IDIE HASTINGS

IDIE HASTINGS JOINED THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE UAB COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IN HONOR OF SOMEONE

SHE NEVER EVEN GOT THE CHANCE TO MEET.

A Cleveland, Ohio, native and UAB

alumna, Mrs. Hastings had spent five years

honing her culinary skills in California

before deciding to return to Birmingham to

open her own restaurant, the Hot and Hot

Fish Club. Immediately upon her return,

she knew she wanted to get involved with

organizations she felt particularly passionate

about. “Birmingham had done so much for

me, and I wanted to pick a few things that

were dear to me to help out,” Mrs. Hastings

says.

She felt especially drawn to cancer because

of someone she didn’t even know: Her moth-

er-in-law died from breast cancer before they

ever had the chance to meet. Mrs. Hastings

wanted to be a part of something that gave

back to the cancer community, which led her

“I sEE hOw MUCh fUNDINg AND REsEARCh hAs hELpED fIght DIffERENt typEs Of CANCER, AND I BELIEVE It’s IMpORtANt tO sUppORt thAt.”

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