Cross country awareness tour: Journey of Hope cycling team returns Friday to Carson City
Journey of Hope is one of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s national philanthropy efforts to serve people with disabilities. The cross-country bicycle trek began in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle and will end together with all teams in Washington, D.C.
“My co-host (Kari Horn) remembers the energy and humility of the college fraternity brothers who participated last year and how much fun it was,” said Susan Trist, WNC’s coordinator of Disability of Support Services. “We anticipate that we will draw even more community involvement this year.”
One special addition to the event will be a kids’ corner offering face painting, coloring, a bicycle obstacle course for beginners and young children, and the creation of balloon animals.
Like last year’s event, food will be provided, and entertainment will include a DJ with karaoke, and a raffle prize drawing. Local disability resources and information will be available, and the public will have an opportunity to meet the cyclists.
The Ability Experience has raised more than $15 million to benefit people with disabilities and organizations dedicated to their service. Since 1988, more than 1,500 men have participated in Journey of Hope and Build America. Annually the events combined raise more than $600,000.
Since 1989, two of The Ability Experience’s construction programs, Ability Weekends and Ability Camps, have provided over 600,000 volunteer hours to help renovate over 100 facilities that serve people with disabilities.
Activities will take place both inside and outside WNC’s Joe Dini Student Center. For more information, contact Trist at 775-445-4459 or susan.trist@wnc.edu.
See the flier below.
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