity participated in Habitat for Humanity International's Collegiate Challenge and more than 11,500 students signed up to participate at 235 Habitat locations across the country. Through its 18-year history, Collegiate Challenge has sent more than 139,000 students to build Habitat houses. During this time, students have raised more than $11 million in donations to the program. This year alone, Collegiate Challenge students will contribute $1.4 million to help build homes. In 2007, our affiliate hosted 165 students during their week-long winter or spring breaks. Our volunteers enjoy working with the students because of the great enthusiasm and energy they bring to the work site. This year we hosted students from the following colleges:

Local alumni often get together to host an event, such as a pizza party or barbecue, for visiting students. If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact Lois Wilkinson at (843) 757-5864 or hfhvolunteers@habitathhi.org.