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Our story The Treasured Pearls Foundation is a partner of Treasures of Pearl and the community at large. The Foundation started with its signature program The Pearl and Friends My Ancestors Wildest Dreams Scholarship which began in 2020 during the COVID19 pandemic to aid high school seniors achieve their educational goals by minimizing the financial impact to attend a Historically Black College and University. With the help of the community the Foundation was successful in awarding two high school seniors with a total of 1500 in scholarships. The Treasured Pearls Foundation administers a wide variety of educational and communitybased programs to fulfill its core mission of enhancing the wellbeing of individuals families and communities through the advancement of scholarship and social equity.