2027 OPL Valentine’s Gala, Saturday, February 13, 2027 at The Whitley hotel
This short video captures just a taste of the essence of the 2026 Alpha Phi Alpha Omicron Phi Lambda chapter’s Valentine’s Gala fund-raiser hosted by the Educational Foundation. It was an elegant, fun evening that celebrated love and supported our youth and communities. And the 2027 Gala will be another magical occasion for you to experience.
The Omicron Phi Lambda Educational Foundation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s annual Valentine’s Gala on Saturday February 13th, 2027, held at the luxurious The Whitley Hotel in Buckhead, is an opportunity to simultaneously express your love for that special person and your love for supporting youths, as all proceeds from this rewarding and beautiful evening of elegance go toward scholarships for high school seniors of metro Atlanta and support mentoring programs and our award-winning Scouts, Troop 1906.
In 2026, we raised more than $52,000 during our live fund-raising event at the Gala and distributed 20 scholarships to high school seniors.
Let’s eclipse that amount in 2027, with your help, to have even more impact in the community. Your tax-deductible support of this cause is critical—you are assisting the next generation of leaders and underserved communities—and it speaks to your giving heart. Thank you!!!
OPL’s many philanthropic deeds include:
- In the last five years alone, the Valentine’s Gala has raised $205,000 and distributed scholarships to mre than 100 high school students in metro Atlanta.
- Leading seven young men to the high honor of Eagle Scout–including the first in the entire Southeast region of Alpha–from Troop 1906, OPL’s Scouts of America troop that promotes leadership and community support.
- Mentoring hundreds of young male scholars at Fulton Leadership Academy, Westlake High School and Global Impact Academy through its Alpha Academy and Alpha Esquire programs.
- Educating young men through Project Alpha on personal responsibility, skill-building, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease and other dynamics around growing into manhood.
- Produced political leaders in its service area, including recently elected council men Aaron Johnson of South Fulton and Wayne Martin, members of OPL.
- Created the OPL Reading Takeover, when chapter members read to every classroom at Asa G. Hilliard Elementary School at the same time. The event was covered The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other outlets.
- Led forums that educate students on the power of voting and the dynamics around voting machines, redistricting and other pertinent elements, allowing citizens to address their concerns to office-holders.
- Led voter registration drives in South Fulton.
- Donated to countless organizations that support the homeless, including the Gateway Center and Love Beyond Walls, among many others.
- Creating a Digital Black Book, a website and app that serves as a directory of Black-owned businesses in South Fulton to help bolster their sustainability during the pandemic.
- Executing “Chat With The Frat,” an eight-week online series that helped families navigate the dramatic life changes that came with the coronavirus pandemic. Brothers from the chapter who are social worker professionals, psychologists, medical doctors, public health experts, among other disciplines, led the informative discussions.
- Adopting a stretch of Fairburn Road in South Fulton to maintain and beautify in the Adopt A Road program.
- Participating and donating yearly to the March of Dimes and March for Babies events for cancer research.
The Whitley Hotel in Buckhead
