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RUSH WINS CIRCLE OF SUCCESS RECOGNITION
John Rush, financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial, has qualified for the annual Circle of Success recognition program. John works with John Rush and Associates, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. at 1533 Fording Island Drive, Suite 328, Hilton Head.
Justin Waffle, owner of Justin Waffle Golf in Bluffton, has been nominated by his peers for the Palmer Maples Teacher of the Year Award of the Carolinas PGA section. The award recognizes a teaching professional who has performed outstanding assistance as a golf instructor. 843-368-5588. justinwafflegolf.com
Local dessert company Baby Cakes won the People’s Choice Award at the 2nd Annual Death By Chocolate Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina event, held in September on Hilton Head Island. 843-298-4915. www.babycakeshhi.com
Coastal Carolina Hospital has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. The certification is based on the recommendations for primary stroke centers published by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association’s statements/guidelines for stroke care. The hospital has also been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography services as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). www.coastalhospital.com.
The American Heart Association has recognized Hilton Head Hospital and Coastal Carolina Hospital as 2010 Start! Fit-Friendly Companies for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace. Start! Fit-Friendly Companies implement activities and programs to encourage physical activity, nutrition and culture enhancements such as on-site walking routes, healthy food choices in cafeterias, annual employee health risk assessments and online tracking tools.
The Rotary Club of Bluffton recently welcomed three new members into the club: Shellie Hodges, owner of the Bluffton Business Club; Jay Parks, former Michael C. Riley Elementary School Principal and Bob Ward, former Assistant Attorney General of Michigan. 843-815-2277. www.blufftonrotary.org
Leah McCarthy, owner and event planner for Downtown Catering and Events, recently attended The Wedding MBA, a three-day wedding business convention in Las Vegas. Downtown Catering plans and caters weddings throughout the Lowcountry and was recently voted “Best Caterer” in South Carolina by brides on theknot.com. 843-815-5335. downtowncateringcompany.com
Oldfield Club has been purchased by SF Capital, and will now be managed by Hampton Golf. www.oldfield1732.com
Michael Anthony’s Cucina Italiana has been recognized as one of the top 50 restaurants in the United States for Italian cuisine by OpenTable Inc., a leading provider of online restaurant reservations.
Maureen “Mo” Smith, founder of Travel Smith, Inc., of Bluffton, has been named to Travel + Leisure magazine’s “A-List: The Top 15 Travel Agents” for the eighth consecutive year. Smith specializes in active and adventure travel, spa travel, small ship and river cruises, as well as travel to Italy, France, the Caribbean South America and Australia. 843-815-8100.
