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The seventh annual Hilton Head/Savannah Equestrian Exposition has announced its beneficiaries for the 2011 event, which will be held May 1 at Rose Hill Plantation. They include the American Diabetes Association, the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island, the Heritage Library, Heroes On Horseback, the Savannah College of Art & Design Equestrian Program, St. Gregory the Great Ministries and the Savannah Philharmonic. 843-689-9669, 843-815-5400, 912-925-3400
Brett Heisler of Colleton River Plantation Club was named 2010 Assistant Professional of the Year at the Hilton Head Island PGA Chapter’s annual banquet. The award is given for exemplary professionalism and service in the PGA community. Heisler is currently senior assistant golf professional at Colleton River.
Attorney Jay A. Mullinax has been elected to serve on the South Carolina Bar Association’s Probate, Estate Planning, and Trust Section Council. www.scestateplanning.com
Lisa Kenward has been designated a Professional Bridal Consultant with the Association of Bridal Consultants. Kenward is the professional bridal consultant for the Moss Creek Clubhouse and Bostwick Pavilion. 860-355-7000, www.bridalassn.com
The Coastal Discovery Museum received a SASI-ONE Merit Award in the Cultural & Heritage Category at the ONE Travel Conference held in January at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. The award was presented to the Museum for its “Lowcountry Discovery” program. SASI-ONE Awards recognize prominent leaders in the tourism industry for their vision and commitment in developing cultural tourism. www.coastaldiscovery.org
For the second year in a row, the Sea Pines Country Club has received an Award of Distinction from the International Wine Society of the Club Managers Association of America.
A Lowcountry Backyard on Hilton Head Island was recently listed as the No. 2 “Comfort Food Gem” in the United States by travel website TripAdvisor.com. 843-785-9273, www.hhbackyard.com
Downtown Catering and Events in Bluffton has been named a Catering Top Pick in The Knot.com’s Best of Weddings section, a “by brides, for brides” guide to the top wedding professionals in the country. 843-815-5335, downtowncateringcompany.com
Hunter Douglas is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its national network of gallery stores. which includes Liberty Wallcoverings & Window Blinds at 2 Cardinal Road on Hilton Head. 843-681-9044, www.libertywindowblinds.com
Christopher Tassone, financial professional with the Jacksonville Branch of AXA Advisors, LLC, has earned AXA Advisors’ Developing Sales Force of the Year Award.
Tassone is currently president of the Italian-American Club of Hilton Head, a nonprofit that has distributed more than $30,000 annually to local charities and college scholarship awards.
