50 Years of Growth in the Lowcountry & Beyond ank You…

“Every time I come across the bridge after traveling, I breathe in that salt air and know I’m home.”

In 2002, Smith opened Smith Stearns Tennis Academy with fellow tennis standout with B.J. Stearns. Their programs coach and prepare motivated young athletes for a career in tennis.

Smith’s local volunteer efforts include the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head, including service as chair of the capital campaign to build the Gumtree Road facility 30 years ago. He was a trustee for the Heritage Classic Foundation, serving for a time as chair of the scholarship committee. He has long been a supporter of Hilton Head Volunteers in Medicine and of the Children’s Center.

Adidas named a green and white tennis shoe for Smith in 1973. Since then, the company recently announced, more than 100 million pairs have been sold. “I think I have 120 or so pairs in my closet,” Smith said. He wore a green pair to the sashing ceremony.

Scheduled to march in the parade are six pipe and drum bands, including Boston Police, Charleston and U.S. Border Patrol.

In addition, the U.S. Navy Band will march in our parade for the first time, and an Irish rock band from Boston, The Fenian Sons, will return for the second year. Several area high school bands and performance troupes will participate as well – for a total of 13 confirmed bands.

Local businesses, schools and nonprofits will be represented with colorful floats, cars, trucks, boats and other vehicles, along with local and state dignitaries. Attendees line both sides of the one-mile route down Pope Avenue from the Coligny area to the USCB campus on Office Park Drive. Those seeking a place to park are encouraged to look for business areas that are closed on Sundays, such as banks and office parks.

Volunteers are still needed for various duties, including owners of convertibles to drive dignitaries down the route. For more information about all events, including how to enter a business, group or nonprofit in the parade, visit hiltonheadireland.org. To volunteer, click on the Volunteer tab at the top of the page.

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Kay Redard celebrates her 100th birthday with her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends at The Seabrook of Hilton Head, where she has lived since 2005. Redard was born Feb. 7, 1923. Pictured with her are her grandson David Pattison and his fiancee Jamie Ann Reid. A lifelong musician, Redard has lived on Hilton Head since 1982.