Today the Lemelson-MIT Program introduces the 2021 InvenTeams: 13 groups of high school students from across the country who have been selected by a panel of judges to create technological … Continue Reading →
Sixth-annual East Lake Cup to air live on Golf Channel, Oct. 26-28
Eight of the top programs in college golf will gather in Atlanta next week for the sixth annual East Lake Cup presented by ZipRecruiter and Uber Eats. The competition will take place Monday through Wednesday (Oct. 26-28) and air live on GOLF Channel from East Lake Golf Club.
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The inspired, inspiring
For Christopher McCrary, laying the foundation to success for those who are following him is what drives him to continue being a prominent leader in his community.
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TOUR Championship projected to break donation record with help from Atlanta’s top companies
No corporate suites. No vendors. No fans. The TOUR Championship got underway on Friday but it’s taking on a different look this year with no patrons allowed to attend due to ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘East Lake is my story’ Shannon Heath-Longino lives a life of community activism
Someday when she has time, Shannon Heath-Longino just might write that book. She can tell about the time her grandmother rode in the back of a pickup truck, shouting into a bullhorn, ‘‘Y’all didn’t kill me. I’m still here,” after her apartment was firebombed. About attending rallies in Washington, D.C., and watching her grandmother get arrested as she watched in a stroller. Or, the President and Congressmen her grandmother befriended during her quest to bring change to Atlanta.
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The Inaugural TOUR Championship Golf Ball Virtual Event will Support the East Lake Foundation and Affiliated Charities while Providing Unforgettable Experiences for Donors
The TOUR Championship and the East Lake Foundation are partnering with Ideas United, an Atlanta-based creative studio, to host the inaugural Golf Ball (http://www.TourGolfBall.com). The Golf Ball aims to raise … Continue Reading →
2020 TOUR Championship to Host Nine-Hole Charity Match Featuring Vince Carter, Jerome Bettis, Zach Johnson and Ryan Palmer
TOUR Championship officials and the PGA TOUR announced today the creation of the ‘Golf With A Purpose’ Charity Challenge, a televised nine-hole charity exhibition to benefit the East Lake Foundation … Continue Reading →
Meet Solomon Dobbs, a Drew Charter School and First Tee of Metro Atlanta alum
They met dignitaries, received rings, got semi-famous. But Solomon Dobbs’ wild ride as a member of the Charles R. Drew Charter School squad that won the Georgia Class A boys’ golf championship in 2019 – the first all-Black high school team and first public school in Atlanta to do so – is over.
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Metro area’s STEAM schools gear up for more virtual learning
With most metro area schools returning to virtual learning this fall, STEAM (which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education is even more vital. The state and Atlanta area are home to several STEAM-certified schools that are gearing up for the challenge.
SOURCE: Atlanta Business Chronicle
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AT EAST LAKE GOLF CLUB
This year, the TOUR Championship will be celebrating the 20th playing of the event at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA. To commemorate this milestone, we’ll be diving back into the archives for some of the greatest moments, records, winners and statistics.
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