smart life donates to Hilton head heritage library

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 In 1972, Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill received the call no parent wants: his 3-year-old daughter, Kim, had leukemia. While spending days at the Children’s Hospital, Fred witnessed families sleeping in hard wooden chairs and eating stale vending machine food, desperate to stay close to their sick children.

To support the Hill family, his NFL teammates rallied together to raise money through bake sales and car washes. Hearing about their struggle, Eagles owner Leonard Tose handed his General Manager, Jimmy Murray, a check for $125,000 and famously told him to "go fix leukemia."

• 1974: The very first Ronald McDonald House opens in Philadelphia.
• 1987: The 102nd house opens in Savannah, Georgia.
• Today: 392 houses operate worldwide (187 in the US), always built right next to major children's hospitals.
•  Smart Life chose to donate to Savannah because the Ronald McDonald House mission deeply aligns with our core values of supporting families during their most vulnerable moment 

April 23, 2026: We volunteered, visited, and donated to a local table tennis education center in Budapest. This remarkable facility is dedicated to providing low-cost and accessible sports programming to Roma students and other youths whose families are currently navigating severe financial hardships.

75% of the Roma population living below the poverty line—nearly three times the poverty rate of the general public in Hungary.

The families need funding to support their children's development. This Ping Pong school coaches hundreds of students, many of which compete at the national or EU level.

It is deeply inspiring to see how a small investment of time and resources can yield such immediate, joyful returns. These young athletes are learning discipline and teamwork—foundational skills that will serve them well as they build their own futures.   

Together, we are building a smarter, brighter future for the next generation.

 This book is the first in the FLY Financial Literacy for Young People series. It explores the how, why, and what behind teaching young people to achieve homeownership—and financial independence—by age 25 and beyond.  

We believe the successful parenthood can be measured by three simple principles: raising children who are (1) responsible and accountable, (2) financially independent, and (3) contributing members of society. 

As the Chinese proverb says, “Rather than giving your child a fish, teach them how to fish.” Smart Life gifts this book to young pros and inspires parents and young people alike to take action, dream boldly, and pursue homeownership as early and wisely as possible.

PAPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in April 2017 by a group of airline pilots. Its purpose is to support members of the Asian community in all fields of aviation, to connect and empower individuals who share a vision to overcome Asian under-representation in the aviation industry.

Its charter in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach has over 100 members. SMART Life made donation to the PAPA Embry charter and provided a financial literacy workshop to the PAPA members. 

· Marc Chagall is celebrated as one of the 20th century’s most lyrical and spiritual artists. His art transcended politics and geography, uniting Russian folk life, Jewish tradition, and French modernism. 

 Smart Life Family Foundation donates to the Marc Chagall Museum, which aligns with our mission to promote Christian values, moral imagination, and biblical literacy. 

· Chagall saw the Bible as “the greatest source of poetry ever created,” and his goal was to paint its emotional truths — love, hope, betrayal, forgiveness — rather than its historical events. He had 17 paintings, divided into three main themes: Genesis (Creation and the Patriarchs); Exodus (Moses and Deliverance); and The Song of Songs (Divine Love and Peace)