20 Pearls Foundation, Inc. functions as a non-profit service organization whose purpose is to support our community. This foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, religious and/or scientific purposes. The foundation shall provide scholarship/educational, cultural, and historical activities, community and health services, and other programs for all segments of the community.
If you would like to contact us, please send correspondence to 20Pearls@LambdaOmegaAKA.org
NOTE: Due to the numerous activities taking place this year as we celebrate our centennial anniversary, Lambda Omega will be not be sponsoring any fundraising activities. We appreciate your understanding and hope that you will continue to support us next year.
Major Fundraising Activities
Spring Escapade - Social Event held in the Spring of each year featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres, musical entertainment, dancing, and silent auction.
AKA DREAMPEARLS - One Night Only
Point Plaza Suites & Conference Hotel
Newport News, Virginia
Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Sweet Sixteen Ball - Cotillion held in the late Summer of each year introducing young ladies into society. At the time of the event, the young ladies are all sixteen years of age. In the months prior to the ball, all of the young ladies participate in activities and workshops that focus on the following topics: health & fitness, self-esteem, political action, finance & economics, community service, and etiquette. (2007 Brochure - Page 1 & Page 2)
If you would like to contact us, please send correspondence to Sweet16@LambdaOmegaAKA.org
Charitable Donations
20 Pearls Foundation, Inc. gives tens of thousands of dollars each year to scholarship recipients, local charities, and major non-profit organizations to assist men, women, and children locally and abroad. Not only does 20 Pearls Foundation, Inc. give monetary gifts, the foundation's members also give the gift of time. Members have participated in numerous activities including walks for the March of Dimes and Relay for Life, career fairs, college tours, communities days, black heritage and cultural arts programs, and volunteered at senior citizen centers and elementary schools.
Please find below an abbreviated list of donations made in 2006.
- ACTSO
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - 62nd National Convention Book Drive (Detroit, MI)
- American Cancer Society/Relay for Life
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Big Brother - Big Sister
- Daily Press Holiday Fund
- First Baptist Church - East End (Newport News, VA)
- Girls, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hampton Roads Boys' Club
- Regional HBCU (This year donation went to St. Paul's College) - http://www.saintpauls.edu/
- Healthy Families Initiatives (Newport News, VA)
- NAACP
- National Technical Association
- National Council of Negro Women
- Newsome House (Newport News, VA) - http://www.newsomehouse.org/
- Operation Smile
- March of Dimes
- Resource Mothers (Newport News, VA)
- Scholarships to local, senior girls
- Sickle Cell Foundation
- TRAC/Food Bank (Newport News, VA)
- UNICEF (Humanitarian Aid - Darfurs region of the Sudan)
- United Negro College Fund
- YWCA | 
