Sandra Lee Charity Work, Events and Causes

Sandra Lee is a multiple Emmy award-winner, activist, and an internationally acclaimed expert in all things life and style, fashion and beauty. Sandra is a Special Contributor to Good Morning America, a best-selling author of 27 books, and Editor in Chief of Sandra Lee Magazine and sandralee.com. Sandra has created and hosted numerous highly rated programs on HGTV, Food Network, Cooking Channel, and Great American Country.

In March 2015, Sandra was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and publicly documented her story leading up to her decision to undergo a double mastectomy just weeks following her diagnosis. Sandra is the recipient of the Congressional Families Excellence in Cancer Awareness Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation’s Val-Kill Medal of Honor, City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award, and The Creative Coalition’s Television Industry Advocacy Award. Sandra has also been honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her activism and advocacy on behalf of women’s and children’s health and well-being.

She is one of three founding Board Members of UNICEF®’s Los Angeles chapter and was recently named a spokesperson for Stand Up To Cancer. For the last decade Sandra has served as the national spokesperson for No Kid Hungry, and works nationally with Meals-on-Wheels, Food Banks across America, The Elton John Aids Foundation, God’s Love We Deliver and sister affiliate Project Angel Food, as well as The Central Park Conservancy.