The Lorraine Jackson Foundation

The Foundation’s primary mission is to provide scholarships for secondary education for children who have lost a parent to breast cancer. 

The Foundation, through Pearls of Hope^®, raises money by the generous donations from individuals, corporate and foundation sponsorships, online fundraising partnerships, an annual Golf Classic and the annual Pearls of Hope Awards and Scholarship Gala. 

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Current scholarship recipients are attending UCLA, Tufts University and Georgetown University.

The Foundation also honors individuals and companies that have led the fight against cancer.   Past Award recipients include Becky Miller, M.D., Arthur Johnson, M.D., Genentech, Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Oncology.

As we celebrated our Fifth Anniversary in 2007  at the Pearls of Hope^® Awards and Scholarship Gala The Foundation honored Pfizer Oncology and celebrated 2007 scholarship recipients.

The Lorraine Jackson Foundation has been the recipient of several awards
and acknowledgements, including:

2005 Pearls of Hope Awards and Scholarship Gala
Commendation from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
2005 Women's Business Council of the Century City Chamber of Commerce
Commendation from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Jack Weiss
 

Lorraine Jackson has received several awards, one pictured here from the City of Los Angeles. The following is a partial list of some of the other accommodations Lorraine Jackson has received: 1998 CAALA Presidential Award from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 2000 CAALA Presidential Award from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 2001 CAALA Presidential Award from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

2002 Women of Achievement Award from the Century City Chamber of Commerce Commendation from Governor Gray Davis Commendation from Mayor James Hahn Commendation from Jack Weiss, Councilmember 5th District Certificate of Recognition from Paul Koretz, California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition from Henry Waxman, Member of Congress Certificate of Appreciation from Senator Barbara Boxer Letter of Recognition from Senator Diane Feinstein

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Officers: Lorraine Jackson Founder & President Janice Smallwood-McKenzie Vice President/CCO Eleanor Johnson, CPA   Cohen, Miskei & Mowrey, LLP Treasurer Patricia Tabet Secretary William M. Karns, Esq. Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett Executive Board Members: Waldo R. Banks, Jr. Michelle Butler Tiffany & Co. Gina Conyers Bank of America West Coast Angela Melton Fray VIACOM Hugh M. Griffin Stuart E. Cooper Co. Susan M. Ifil Carver Federal Savings Bank - New York Devon Johnson La Meridian Hotel Caren T. Labovitch Century City Doctors Hospital Beverly Ponder Bridget Rocha-Brown The Boeing Company Henry T. Scott Vice President City National Bank (Retired)   Medical Advisory Board: Kenneth W. Adashek, M.D. Cedars Sinai Medical Center Keith L. Black, M.D. Cedars Sinai Medical Center Ruth V. Creary, Ph.D. Marcia J. Glenn, M.D. Nancy Goldman Phillip Koeffler, M.D. Cedars Sinai Medical Center Jessica Leung, M.D. Becky Miller, MD Oncologist Cedars Sinai Medical Center Rhonda Rand, M.D. Virginia Van Osdel, D.D.S. Scholarship Committee: Cindy Friedberg Chairperson Lydia Boyd Marlene Dyce Nancy Fraser Margaret Hall Gloria Herrera Ronda Jackson Teri McLaughlin Gretchen Morris Carol Stedman Dia Turner Yvonne Wiley-Webb Golf Tournament Co-Chairs: George Jackson Michael Murphy General Counsel & Legal Advisors: Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett Marketing Consultant & Web Design: Sumner Davenport Self-Investment Company, LLC