A guide to Hilton Head Island and Bluffton area real estate, rentals and lifestyle
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The HHA HBA Chartered in 1965 under the leadership of the late Joseph Fraser, Jr., the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association is a not-for-profi t professional trade association made up of over 500 Members within Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper Counties that represent, promote and support excellence in the home building industry through education, community service and environmental stewardship. e HBA has been the local resource for building industry professionals since 1965. Call HBA Staff today or visit our online membership directory at www.hhahba. com/membership-directory The Education Foundation e HBA also administers the Association's charitable 501c3 organization, e Hilton Head Home Builders Education Foundation. e foundation raises funds each year through contributions made by Association members as well as others within the community. Since 1992 when the association awarded its fi rst offi cial scholarships we have raised our eff orts 300% from 5 scholarships at $1500 each to 11 scholarships at $3500 each. Our Association has given away over $300,000.00 on behalf of our Education Foundation. In 2018 we continued our growth pattern increasing the number of recipients from ten to eleven while maintaining our contribution of $3500.00 per student. We received a record number of 70 applications this year from 15 diff erent area high schools spanning all 3 counties we represent. It is without question that the task of narrowing that number down to just 11 recipients was NO easy feat. Our mission is to fund and sustain an endowment, which provides continuing education scholarships to high school graduates of the Lowcountry for their academic performance, demonstrated leadership, fi nancial need, and commitment to community. Scholarship Basics Education Foundation scholarships are awarded to applicants who meet the following criteria: • Graduating high school senior in Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton Counties • Planning to attend a 4 or 2-year accredited trade/tech school, college or university. • Merit the award based on a combination of solid academic work ethic, fi nancial need, community service and character. Get Involved Feel inspired and want to get more involved? Contact HBA Staff to join our Education Foundation Committee and help us keep growing. Business owners may donate items for silent auctions at HBA events like the Annual Oyster Roast, Holiday Hoedown and Builders Cup Golf Tournament. Private and business donors can contribute monetarily throughout the year. Donations made to the foundation are tax deductible and can be attributed to Federal Tax Identifi cation number 20-4679484. All are encouraged to visit: www.education.hhahba.com and/or the Education Foundation Facebook page @homebuilderseducationfoundation for more information on how to get involved. "In 1997, I was a recipient of the Hilton Head Home Builders Scholarship as a high school senior on Hilton Head Island. With the help of the scholarship I was able to graduate from Georgetown University with a Bachelor's degree in business. Upon graduation I began working as a Management Trainee with Cintas Corporation. Today, I still work at Cintas as the General Manager of one its largest locations in the US. I am married to a wonderful woman that I met while attending Georgetown and have 3 children. is scholarship was a catalyst for me fi nancially but more importantly it gave me great confi dence that this generous organization believed in me enough to invest in my future. is confi dence gave me the boost I needed to attend a college both academically rigorous and far from the safety and security of the island I grew up on. ank you!" -1997 Recipient Scott Lee We're Helping Students Succeed information on how to get involved. 1997 recipient Scott Lee with parents Don & Trish Lee and Chairman of the Education Foundation Committee Denny Fraser HBA Education Foundation 2018 scholarship recipients DESTINYE STORMER Battery Creek High School attending Howard University CARTER ROHAL Hilton Head Island High School attending UNC-Charlotte EMERALD CABANILLA May River HS attending Winthrop University LUCAS CATO Beaufort High School attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ARIANNA SERPE Hilton Head Island High School attending New York University DEANDRE SMITHBROWN Ridgeland Hardeeville HS attending Hampton University BROOKE WILHELM Bluff ton High School attendlng Wake Forest University CAYLIN CAMPIS Hilton Head Prep attending College of Charleston JASIAH BALLENGER Whale Branch Early College HS attending Clafl in University SAMUEL GELB Hilton Head Island High School attending USC-Columbia SIDNEY ANGNER John Paul II Catholic School attending Furman University 38