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Cycling team on 3,600-mile journey makes stop in Fort Worth
The city of Fort Worth welcomed a philanthropic cycling team that made a stop in ‘Cowtown.’
The city of Fort Worth welcomed a philanthropic cycling team that made a stop in ‘Cowtown.’
Thirty bikers and eight crew members set out on a journey from Seattle, Washington on June 7 to reach Washington D.C. on August 12 for the annual bike ride, Journey of Hope.
Riders with the Journey of Hope shared smiles and high fives with patients at Shriners Hospital in Shreveport Tuesday.
Cyclists from Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity across the country stopped in Pratt during their 4,300 plus miles trip across the U.S. to raise funds and awareness for people with abilities of all kinds.
The University Sertoma Club of Lincoln hosted the Journey of Hope cyclists of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity brothers from across the nation July 12 for a picnic dinner at Antelope Park.
The Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado in Craig housed a group of 38 cyclists and crew members Thursday night en route from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities.
They’re fraternity men on a mission, which is why they’re cycling across the southern part of the country at the hottest time of the year. They’re the participants in the 2017 Journey of Hope, and they’re riding to raise awareness of and funds for people with disabilities. They made two stops in the Parker area June 24 before setting off for Wickenburg early in the morning of June 25.
They’re all members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. The Journey of Hope is coordinated by The Ability Experience, the charitable wing of Pi Kappa Phi. Parker has been a regular stop on the Journey of Hope for several years now.
Thousands of college students arrive in Lake Havasu City every year, taking advantage of the waves, beaches and Havasu’s hospitality.
Fraternities and sororities are known for their extensive charity work - but one set of brothers take their fundraising across the country on two wheels.