The East Lake Foundation has received a $1.1 million donation to launch a new leadership program at Drew Charter School. The program will be called the Tom Cousins and Billy … Continue Reading →
SOURCE: Decaturish
East Lake Foundation Announces $1.1M Donation to Launch the Tom Cousins and Billy Payne Leadership and Service Program at Drew Charter School
The East Lake Foundation announced today a $1.1M contribution to develop and launch the Tom Cousins and Billy Payne Leadership and Service Program at Charles R. Drew Charter School. The … Continue Reading →
East Lake Foundation Announces Leadership Team Promotions
The East Lake Foundation announces the promotion and a role change for two current members of its team. Catherine Woodling has been promoted from Director of Marketing and Communications to … Continue Reading →
From Firebombs to Parks: An East Lake Atlanta Woman’s Lifelong Fight
Riding the bus from a public housing development to the richest neighborhood in Atlanta changed Shannon Heath Longino’s life. Longino was just two weeks old when she moved with her grandmother to East Lake Meadows, a newly built public housing community at the easternmost edge of Atlanta.
SOURCE: Truist
Women Changing the Game: Jakari Harris
Biomedical Engineering PhD student and a former member of the First Tee of Metro Atlanta Jakari Harris joins Golf Central to discuss the role that golf has had in shaping her future.
SOURCE: Golf Channel
Atlanta high school graduation rates increase for class of 2021
Atlanta Public Schools’ four-year graduation rate reached 83.1% for the class of 2021. That’s an increase from the year before, when it was 80.3%. Drew Charter School had the second highest graduation rate in Atlanta Public Schools (99%), close behind Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy.
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution
Start:ME Accelerator Program Seeking Entrepreneurs for the 2022 Program, Offering $30K in Grants to Small Businesses in Clarkston, East Lake, Southside Atlanta
The Start:ME business accelerator program is currently recruiting promising microentrepreneurs in and around Clarkston, East Lake, and Southside Atlanta for its 2022 programs. Fifteen to eighteen entrepreneurs from each community … Continue Reading →
COVID-19 Resources for Families and Students
Support our East Lake COVID-19 Relief Fund Support the Drew Charter School Opportunity Fund State of Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Resources Find the nearest COVID-19 Testing Site Find … Continue Reading →
TOUR Championship’s Incredible Impact
The PGA Tour Championship was an amazing experience. The top thirty golfers from around the world all gathered in one place to see who will take home the FedEx Cup … Continue Reading →
Charity Challenge Raises Nearly $1.4 Million for East Lake Foundation
It was a beautiful day out at the East Lake Golf Course. The weather was perfect, and we got a chance to enjoy a nice breeze. It was such an honor to walk the nine holes alongside Mariah Stackhouse, Warrick Dawn, Justin Rose, and Andruw Jones.