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- Humane Charity
- Acknowledged in Congressional Record
- House of Representatives Commendation
- Florida State Awareness Proclamations 1995 – 2007, April is Vitiligo Awareness Month
- Embracing Diversity Awareness Children's Calendars 2003 – 2007
- American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Gold Triangle Award for Embracing Diversity Calendar
- Yearly Medical/Research/Patient Seminars
- International Researchers Seminars 2001 and 2004
- Vitiligo Walk-a-Thons, Skate-a-Thons, Swim-a-Thons, Skip-a-Thons and BBQs
- First New York Times story to detail life experiences of patients
- Medical Newsletters
- Informational Patient Website
- Patients lobby in Tallahassee to raise House and Senate Awareness
- Children taken to Build-a-Bear yearly to make Diversity Bears, as gift of the AVRF
- New York, New Jersey, Florida, Washington, California and various other locations for Walk-a-Thons to raise public and media awareness
- First Nairobi/Kenya Chapter Awareness Seminar held by AVRF for Kenyan members
- 19th Intl Pigment Cell Conference & Satellite Symposium on Vitiligo
- First NBUVB (Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Light) machine gifted to Kenyatta National Hospital for free patient treatments
- Research Funding to:
- Cornell Medical Center (Weill Medical Center)
- University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
- Role of Catalase Gene, Dr. Schallreuter, University of Bradford, UK
- Public Service Announcements (PSAs) throughout Florida, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
- Billboards throughout Florida
- Children's Dream Program. Children have met:
- Whoopi Goldberg (actress)
- Torii Hunter (athlete)
- Governor Jeb Bush (FL)
- Buccaneer football team
- 48 National and International Patient Support Chapters, serving local communities
- National NAACP recognition
- AVRF Jordanian Mission for Awareness 2003-2005
- Convention Awareness Exhibitors, NAACP and AAD
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