The Edie Hand Foundation
The GRIT 101 Program Now Available
We’re excited to announce our program in two iterations. One for teens in High School and one program for Women, either college students and/or women in the community. We’re grateful for our sponsors who are helping to make these programs possible.
In an effort to pay it forward and leave a legacy for community involvement, Edie founded the Edie Hand Foundation after the loss of her three young brothers and her own battles with cancer.
Today Edie’s initiatives have increased through her women of true grit series from books, television , podcast and radio medias to her Grit: 101 teen series for high school students to her continued grit: 101 women programs on colleges across the South East. Now her Women of True Grit educational arm extends to her documentary stories .
A primary focus of the foundation is to enhance educational opportunities for women and minorities and leverage the STEM programs which align with the goals of the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.
The foundation-supported Women of True Grit program works to increase opportunities for diversity within entrepreneurship endeavors in all segments of the workforce. This program and its information have been previously held at Bevill Community College in Sumiton, AL, Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL, and the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario (Canada). These programs will be extended to more colleges throughout the year to create more of an educational impact.
Edie is also active in promoting the HealUnited program in Alabama schools to promote healthy eating and exercise so children develop good habits for the rest of their lives. In addition to the educational focus of the foundation, support is ongoing for a number of other organizations. View some of those charities here.
Edie Hand’s Women of True Grit publications are filled with life stories of women who have journeyed through good and bad times and experienced phenomenal success. These stories are moving examples of what persistence and faith can do to propel individuals to reach their full potential.
Click to make a Donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Edie Hand Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 foundation so that means contributions may be eligible for tax deductions. We invite you to make a donation to the Foundation to show your support for all the good work they do in our local community, around the country, and now around the world.
Click here to download and print our donation form.
Terre Thomas a Director from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital works with Edie on many projects.
Edie Hand Holiday Special engaging friends and children along with Nashville Stars.
Edie with her niece Kayla Ross and her brother Terry Blackburn who was the influence for the book, “The Last Christmas Ride.”
Edie Hand Celebrity Golf Tournament
Mattie, Edie and Allie from a visit to Childrens Hospital
Edie Hand with Friends from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and FedEx at the Golf Tournament in Memphis
Dr. Zsila Sadighi, Edie Hand, and Colleen Ruszkowski at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Edie Hand, Dale Smith-Thomas, and Miss Tennessee along with children from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Here are some of the beneficiaries of the Edie Hand Foundation. Click their logo to learn more about them. Edie and her foundation also promoted other causes on her RFD-TV/FamilyNet/Rural TV show Rx for Healthy Lifestyles.
