POW WOWS DO NOT PUT THEMSELVES TOGETHER.

There are many people who spend a great deal of dedication, expertise and volunteered time to make pow wows a success. Such was the case with the Blind Horse Pow Wow held in Alpine, AL on April 13-14, 2019.

The list of thank yous follows; they are not in any particular order of importance:

(If we've left anyone off -- certainly only due to an oversight and not intentional -- please let us know.)

Gary Thunderwolf Soyars for making all the important decisions about the pow wow as well as being a Pow Wow Committee Elder whose knowledge was freely given.

Cora Parker, Program and Facilities Coordinator, on and off site. She organized the volunteer staff that helped vendors and visitors and was on site for any problems or questions that arose.

Vincent Parker, Coordinator, for helping field many calls and questions regarding the pow wow before, on and during the pow wow including receiving many calls the night before the pow wow lasting until 12:30 AM! He also gave many back rubs with his therapeutic creams and lotions to many of the dancers.

Cindi Lewis-Brown for all the extra attention she gave to the advertising, promotions and donations to the pow wow. She donated the wheel chair and other needed handicap equipment.

Arena Director, Dave Wadell (hope the spelling is correct) on doing a wonderful job on such short notice and keeping the continuity seamlessly flowing with all the last minute changes.

Master of Ceremonies, Gary Smith, who also did a great job with the dancers and ceremonies with the spur of the moment unscheduled changes.

DRUM, TJ, River and _____________ (I'm sorry I don't have the third gentleman's name, but am I'm trying to find out from various sources. As soon as I find out his name, I will edit the post and add it in) for doing an excellent performance for all of us during the entire pow wow. You were awesome.

Mary J. Nolen was Head Lady Veteran, Gordon C. Nolen Jr. was Head Man, Katie Smith was the Head Lady and Terry Smith was the Head Man Veteran.

Theresa Goodman of Alabama Radio 100.7 for the three hour live broadcast from the pow wow interviewing vendors and participants and sharing her own local knowledge to the radio listeners. Job well done and we enjoyed her bubbly personality.

Debbie Stuckey, Genealogist, for assisting people in finding their ancestors through genealogy and her magic laptop.

Veterans Administration Personnel

LaSharn Anderson and her team for representing the VA and explaining their available benefits for Vets and for distributing diverse literature and answering many questions that were on Vet's minds.

Dr. Linda L. Boyle, Director of Veterans Administration, for arranging the logistics of the vendor exhibits and information at the pow wow.

She also awarded George "Running Horses in the Wind" Weisbrod a Certificate of Commitment: In recognition of your exhibition of the Core Value of Commitment working diligently to serve Veterans and other beneficiaries, driven by an earnest belief in VA's mission.

Winterboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue for being on site for any concerns or emergencies at the pow wow. We always appreciate your commitment to the safety of the vendors, visitors, volunteer staff and pow wow personnel and just wanted to thank you for your attendance and dedication to our safety.

We would also like to thanks the Tonanzi dancers for their outstanding performance.

Antonio Lopez for his immaculate handling of the pow wow grounds before and during the pow wow. And also we wish to thank Antonio for narrating the background and meanings of the ceremonial blanket and items placed upon it so all would know their significance. The sound effects were awesome as well!!