The Edie Hand Foundation
Christy Swaid, HEAL Founder
HEAL United Creating Healthy Habits Christy Swaid knows that when you develop good habits at an early age, those habits serve you well in the coming years. After moving to Alabama, Christy identified a need to help students lead healthier lives. She felt that by...
Chef Chris Hastings With Christy Swaid
Chef Chris Hastings & Christy Swaid from HEAL United One of the non-profits supported by The Edie Hand Foundation is HEAL United (formerly HEAL Alabama). Chrisy Swaid a former National Jet-Ski Champion started this organization to encourage healthy eating habits...
Edie Hand Sharing Her Stories on Our American Stories
This year Edie Hand brings some of her "Women of True Grit" stories to the airwaves via the hit radio show, Our American Stories. Edie's decades of experience and friendships combine to bring stories of dedication, innovation, and perseverance to over 2.5 million...
Walking in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Left to Right: Colleen Ruszkowski, Dr. Zsila Sadighi, Host Shirley Mullally, Edie Hand, and Doris ParkerFedEx held their annual FedEx St. Jude Invitational golf outing this week and Edie Hand was in Memphis to support and bolster her work for St. Judes...
Edie Hand Foundation Holiday Letter to Supporters for 2018
This has been an exciting year for many of us and challenging for others. Somehow we managed to weather any storms we encountered and now we have New Year’s just weeks away, and that holds the potential of a fresh start for all of us. The Edie Hand Foundation has had...
Daily Mountain Eagle Highlights Edie Hand & Victoria Renée
Edie Hand and Victoria Renée were interviewed by Ed Howell of the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper, AL on October 10th and shared the news about the release of Victoria's song on all the major music download and streaming sites The Edie Hand Foundation is donating...
St. Jude Gold Luncheon Event in Memphis
On September 27th, the third annual St. Jude Gold Luncheon in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month was held. Attendees and supporters enjoyed a catered lunch and a panel presentation featuring attorney Kim Coggin, MentorMe CEO Brit...
Northwestern Mutual of Alabama Hosts Edie Hand and Victoria Renée
On September 30th, a few executive from the office of Northwestern Mutual of Alabama hosted Edie Hand and Victoria Renée.
“A Better Tomorrow” Sung by Victoria Renée Debuts on iTunes
The song, “A Better Tomorrow” sung by recording artist, Victoria enée debuts on iTunes – The Edie Hand Foundation has been a supporter and active sponsor of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and that tradition continues today.
Edie Hand on Today in Nashville
Nashville WIFT president, Deborah Gordon, and member Edie Hand appeared on the News4 morning show, Today in Nashville, on Tuesday, September 19th. They were in a segment “How to Host a Fun International Party.”
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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 three battles with cancer.
Edie with her niece Kayla Poss and her brother Terry Blackburn who was the influence for the book, “The Last Christmas Ride.”
Terre Thomas who sits on the Board of Directors at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital works with Edie on many projects.
Her foundation helps to benefit The Children’s Hospital of Alabama and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She can be seen in more than 14 million homes every Sunday on the RFD-TV/FamilyNet/Rural TV show Rx for Healthy Lifestyles
The main goal is to give back to the community and to encourage acts of kindness and generosity in all around her.
Edie Hand Celebrity Golf Tournament
The non-profit organization contributes not only funds but many volunteer hours to help out in hospitals, participate in local and regional events such as the Edie Hand Celebrity Golf Tournament to help special needs children, and seasonal television specials. In addition to those efforts, events are held separately or in conjunction with other organizations to raise money and awareness of the foundation’s efforts.
Edie also pays it forward with her YouPaveTheWay program that mentors young people to build self-esteem and educates young women on the importance of early detection and the dangers of breast cancer. She is the founder of The Genuine Pearl Girl Society whose mission is to encourage more acts of kindness to mankind.
Edie Hand Holiday Special engaging friends and children along with Nashville Stars
Each Christmas season Edie Hand has a Christmas Television Special that brings together Nashville stars, special friends and many of the children who are recipients of Foundation gifts.
The Edie Hand Foundation is also a supporter Kulture City, an organization to assist individuals with autism to be treated equally.
Mattie, Edie and Allie from a visit to Children’s Hospital
The menu on the top right of this page will link you to more information on The Edie Hand Foundation and its many projects. We also invite companies to become sponsors and take an active role in helping children and others in need in their communities.
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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.
