Accomplishments
Visible Horizons' Recognitions and Accomplishments

Visible Horizons was a recipient of President Clinton’s 1992 Volunteer Action Award for "recognizing, inspiring and encouraging exemplary volunteer community service directed at solving serious social problems in communities throughout the Nation."
Other Accomplishments Include:
July 2004:
Event Partner in Heart of America: A Journey Fourth, a Lewis & Clark National Signature Event.
October 2002:
Organized the American Indian Heritage Celebration, which was held at an archaeological site located within the Frank Vaydik Line Creek Park. This event brought Otoe-Missouria Tribal Members back to the Line Creek Valley, which was once their homeland. Those tribal members performed their traditional music and dances in full regalia and shared their history and their cultural beliefs.


August 2001:
Featured as the Editor’s Choice of a Promising Practice in the United States Department of Interior’s Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention’s Newsletter, Prevention Quarterly.
April 29, 2001:
Featured in the Kansas City Star article, "A quest to save relics of the past," for initiating the preservation of Line Creek archaeological site.
2000:
Kay Barnes, the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri recognized Visible Horizons for its participation in Kansas City's sesquicentennial events, including the dedication of the Lewis and Clark Statue in Case Park and performing in the KC150: "A Celebration of the Heart" event at Arrowhead Stadium.
1997:
Planned and coordinated the first "American Indian Celebration" during which members of the Osage Tribe returned to Kansas City, their homeland, and were honored at the Annual Summit of Mayors. The Osage dedicated a drum to the City, which is on permanent exhibit at the Kansas City International Airport. A second American Indian Celebration was held in 1998, honoring tribes from Haskell Indian Nations University.
1993:
Was one of 60 recipients selected by President Bill Clinton and the Points of Light Foundation from 4,400 nominees nationwide to receive President Clinton's Volunteer Action Award.
1992:
Organized and coordinated the "Flame Spirit Run", a torch relay that spanned the country from border to border and coast to coast, with runners from numerous American Indian tribal nations. This event was the continuation of a United Nations (UNICEF) event, the "First Earth Run", which spanned the world in 54 nations.