Saturday, March 9, 2013
The East Lake Foundation Honors the "Best of the Best."
EAST LAKE — The East Lake Foundation is proud to announce that four of its associates have been named as “best” in their respective professions. These recognitions have come from the local or state chapters of the professional organizations that each play active roles in leading, outside of their day-to-day work. Jeff Dunovant, director of instruction for The First Tee of East Lake, has been named the 2012 Junior Golf Leader by the PGA Georgia Section. Jeff influences the lives of hundreds of East Lake’s children who either take golf lessons as part of the physical education curriculum at Charles R. Drew Charter School or who participate in The First Tee of East Lake’s programs. Jeff’s recognition as Junior Golf Leader acknowledges his …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Gov. Nathan Deal says charter school is great example and model for other schools to emulate.
EAST LAKE — Commercial strength and residential stability are signs of a neighborhood's vitality. Equally as important is the quality of its schools. So says Atlanta developer and philanthropist Tom Cousins. Cousins, chairman emeritus, of Cousins Properties Inc., was one of several dignitaries who gathered on the back nine of the Charlie Yates Golf Course Tuesday for the ceremonial turning of the the dirt on construction of Charles R. Drew Senior Academy. The groundbreaking brings to fruition a long-hoped for dream of a K-12 educational institution under the Drew Charter School banner, one of the best-performing schools in Atlanta Public Schools and across the state. Indeed, Gov. Nathan Deal, a longtime supporter of the school and its …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Schall will lead foundation's 13-member board for a two-year term.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
by Patch Staff The East Lake Foundation today said it named Oglethorpe University President Lawrence Schall chairman of its board of directors. Schall, who joins the foundation’s 13-member board, will serve a two-year term. He replaces interim Chairwoman Lillian Giornelli, who remains on the Board as Vice Chair and head of the foundation’s fundraising committee. “The East Lake Foundation has accomplished tremendous work since its founding in 1995. Oglethorpe University shares the foundation’s commitment to education and has been a proud partner of the Foundation since 2006, through active involvement with Drew Charter School," Schall said in a statement. "The future of our city and our country depend on a collective commitment to provide …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Seven winners fêted at recent luncheon.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
The East Lake Foundation 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 Mulgrave and Mark Putnam with scholarships that will help support ongoing study at local universities. Addonizio and Hagan attend Kennesaw State University; Barry, Callaway, Lutz and Mulgrave attend Georgia State University, and Putnam attends Georgia Institute of Technology. Callaway, Hagan, Lutz and Mulgrave are repeat winners. The Charlie Harrison Scholarship, which until 2004 was known as the Caddy Scholarship, provides opportunities for employees of the East Lake Golf Club and Charlie Yates Golf Course who exemplify …
