The East Lake Foundation is thrilled to announce its upcoming Run for East Lake 5K & Fun Run event, set to take place on August 5, 2023. This event promises … Continue Reading →
Press Releases

Atlanta Land Trust Breaks Ground on 40 affordable townhomes in Atlanta’s East Lake Neighborhood
The Atlanta Land Trust (ALT) celebrated the start of construction on The Trust at East Lake, a new, permanently affordable housing development in the city’s East Lake community. The announcement … Continue Reading →

TOUR Championship announces record $5.5 million donation from 2022 tournament
TOUR Championship officials today announced a record $5.5 million charitable donation from the 2022 tournament, up from $3.7 million in 2021. The announcement was made during Atlanta Land Trust’s groundbreaking … Continue Reading →
Purpose Built Communities Selects Atlanta Leaders for 2023 Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors Program
Purpose Built Communities today announced the participants selected for its third cohort of the Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors Program, which includes four Atlanta residents. Since 2020, there has been … Continue Reading →

BofA Names East Lake Foundation 2022 Neighborhood Builder®
BofA Names Automotive Training Center and East Lake Foundation 2022 Neighborhood Builders® Program Provides $200,000 in Flexible Funding to Each Organization and Leadership Development Training to Advance Economic Mobility in … Continue Reading →

Ilham Askia Announced as Next President & CEO of the East Lake Foundation
The East Lake Foundation’s Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Ilham Askia has been named President & CEO. Askia will start in her new role on September 1, … Continue Reading →

TOUR Championship announces Haven Ward and Ethan Quitman as 2022 HOPE Tee Shot Honorees
The TOUR Championship announced its 2022 HOPE Tee Shot honorees, with First Tee – Metro Atlanta participants Haven Ward and Ethan Quitman selected to each hit the opening tee shots … Continue Reading →

Billy Andrade Honored with PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award Presented by Southern Company
In recognition of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charitable giving, Billy Andrade, who has enjoyed a 35-year career on the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, has been named … Continue Reading →
First Tee — Metro Atlanta Teens Selected for PGA TOUR Champions’ PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee at Pebble Beach
First Tee and PGA TOUR Champions announced today Marcus Leonard Jr. and Bernardo Little Jr. will represent First Tee — Metro Atlanta when they compete in the 2022 PURE Insurance … Continue Reading →
Accenture joins the TOUR Championship as a Proud Partner
The PGA TOUR today announced Accenture as a Proud Partner of the TOUR Championship – joining Coca-Cola and Southern Company – in an agreement that begins with the 2022 tournament … Continue Reading →