Lowell Milken Center Special Events
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes will be celebrating two important milestone events on September 12-13, 2022. Those dates will mark the official Grand Opening of the Lowell Milken Park, as well as the commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. A Community Open House is scheduled for Monday, September 12th from 1:00 – 5:00 pm and Tuesday, September 13th from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The public is invited to view the new Unsung Hero exhibits, both in the beautiful Lowell Milken Park and in the Hall of Unsung Heroes.
Special events for the afternoon of Monday, September 12th, include the following four sessions with honored guests recognizing special Unsung Heroes:
1:00 pm – Family of WWII Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez
2:00 pm – Rwandan Rescuer Carl Wilkens
3:00 pm – Family of WWII Boat Developer Andrew Jackson Higgins
4:00 pm – Family of Astrogeologist Gene Shoemaker (whose ashes are buried on the moon)
Seating for the presentations is limited.
The Lowell Milken Center is a non-profit 501 © (3) that works with students and educators within a range of diverse academic disciplines, to develop projects focused on unsung heroes.