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Legacy Luncheon, "The Power of Mentoring."This is our first major fundraising event since the start of the pandemic. Much haschanged; we are at a pivotal and defining moment in our history. Our young people faceunprecedented challenges as well as tremendous opportunities. It is hard to imagine atime when the need has been greater for programs that foster positive outcomes intheir lives. RARE Pearls is fulfilling our mission and vision. We are empowering girls inour community to go beyond the obstacles and challenges set before them. With yoursupport, we are helping to position them on a trajectory of limitless possibilities.Special thanks to our community partners, donors, volunteers, and Board of Directors.Your generosity, support, and presence here today are sincerely appreciated.Congratulations to our 2023 Power Couple Award recipients! Your personal andprofessional achievements and exemplary service to the community are indeed worthyof recognition.
To our RARE Pearls graduates who have returned to express gratitude and to pay itforward, I am immensely proud of each of you. You are extraordinary examples of thepower of mentoring. Many have traveled before you, clearing the path for yoursuccess, and it has been tremendously rewarding to watch your journey. You are trulyRadiant, Authentic, Resilient, and Equipped young women. Now, "continue to moveforward in the direction of your dreams." All of us here at RARE Pearls are praying foryou and cheering you on!Sincerely grateful,Barbara CurtisFounder and PresidentRARE Pearls, Inc. Empowering Girls . . . Changing the WorldI am delighted to welcome you to RARE Pearls' 2023Greetings!

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R A R E P e a r l s2 0 2 3 P o w e r C o u p l e s

Eric and Jacqueline FaganFort Bend County Sheriffand Community Leaders
Craig and Samantha JohnsonChampions for Children with Special Needs
LeMarcus and Amber NewmanPhilanthropists and Community Leaders
Thurman H. and Kathy Taylor Outley Champion for Boys andAward-Winning Gospel Artist

" T h e b r i l l i a n t g l o w o f y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a n d a c h i e v e m e n t sl i g h t s t h e p a t h f o r o t h e r s . "
T h a n k y o u f o r b e i n g a b e a c o n o f l i g h t i n o u r c o m m u n i t y .

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In 2020, Eric Fagan was the first African American to be elected Fort Bend CountySheriff since Reconstruction 153 years ago. After taking office in January 2021, heassembled an award-winning Command Staff that brings over 100 years of collectiveand honorable experience to Fort Bend County and whose policies and proceduresespouse equity and inclusion that reflect the tapestry of America’s most diversecounty. Sheriff Fagan has also demonstrated "proven leadership" during his firstterm, as evidenced by his impressive list of accomplishments. He and his team haveraised funds through grants upwards of $5 million, the highest ever in the office, tosupport pioneering programs, such as the Crisis Communications Pilot Project, whichembeds licensed mental health providers into the 911 Dispatch/CommunicationsCenter. He has also established and improved programs, including the JuvenileJustice Advisory Council, the Police Reform Transition Team, and the HumanTrafficking Task Force.Adept at establishing mutual trust, listening to everyone's concerns, and helpingothers find common ground, Sheriff Fagan states, "The Sheriff's office should standfor justice. My beliefs, education, and work experience taught me that justice must beblind. Race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or political party affiliation should notfactor into a sheriff's decisions or actions. I am here to serve and protect all residentsof Fort Bend County." Sheriff Fagan earned his bachelor's and master's degrees fromPrairie View A&M University.Jacqueline Fagan spent over 20 years serving the people of Harris County as a courtreporter in the Criminal District Courts of Harris County, Drug Court, and ImpactCourt. After retiring from court reporting, Jacqueline augmented her passion forcommunity service by volunteering with diverse organizations, including The HoustonHumane Society, The Fort Bend County Women's Center, and The Star of HopeMission. Jacqueline has served as the Vice President of Texas Cops and Kids and as astory time facilitator in inner-city elementary schools in Houston. She also served asChairwoman of the Board of Directors of Unlimited Visions Aftercare, Inc. (UVA).During her time with UVA, she and the Board held the Patrick Wayne Fagan TennisClassic in memory of her son's years of planning tennis, raising thousands of dollars inscholarships for graduating high school seniors.Sheriff Eric and Jacqueline have one daughter, Dr. Fallon Fagan, and they honor thememory of their son, Patrick, who transitioned to his heavenly home in 2013.The Fagansare making history in Fort Bend County.

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Craig and Samantha Johnson have served together in full-time ministry for over 33years. As parents of a child with special needs, they are passionately committed toadvocating for the forgotten and disenfranchised, those with special needs, andthose who are medically fragile. They are the co-founders of the ChampionsFoundation and Champions Club Developmental Centers for special needschildren, teens, and adults, with over 110 centers in 23 countries around the world.They also co-wrote “You Are Extraordinary,” a children's book that celebrateschildren who have unique challenges and gifts. "What you have to remember withspecial needs children is the family behind them and how to point all of themtoward their destinies," says Craig.Craig is an Associate Pastor at Lakewood Church. He also serves on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) in Washington, DC.The IACC is a Federal advisory committee that coordinates Federal effortsand provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services onissues related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He is a sought-afterspeaker for churches and organizations around the world. He is also theauthor of several books, including “Lead Vertically,” “Champion,”“Unrehearsed Destiny,” and “Champions Curriculum.”Samantha serves on staff in the Missions Department at Lakewood Church.Her roles include the coordination of relief and recovery efforts for theGreater Houston area and finding placement for displaced refugeefamilies. She also serves 300 families in Lakewood Church's ChampionsClub. She is an advocate for and an inspiration to mothers with specialneeds and medically fragile children around the globe.The Johnson's greatest accomplishments are their marriage of 33 years and theirthree amazing children, Cory, Courtney, and Connor.The Johnsonsare global champions for individuals with special needs.

