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Stay up to date with the latest news and inspiring stories related to the East Lake Foundation. Please email ELF@seesparkgo.com or contact Kaci Pollack, 678-895-4488, with any media inquiries. If you're interested in helping us tell the East Lake story, please take a moment to review our Guidelines for Communicating With Dignity. Thank you!

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Dreams Turned Into Reality: The HOPE Tee Shot

August 22, 2025 / News, Tour Championship

Today, I was given the opportunity once again to become a student media correspondent for the East Lake Foundation. I had an amazing time meeting…

Day in the Life at the PGA TOUR – Interviewing Scottie Scheffler

August 20, 2025 / News, Tour Championship

I had an incredible experience participating as a media correspondent for the 2025 FedEx Cup through the East Lake Foundation. To begin my morning, I…

How Tom Cousins practiced “golf with a purpose”

August 20, 2025 / In the News / Don Sadler, Atlanta Magazine

The Atlanta developer died in July at age 93, leaving behind several legacies, including the revitalization of East Lake Golf Club and the surrounding neighborhood.

TOUR Championship’s impact on East Lake

August 20, 2025 / In the News, Tour Championship / 11Alive News: The Take

Ilham Askia, President and CEO of the East Lake Foundation, shares how the Tour Championship affects the community.

As East Lake improves, community gives thanks for TOUR Championship, golf club

August 20, 2025 / In the News, Tour Championship / Joshua Skinner, Atlanta News First

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

August 19, 2025 / In the News, Tour Championship / Joe Ripley, 11Alive

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

August 18, 2025 / In the News, Tour Championship / George McNeilly, Golf One Media

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

August 14, 2025 / In the News / A Closer Look with Rose Scott, WABE

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

August 14, 2025 / In the News / 680 The Fan

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…

WILLIAM WESLEY, CHAMPION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND DEDICATED EAST LAKE RESIDENT, JOINS EAST LAKE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

August 13, 2025 / Press Releases

East Lake Foundation Welcomes Delta Community Credit Union Leader to Board, Strengthens its Deep Roots in the Community ATLANTA—August 13, 2025—The East Lake Foundation is…

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY’S MARK F. EPPERT APPOINTED TO EAST LAKE FOUNDATION BOARD AMIDST 30TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

August 13, 2025 / Press Releases

East Lake Foundation Welcomes Esteemed Chief Financial and Supply Chain Officer to its Dynamic Group of Board Leaders, Strengthening its Mission of Community Transformation ATLANTA…

Tom Cousins, joyful developer who shaped lives and Atlanta’s skyline, dies

July 30, 2025 / In the News / Walter Woods, Zachary Hansen and J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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…

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