Founder's Day Soirée: Celebrating Scholarship, Leadership, and Diversity
About this Event
A Celebration of Legacy, Leadership, Scholarship & Community
✨ You Are Cordially Invited ✨
Join The Walls Family Scholar Athlete Foundation for a special afternoon honoring the life, vision, and enduring legacy of Larry Dean Walls, Esq. — mentor, visionary, advocate, and founder whose commitment to uplifting future leaders continues to inspire generations.
This year’s Founder’s Day Celebration combines our annual Juneteenth commemoration with the presentation of the 2026 Walls Foundation Scholarships, recognizing exceptional students and emerging leaders dedicated to excellence, service, and impact.
Together, we gather not only to celebrate a remarkable legacy, but also to continue the mission of expanding opportunity, empowerment, and educational access within our communities.
The TWF Founder’s Day Soirée also marks our commitment to raising awareness for Juneteenth* and continuing the fight for equity, excellence, and opportunity in higher education for underrepresented communities in Southern California.
📅 Date: Saturday, June 20, 2025
🕕 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Powerful Systems
🎟 Attire: Summer Chic • Black & Gold Encouraged
Afternoon Highlights
✨ Founder’s Day Tribute Honoring Larry Dean Walls, Esq.
🏆 2026 Scholarship Award Presentations
🎤 Student Recognition & Special Remarks
🤝 Community Networking & Celebration
🎶 Dining • Inspiration • Connection
Proceeds from this event will support scholarships awarded by The Walls Family Scholar Athlete Foundation and help continue our Founder’s legacy of investing in the futures of tomorrow's exceptional young leaders.
RSVP by Juneteenth!
For more information about TWF visit: www.TheWallsFoundation.Com.
** For Sponsorship Opportunities please contact [email protected] or (424) 309-1361.
** To make a one-time donation: https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/b08a5672-31af-4e90-99c6-b4ba44968c30 **
🌟 Let’s Gather to Celebrate Life and Build A Legacy Together - The Walls Family Scholar Athlete Foundation 🌟
*Juneteenth only recently became a federal holiday in the United States in 2021. It is celebrated annually on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. In the Civil War period, slavery came to an end in various areas of the United States at different times. Many enslaved Southerners escaped, demanded wages, stopped work, or took up arms against the Confederacy of slave states. In January 1865, Congress finally proposed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution for national abolition of slavery. By June 1865, almost all enslaved were freed by the victorious Union Army, or abolition laws in some of the remaining U.S. states. When the national abolition amendment was ratified in December, the remaining enslaved in Delaware and in Kentucky were freed. Courtesy of Wikipedia
Photo: Colonel Allen Allensworth
For years Larry would celebrate Juneteenth annually by taking his children and mentees to Allensworth, CA near his hometown of Fresno, CA. Allensworth* is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California. Established by Allen Allensworth in 1908, the town was the first in California to be founded, financed, and governed by African-Americans. The town was named for and in part established by Col. Allen Allensworth, a chaplain of the United States Army who escaped slavery during the Civil War.
On June 30, 1908, Colonel Allen Allensworth and Denison University graduate Professor William Alexander Payne established the California Colony and Home Promoting Association. Allensworth's reputation drew many from all over the country to the town, causing some to buy property sight-unseen in order to support the efforts. In the early 20th century, the area boasted a great boom and hosted California's first African American school district by 1910.
*Courtesy of Wikipedia
A great leader knows how to translate vision into reality, even when one person’s vision seems like a dream.
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Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 50.00 to USD 85.00