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LeMarcus Newman is the Program Manager of Change Happens' "My Brother'sKeeper" mentoring program, an initiative supported by the Obama Foundation. He isa former professional football player, proudly hailing from Houston ISD's WorthingHigh School. He has received numerous awards, including the King Award from theEmerging 100, the Houston Lawyers Association Community Award, The LinksCommunity Award, Texas Top 50 Black Professionals, Top 100 Modern Man of theYear by Black Enterprise, Houston Business Journal Role Model of the Year Award forDiversity, Houston Black Association of Realtor Community Award, Phoenix WomenCommunity Award, City of Houston Humanitarian Award Winner, CongressionalHonors from Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee, Texas State Recognition from StateRepresentative Ron Reynolds, and Mentor Finalist of the Year from Mentor.Org. Herecently served as the Designated Signature Officer and International Advisor forTexas Southern University, where he worked diligently to increase the internationalstudent population on the campus from 377 to more than 900 students in four years,helping to bring in over $41,000,000.Amber Newman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of BrazoriaCounty. She has nearly two decades of experience in the non-profit sector, with afocus in the areas of fundraising, community development, economic development,and education. She currently serves on the board of directors for Brazoria CountyHispanic Chamber, and she is Chairwoman for the Texas Southern UniversityAdvisory Committee for Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs. Sheis also the Dillard University Alumni Vice President and a member of Alpha KappaAlpha Sorority, Inc. Amber is the recipient of several awards, including the HoustonHumanitarian Award, CEO of the Year from Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Top 40Under 40 - Dillard University, Houston Business Journal's Women Who MeanBusiness, Houston Business Journal's Most Admired CEO, and D-MAR's Top 50 BlackProfessionals.LeMarcus and Amber are the proud parents of three children, Amai, Lathan, andZachry.The Newmansare change agents for youth and young adults.

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T he Outleysare instruments of hope in Houston and around the world.Thurman Hondre' Outley, affectionately called Hondre', is the executive director andco-founder of Mufasa's Pride, a boys' rites of passage program serving young men inthe greater Houston area. Hondre' embodies the heart and soul of Mufasa's Prideand considers his work a calling. "The young men we serve represent some ofsociety's greatest untapped resources and some of its brightest minds. God hasgiven each of them gifts, and Mufasa's Pride is helping to bring out what God has putin them," says Hondre'. Prior to pursuing his passion to serve urban males full-time,Hondre' was employed for over 30 years in the technology sector, working for Shell,Pennzoil, and Hewlett Packard. He is a long-time member of The Fountain of PraiseChurch, where, over time, he has served as a trustee and provided leadership fortheir men's ministries and boys' mentoring program.With divine inspiration and the desire to make an even greater difference in the livesof young men, Hondre' and his wife, Kathy, recently formed The Pride Lands Centerof Hope, a residential treatment center for boys. The holistic services offered at ThePride Lands help to prepare and equip the residents for a future much brighter thanmany of them have ever imagined or could have achieved without the program'sguidance and support.Additionally, Kathy Taylor Outley, a native Houstonian, has traveled the world,ministering to countless assemblies and spreading the Gospel using her supernaturalgift of vocal music. She is currently the Minister of Music at Windsor Village UnitedMethodist Church, where she has served for over 33 years. She began her recordingcareer as a soloist with the legendary James Cleveland's Gospel Music of AmericaMass Choir. In her never-ending quest to serve and glorify God with her vocal gift,she later founded Kathy Taylor and Favor, a multi-talented singing ensemble knownfor their breathtaking harmonies. She is also the founder and CEO of KATCO ArtsAcademy, an organization established in 1999 that provides training andopportunities for underprivileged youth in the areas of art, music, stage production,and money management. Mentorship is very important to Kathy. She has mentoredand trained numerous choirs and Ministers of Music at churches across the country,and she recently charted the RefresHER Experience Women's EmpowermentConference, a three-day event where women can refuel, reflect, and refine. Kathylives by the motto: "You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to getstarted to be great."Hondre' and Kathy are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, Nubian andEve.

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Named Scholarship DonorsBoard of DirectorsBarbara CurtisPresident Myrtle WilliamsVice President Paula HarrisTreasurer Janelle JonesSecretary Robin ChandlerProgram Chairperson Monika GuilloryCollege Readiness Chairperson Dr. Annetra PiperDevelopment Chairperson Dianne RossFirst-Year College Chairperson Donna Brown-BennettBarbara CurtisDameshia DeFloraRuby FieldsMona HarrisPaula HarrisLinda HebertTonja JacksonAngela JonesMelba LeeTynera PiperShannyn RockAlex RyderEarnestine Wagner Dr. Annetra Piper Chairperson Event Planning Committee

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