Events
See our calendar and learn more about our events, below.
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I-C-Love Project
Senior Salute and Scholarship Luncheon
HBCU Fundraiser
Gourmet Gents
Past Events
HBCU Scholarship Fundraiser
HBCU Scholarship Fundraiser
Friday, September 11, 2026
Location TBD
6-10pm
Tickets: $35
Gourmet Gents
Gourmet Gents Event
Sunday, October 25, 2026
3-5PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel
925 S. Creyts Road
Lansing, MI 48917
$40
47th Annual Senior Salute and Scholarship Luncheon
47th Annual Senior Salute and Scholarship Luncheon
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824
11am – 2pm
Tickets: $40
Ticket and Ad Purchase Deadline: April 16, 2026
46th Annual Senior Salute and Scholarship Celebration
46th Annual Senior Salute and Scholarship Celebration
Saturday, May 17, 2025
11AM
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
219 S. Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824
18th Gourmet Gents
18th Gourmet Gents
Sunday, November 3, 2024
3 PM
Crowne Plaza Lansing Hotel
925 S Creyts Rd
Lansing, MI 48917
$35 per person
HBCU Fundraiser
HBCU Fundraiser
UrbanBeat
1213 Turner Rd, Lansing, MI 48906
$35 per person
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Annual Events
I-C-Love Project
The Pearls of Excellence Foundation’s signature community service project is entitled I-C-Love. The I-C-Love Project allows the foundation to address and meet the various needs in Greater Lansing. Each year the foundation will identify a need in our community to support. This support can come in the form of a monetary donation, a donation of goods and/or services, or active community service/volunteerism. The Pearls of Excellence Foundation looks forward to partnering with local agencies and organizations to meet the needs of those in our community.
Senior Salute and Scholarship Celebration
Held yearly in conjunction with the Delta Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, the Senior Salute and Scholarship event serves as an opportunity to recognize the academic accomplishments of African American High School Seniors in the Greater Lansing area and introduce the scholarship recipients to the community. The event has provided over $200,000 in college scholarships to deserving seniors. Many notable professionals within the Greater Lansing area have been Senior Salute participants and scholarship recipients.
HBCU Fundraiser
The HBCU Fundraiser is an annual event to raise funds for a scholarship given to a graduating high school senior who attends a Historically Black College or University in the fall following their graduation. The Pearls of Excellence Foundation, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, Delta Tau Omega Chapter partner to execute this community fundraiser. The HBCU Scholarship is awarded annually at our Senior Salute and Scholarship event.
Gourmet Gents
Held yearly in conjunction with the Delta Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, this fundraising event highlights notable male leaders in the Greater Lansing community and provides them the opportunity to showcase their culinary skills. Participants have included current Lansing Mayor Andy Schor; former Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; former Ingham County Commissioner Bryan Crenshaw; former Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green, and many others. In 2022, Gourmet Gents was reimagined to bring distinguished gentlemen together to serve as ambassadors and supporters of Delta Tau Omega Chapter and the Pearls of Excellence Foundation, Inc. to execute this community fundraiser. The proceeds from this event benefit college scholarships awarded to Lansing area high school seniors.
