Atlanta – Executives for Children (E4C), an organization comprised of approximately 120 Atlanta-area business leaders who volunteer to raise funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta surrounding the PGA TOUR’s BellSouth Classic, kicked off the 2006 sales campaign at a event held at BellSouth at Lenox Park.
E4C raises funds through the sale of ticket packages, pro-am spots, hospitality and advertising for the PGA TOUR’s BellSouth Classic. All proceeds from the BellSouth Classic are then donated to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
"Last year, the committee raised more than $1.6 million to help the patients and families served by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta," said Mark Goodson, the 2006 chairman of E4C. "We are excited about this year’s campaign and are looking to add new members to the committee to meet this year’s goal of raising $1.8 for Children’s."
E4C was formed in 1988 as Executives for Egleston by Horace Sibley, then chairman of the board of Egleston Children’s Hospital, and J. L. Jerden of the Atlanta Classic Foundation. Executives for Egleston became E4C after the 1998 merger between Egleston Children’s Hospital and Scottish Rite Medical Center to form Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
To participate in the E4C campaign or join the E4C committee, contact Jessica Kilgallen at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at (404) 785-7376.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country, is a not-for-profit organization that benefits from the generous philanthropic and volunteer support of our community. With 430 licensed beds in two hospitals and more than 450,000 annual patient visits, Children’s is nationally recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, neonatal, orthopaedic and transplant care, as well as in many other pediatric specialties. Child magazine ranks Children’s as one of the top 10 children’s hospitals nationwide and Children’s is among U.S.News & World Report’s top pediatric hospitals. To learn more about Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, visit www.choa.org or call 404-250-KIDS.
Contact:
Laura Prediletto
404-785-7619 (office)
laura.prediletto@choa.org
