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Sumter Habitat for Humanity has been participating in Collegiate Challenge since 1998.  We provide lodging at one of our local churches, with air mattresses, sheets, blankets, pillows, and pillowcases. Showers will be provided at the end of the workday at our local YMCA. Volunteers must bring their own towels and toiletries. We partner with folks in our community to provide lunch on-site every day. Additionally, we provide dinner at least three times during the week, more if there is additional interest from our community providers. We never say no to a meal. Breakfast will be the only meal you will need to provide yourself. Sumter Habitat for Humanity was started in 1987. Since that time, we have completed 130 homes and are currently working on home #131. Our upcoming projects will include the renovation of three Habitat homes that another partner family will have the opportunity to purchase. You may be tasked with installing cabinetry, flooring, hanging doors and hardware, or who knows what else at this point. Weather conditions will also play a role in the work schedule.Locally, evening entertainment may include an escape room at your expense. SHFH can facilitate a discount rate if you like. We have our Sumter Museum tour and a walking tour of historical downtown Sumter. We can arrange options prior to your arrival. Sumter, known as Gamecock City, lies near the geographic center of South Carolina. It is home to Swan Lake Iris Gardens, the only public park in the United States containing all 8 species of swan. Sumter is 100 miles west of Myrtle Beach’s Grand Strand and 175 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Columbia, the state capital, is about 45 miles to the west, and Charleston is around 100 miles to the south. If you would like a day off to “relax,” please choose either Monday or Friday. Once you commit to a day off, it cannot be changed, as work will be scheduled around that day off.   Your non-refundable contribution of $150 is used to purchase materials for the home(s) you will be working on. We ask that you pay your non-refundable contribution 30 days in advance of your arrival. Everyone will receive a SHFH volunteer t-shirt.Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.