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Fraternity Men Cycle Across Country to Benefit People with Disabilities

The men of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity make their first stop in Enumclaw as part of the philanthropic effort, Push America.

Enumclaw, WA (May 23, 2013) – On  June 5th, a team of cyclists participating in the 26th Journey of Hope, presented by KRG Capital, will arrive at Enumclaw High School at 3:00 p.m. as part of a nine-week, 4,000-mile cycling event across the country to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. 

That evening at 6 p.m. the Journey of Hope team will be having dinner and a Friendship Visit with the Enumclaw Ashley House—an organization that helps serves the needs of families with children who are medically fragile. 

The Journey of Hope is a program of Push America, the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, which raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The Journey of Hope team consists of men from Pi Kappa Phi chapters across the country. The team will cycle an average of 75 miles per day, beginning in Seattle and ending in Washington, D.C. on August 10. 

For the team, the real journey will not be on a bike, but spending time with the people for whom they are riding. The Journey of Hope team members will spend every afternoon with people with disabilities in many different community events and activities called friendship visits. These men are striving for community inclusion of people with disabilities and are helping to break the barriers of society that keep people of all abilities from living life to the fullest. 

The organization was founded in 1977 with the hope of committing its members to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. With the combined efforts of sponsors and individual team members, this year’s Journey of Hope will raise more than $500,000 on behalf of people with disabilities. Push America and Pi Kappa Phi have raised over $15 million to date and continue to be on the cutting edge of the disability movement. 

For more information about this event or more on Push America’s summer programs, please contact Josh Sasek at (980) 318-5393 or log on to 
www.pushamerica.org


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