The 2024 Juneteenth Celebration: We Are Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams
It was truly a celebration of scholarship and the arts. The event was executed flawlessly. The patrons enjoyed poetry by Ms. Chloe Bagley (future Poet Laureate) and artistic designs by the College for Creative Studies students. Several art pieces were purchased as well. They learned the history of the art of African drums and dancing. The Pearls of Service Foundation distributed over $27,000 in scholarships. Our scholarship recipients were prominently honored by the committee for their hard work and academic accomplishments. This event is a major source of scholarship distribution and education for our Juneteenth holiday where corporations, companies, and the community can join in the fun. This annual recognition ceremony is eagerly anticipated by all of us at PSF.
We formally acknowledge and commend our scholarship committee members for their dedicated efforts in managing the process this year:
Alberta Garrett, Chairman; Jean Bridges; Carol Cartwright; Renee Maxwell; Veretta Nix; Joan Britton; Tikia Watkins
PSF members participating in the process were Jacqueline Lewis-Kemp, Mary Neyland Moore, Rhonda Reynolds-Williams, Nisette Gray.
PSF Technology team participating in the process were Gerrae Jackson and Venus Smith
A Pearls of Service Foundation Signature Event
The Pearls of Service Foundation (PSF) annually awards scholarships to college-bound students from Southeast Michigan. This year as we celebrate 25 years of fulfilling our mission, we plan to distribute scholarship awards exceeding $35K and will fund nearly $20K of community service programming for under-served communities throughout Metro Detroit. Additionally, we will honor our scholarship recipients in a Juneteenth celebration breakfast event titled: Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams: A Celebration of Art & Scholarship. This event will serve as our major fundraiser for 2025. We will host our scholarship awardees and their families and feature youth performing artists on the program. Our celebration aligns with the city of Southfield Juneteenth festivities of which we have been an integral community partner since the inaugural events in 2019.
