Journey of Hope, News
Pi Kappa Phi Rides Again
Many Greek-letter organizations are involved with philanthropy but Pi Kappa Phi is the only fraternity to start and maintain their own philanthropy, according to Adam Phillips of Pi Kappa Phi.
Many Greek-letter organizations are involved with philanthropy but Pi Kappa Phi is the only fraternity to start and maintain their own philanthropy, according to Adam Phillips of Pi Kappa Phi.
Lonnie Bedwell is blind and lives far from fast water, but that didn't stop him from paddling a kayak the entire length of the Colorado River:
Imagine it: For 62 days, getting up at 5 AM, riding a bike for six hours, averaging 70 miles or more a day. Following this, you eat dinner then spend time with people with disabilities, only to do it all over again tomorrow.
When 21-year-old Mitchell Danford went to college, he knew he wanted to do something to help people.
A group of 28 cyclists and 9 crew members peddled into Abilene this afternoon participating in Push America's Journey of Hope. This journey began 30 days ago in Long Beach California to Washington D.C. they are cycling to raise funds for people with disabilities.
ABILENE, Texas - "Journey of Hope" riders left Long Beach, Calif., on June 2. Tuesday, they arrived in Abilene as part of a fundraising bike ride across America.
The message was "I'm just like you" during the Journey of Hope team's "Kids on the Block" puppet show at a YWCA children's class on Tuesday.
Twenty-four cyclists from universities around the country are riding eight hours a day to promote acceptance for people with disabilities.
CHESTERTOWN Ñ The 2014 Build America team, made up of 16 members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, will be stopping at Camp Fairlee Manor in Chestertown, July 13-17, as part of its 46-day summer event down the East Coast.