MABLETON, GA — The Atlanta United Community Fund, an associate-led fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, opened the latest mini-pitch of the GA 100 campaign in Mableton, Georgia, on Saturday. The mini-pitch was built through a grant to the SAE School (Science, Art, and Entrepreneurship). Located directly next to the school, the mini-pitch will benefit all SAE School students and the City of Mableton.
GA 100 is a campaign created by the Atlanta United Community Fund and in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) with the goal of constructing up to 100 mini-pitches in under-resourced communities across Georgia. The Atlanta United Community Fund is part of a unique grantmaking program at the Blank Family Foundation. The fund is led by a committee of Blank Family of Businesses associates who inform funding priorities, evaluate grant applications, conduct site visits and monitor the impact of their grants.
The SAE School, which serves a predominantly minority population of approximately 375 students, is a non-profit and affordable science, art and entrepreneurship-focused school that teaches students preschool to 8th grade through a project-based learning methodology. The school sought out a GA 100 pitch to transform an unused space on its campus and jumpstart an athletics program, which it previously didn’t offer. Situated next to the school’s main building and serving as the center point of its campus, the pitch is used daily by all age groups while the SAE School is also working towards assembling a soccer team that will compete against other schools.
“The SAE School mini-pitch is a perfect example of what GA 100 strives to be,” said Julia Chongarlides, Atlanta United Community Fund committee member and Director of Game Presentation for Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “This space has been transformed from a dirt lot into a beautiful green…
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