The East Lake Foundation today announced seven recipients of the 2012 Charles W. Harrison Scholarship. The Foundation recognized Gregory Addonizio, Kyle Barry, Thaddius Callaway, Arthur Charles Hagan, Graham Lutz, Christopher … Continue Reading →
Theme: Drew Charter School
Cox Pre-K Program Dedicated at Charles R. Drew Charter School The James M. Cox Foundation Supports Early Childhood Education at Charles R. Drew Charter School
Cox Pre-K Program Dedication Ceremony Held Tuesday An important step in a child’s “cradle-to-college” education journey, early childhood education, received significant support today as the Cox Pre-K Program at Charles … Continue Reading →
East Lake Teen Selected to Attend Top Junior Golf Academy
LOCAL TEEN SELECTED TO ATTEND TOP JUNIOR GOLF ACADEMY Program hones both golf and life skills ATLANTA (June 4, 2010) – A teenage student from The First Tee® of East … Continue Reading →
Charting a New Course
An unlikely pairing of golf courses and public housing is succeeding in Atlanta. But will it play in New Orleans? From The Times-Picayune November 11, 2007 By Coleman Warner Staff … Continue Reading →
Children Learn Life Lessons from the Game of Golf
From the Atlanta Business Chronicle By Anya Martin Two years ago, 9-year-old Benjamin Thomas got to caddie for Davis Love III in the “Caddie for a Day” program held annually … Continue Reading →
Renovation Brings Area Up to Par
Atlanta Journal-Constitution By David A. Markiewicz When Theresa Cartwright left East Lake in the mid-1980s, moving out of her parents’ home after college, it seemed unlikely she would consider a … Continue Reading →
Charter School’s First Class Bound for Graduation
From the Atlanta Business Chronicle By Jan Costello While the PGA Tour stars are competing for top honors at The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola, a sweeping victory is unfolding … Continue Reading →
Bank Puts Children on Path to Saving
Peralte C. Paul The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Every Monday, about a dozen students at the Charles R. Drew Charter School in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood get together to talk dollars and … Continue Reading →
Spotlight Shines on East Lake Foursome
By Michelle Hiskey From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Take a kid from an Atlanta housing project and teach him to play golf well enough to get a scholarship. Can he cut … Continue Reading →