IMPACT Awards

IMPACT Awards Pearls of Service Foundation, Inc., a holds its signature IMPACT Awards Gala where presentations are make to outstanding individuals who have made significant philanthropic or altruistic contributions to the local, national or global community. Our IMPACT Awards Gala serves as our major biennial fundraiser. Below see a list of our honorees.

2016 HONOREES NOTE:

Mr. Larry Scott Blackmon- Vice President, Community & Government Relations Fresh Direct

Dr. Andre McKenzie-Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Faculty Development/ Interim Dean of University Libraries

Ms. Josie Thomas- Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer CBS Corporation

Ms. Janeen Uzzell- Global Director of Operations GE Global Research External Affairs and Technology

Programs 2018 HONOREES

Kim M. Parker, Esq. Executive Director, The Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Anthony Watkins, M.D., Asst. Professor of Surgery- Transplantation, NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Gregg Bishop, Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services

Sean Davenport, Principal, Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change

Ianthe Murad, Sc.D., Clinical Program Coordinator, LI Au. D Consortium-Adelphi, Hofstra and SJU Universities

Kimberly Godwin-Manning, Vice President of News, CBS News

**Mrs. Simone I. Smith- Inaugural President’s Humanitarian Award

Scholarship Brunch

Each summer, Pearls of Service Foundation holds an annual Scholarship Brunch, where our college scholarships are awarded to deserving scholars to assist in pursuing higher education. It is our joy to meet students and their families to congratulate each other on a job well done.