The official Grand Opening—including VIP speeches, a surprise award presentation, and a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony—welcomed 200 guests to a new park and outdoor exhibit space in the heart of the historic downtown district of Fort Scott, KS. The event was a fitting accompaniment to the 15th Anniversary celebration of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes.

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From left to right: LMC Program Director Megan Felt; Former Executive Director of the National Teachers  Hall of Fame NAME; Skipper Higgins, son of WWII Unsung Hero Andrew Higgins; Carl Wilkens, Unsung Hero of the Rwandan genocide; Norm Conard, LMC Chief Executive Director; Lowell Milken, Founder of LMC and the Lowell Milken Family Foundation; Lindsay Madison, Fort Scott's Mayor; and LMC Park Committee Chair Beth Nuss.