Fraternity team to stop in Carson City during 4,730 mile bike ride
The Journey of Hope North team arrive in Carson City as part of a 4,370-mile summer-long journey from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 10. The team will dedicate their summer to supporting people with disabilities through grant funding and community engagement. This group of 22 cyclists and six crew members is one of three Journey of Hope teams cycling across the country. This event, organized by The Ability Experience, is now in its 32nd year.
The team will stop in over 50 different cities along the way, partnering with local organizations that support people with disabilities. These stops, known as friendship visits, give the cyclists the opportunity to connect with individuals as a way of breaking barriers and highlighting the abilities of all people.
The Journey of Hope team consists of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity men from across the country. The team will cycle an average of 75 miles per day ending at the National Capitol on August 10. Every cyclist commits to raising a minimum of $6,000 on behalf of people with disabilities.
The mission of The Ability Experience is to use shared experiences to support people with disabilities and develop the men of Pi Kappa Phi into servant leaders. The Ability Experience is the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi. Along with the Journey of Hope, The Ability Experience also builds amenities at camps for people with disabilities and host events with local partners at Pi Kappa Phi’s 185 chapters across the country. Founded in 1977, The Ability Experience is committed to raising funds and public awareness on behalf of people with disabilities. Combined with corporate sponsorships, the 2019 Journey of Hope will raise more than $750,000 for people with disabilities across the nation.
Contact Austin Cartee, acartee@abilityexperience.org , (704) 685-6721 for the most recent updates and any additional information. Visit www.abilityexperience.org/media to access video, photos and more about Journey of Hope and the other Ability Experience summer events.
When:
Friday, June 14, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where:
Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada
1870 Russel Way
Carson City, NV 89706
- Carson City
- 000
- Austin
- Awareness
- bike
- Bike Ride
- Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada
- C
- Camps
- Capitol
- carson
- Carson City NV
- City
- club
- community
- Community
- Community Engagement
- Community,
- country
- Cycling
- d
- D.C.
- day
- event
- events
- Experience
- Fraternity Men
- FRIDAY
- Friendship
- funding
- grant funding
- hope
- information
- Journey of Hope
- local
- media
- Members
- men
- mission
- Nevada
- NV
- Opportunity
- people with disabilities
- Philanthropy
- photos
- public
- saturday
- summer
- Summer Events
- Support
- The Ability Experience
- video
- Washington
- western
- san francisco