L.E.A.D. Is Georgia’s Own

Meet The Ambassadors

Volunteer Spotlight – Barbara Greene

Dinner With Champions

L.E.A.D. Honors Legacy Builders & Community Partners at Annual Dinner

GA Trend 40 Under 40

L.E.A.D. Is Georgia’s Own For the second year in a row, Georgia’s Own Credit Union supported L.E.A.D. via its annual Golf Challenge at the Druid Hills Golf Club and raised $28,000 to support L.E.A.D. programming. L.E.A.D. provides inner city young men with a path to higher education through the sport of baseball. Georgia’s Own recognizes the importance of providing [...]

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Meet The Ambassadors On January 7, 2012 L.E.A.D. hosted its 2nd Annual Meet The Ambassadors event at the Diamond Directors training facility in Marietta. Meet The Ambassadors is a free event that allows the public to learn more about the dynamic young men and families we serve. It also gives the attendees a chance to train like the [...]

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Volunteer Spotlight – Barbara Greene Barbara Greene has been a L.E.A.D. volunteer for over a year and she absolutely loves it! Barbara is also a member of L.E.A.D.’s LEADership Council and provides performance coaching to student-athletes in the organization. She is hours away from a degree in Sports Psychology and specializes in helping athletes use positive visualization and other tools [...]

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Dinner With Champions Keynote Speaker World renown entrepreneur and activist, John Hope Bryant, delivered the keynote address at L.E.A.D.’s 2nd Annual Dinner With Champions Celebration. Mr. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, whose mission is to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities through economic education and empowerment. He is also the author [...]

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L.E.A.D. Honors Legacy Builders & Community Partners at Annual Dinner L.E.A.D.‘s 2nd Annual Dinner With Champions Celebration at Turner Field’s 755 Club was held on November 20th, the organization honored Michael Russell and Sam Bacote with Legacy Builder Awards for their many contributions to the Atlanta Community. An Atlanta native, Michael Russell and his family are no strangers to civic leadership in the Atlanta community. [...]

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GA Trend 40 Under 40 L.E.A.D. founder/CEO C.J. Stewart was selected as a 2011 Georgia Trend Top 40 Under 40 honoree. This award is bestowed on individuals who are making their mark in their professions, their communities or the entire state. C.J. was honored for his work with inner city youth in the Atlanta Public School system. To read more [...]

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Middle School Baseball

Middle School Baseball

In order to sustain a high level of baseball talent in the City of Atlanta, it is necessary to develop a pipeline of professionally developed student-athletes. In 2010 through a partnership with Atlanta Public Schools (APS), L.E.A.D. launched the District’s 1st inner city pilot middle school baseball program.

The Middle School Baseball Development League provides professional baseball development along with academic support to ensure that players understand the importance of being a student athlete; this puts them on track to become viable college prospects in the future.

With its official launch in 2011, focuses on developing middle school talent for competitive play and providing positive out of school time (OST) experiences for up to 90 middle school student-athletes at 6 Atlanta Public School Middle Schools. A four-month baseball development league that runs from February-May and provides professional baseball skill development by L.E.A.D. trained coaches. The league currently consists of 6 partner schools: B.E.S.T., Kennedy, King, Parks, Sylvan Hills & Young middle schools. (February – May)