TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE
The Hearts and Hands Scholarship fund was established in 1994 to award scholarships to Townsend, Tennessee residents attending regionally accredited colleges or vocational schools. Since inception over $438,850 has been given to 210 local students. An endowment fund has been established to ensure longevity of this project. With the generous support from individuals and businesses in Townsend and neighboring communities, we continue assisting students in pursuing higher education and to promote the spirit of a worthwhile cause.
We were excited to open the Hearts and Hands Thrift Shoppe in 2018. It was located at 120 Tiger Drive in Townsend. We anticipated that the revenue generated from the Shoppe would allow us to substantially increase our scholarship disbursements, and the Shoppe has proved to be successful. As a result, Hearts and Hands was able to award scholarships to 28 Townsend students for the 2025 – 2026 academic year.
We wish our recipients success in their education and are proud to be able to help them achieve their goals. We warmly thank everyone everywhere for their support in this honorable project, and for ensuring the success of our most valuable assets – the students.
With the closing of the year 2025, after operating the Thrift Shoppe since 2018, the Hearts and Hands Fund Scholarship organization has closed the Thrift Shop. That is good news because the H&H Scholarship Fund has grown to the point we can give scholarships to every Townsend student and continue to do so, going forward with the benefits of Donations and other sponsored fund raising events throughout the year. You will be hearing more about this new phase from us as we move forward into 2026.