As East Lake improves, community gives thanks for TOUR Championship, golf club
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – At first glance, East Lake Golf Club and the neighborhood of East Lake have little in common except location….
TOUR Championship attracts attention, investment to East Lake
With some of the best golfers in the world in Atlanta, longtime residents of East Lake reflect on what the tournament has brought to their…
TOUR Championship Leaves Lingering Legacy of Community Support
Since the inaugural TOUR Championship was held at East Lake Golf Club in 1998, the event has generated more than $63 million for local charities….
30 Years Later: East Lake’s transformation into a thriving community and national model
The foundation that supports Atlanta’s East Lake community, the East Lake Foundation, is celebrating 30 years. Ilham Askia, who serves as the president and CEO of the…
Illham Askia – Celebrating 30 Years of the East Lake Foundation
We could not do the work at East Lake Foundation without Tour Championship support without the East Lake Golf Club without the “Golf with a Purpose” to help serve…
Tom Cousins, joyful developer who shaped lives and Atlanta’s skyline, dies
Tom Cousins, a legendary Atlanta real estate tycoon, philanthropist and political influencer whose fingerprints can be found from the city’s tallest building to the compassionate…
Back 2 School: Atlanta’s 1st charter school celebrates 25 years in East Lake
Channel 2’s Lori Wilson visited Drew Charter School and learned it’s maintained a 98% graduation rate. Speaking with Drew alumna Ariel Gray, class of 2024,…
Three decades of dedication: East Lake Foundation continues to build a bridge between the community and golf club
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the East Lake Foundation’s founding. When asked what the 30 years mean to her, Askia said it means…
Ilham Askia of the East Lake Foundation, Celebrating 30 Years of Impact
President & CEO of the East Lake Foundation Ilham Askia joins Metro Atlanta CEO to discuss the organization’s 30th anniversary and its mission to create…
The Take | 30 years later: How East Lake transformed its future
11Alive+ show The Take with Chelsey McNeil features East Lake Foundation President and CEO Ilham Askia in an interview looking back at how the East…
East Lake’s revitalization rooted in community effort
ATLANTA — Sow a little time, sprinkle some investment, add a little TLC, and at its root, a community will blossom into something new. At…
East Lake Foundation turns 30 and nonprofit’s revitalization work continues
When Ilham Askia joined the East Lake Family YMCA in 2005, she was unaware of the neighborhood’s storied history. What attracted the Washington, D.C., transplant…
