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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New House dedications took place on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 9:00 am at Brendan Woods in Bluffton, SC. Four families will receive keys to their new houses. Come celebrate and thank the volunteers, sponsors and homeowners who built these houses with the Balboa (Association of Realtors), Garcia (Methodist Churches - St. Andrews by the Sea, Bluffton, St. Luke's & Church of the Palms), Simmons (Women Build Project), and Valverde (local generous donor) families.
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New Home Kick-off for Chavira Family and Dedication for Udochu Family took place on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Brendan Woods in Bluffton.
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Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity hosted the PGA TOUR Wives Association (PTWA) on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, during the 2007 Verizon Heritage. PTWA members joined other volunteers for the 2007 Women Build at the Brendan Woods in Bluffton. The women of the PTWA are dedicated to helping children and their families through various volunteer and philanthropic activities.
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Easter Weekend Fundraiser sponsored by the Pineland Station Merchants Association to benefit Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity was held on Saturday, April 7, 2007, from 10am - 4pm in the Pineland Station Courtyard. Families joined us for a bake sale, balloons, live music, food and beverages by Vic's, and an Easter Egg Hunt for children and adults.
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Women Build 2007 presented All That Jazz on Sunday, April 1, 2007, with the Alligator Dixieland Jazz Band, Ron Burton & Carole Galli, from 2 to 4 pm at the Jazz Corner at Wexford. Over 85 people attended this afternoon jazz celebration, and all ticket sale proceeds helped fund the Women Build 2007 project.
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A Chili Cook Off sponsored by the Bluffton United Methodist Church took place on March 11, 2007, after the 10:00 am Worship Service to help support the Methodist Habitat House!
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On February 23, 2007, Dick Hart was recognized for his 12 years of service to Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity. Dick was presented with a plaque and a live oak tree was planted on the Community Center grounds in his honor. In the last two years, Dick has volunteered over 400 hours building in Brendan Woods. He served as a house leader and supervised many new volunteers in this capacity.
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New Build Kick-off took place on February 3, 2007, for Habitat's third Women Build project and for a house sponsored by four local Methodist churches.
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New Build Kick-off took place on January 31, 2007, for three new homes in the Brendan Woods Community. Moss Creek Plantation is building one, a generous donor sponsored the second, and The Realtors' Association is doing a blitz build on the third.
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New Homes were dedicated on January 27, 2007, at the Brendan Woods Community in Bluffton, SC. The Alvarez, Polanco and Ulmana-Garcia families received keys to their new homes.

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.