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When it comes time to write their "What I Did Last Summer" essays this fall, these young men will have some interesting stories to tell.
A team of 21 cyclists and six crew members arrived Monday in Dodge City, marking almost exactly the half-way point in their 72-day journey. They embarked from Seattle on June 10 and plan to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15. There they will meet up with two other teams that left from San Francisco and together, they will stand on the capitol steps in an effort to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.
The ride is organized by Push America, the national philanthropic arm of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternities. The ride, called "Journey of Hope," raises money and awareness for persons with disabilities.
"We're the only fraternity with a national foundation organized for charity," said Danny Carpenter, an Atlanta native who attends Virginia Tech, where he studies mechanical engineering.
To learn more about Push America or to follow the riders on their journey, visit their Web site at www.pushamerica.org/events/JOH/.
In order to participate in the ride, fraternity members submit applications and, once accepted by the national leadership, raise funds to help support the ride and the organization's mission. Each rider raised at least $5,000 prior to the trip.
"There were five other guys at my school doing the ride this summer, so we combined our efforts," Carpenter said. "We did letter-writing campaigns, set up a Facebook group and made speeches all over campus, especially to the sororities. When you dedicate your whole summer to this project, people are pretty generous."
Explaining how he decided to make the ride, Carpenter described how he decided to join Pi Kappa Phi: "My dad is a psychiatrist and works with people with developmental disabilities. When I was looking at colleges and thinking about joining a fraternity, this ride is what attracted me to Pi Kappa Phi. This emphasis on giving back to the community colors everything the fraternity does."
For the complete story, visit http://dodgecitydailyglobe.ks.newsmemory.com/
Reach Don Steele at (620) 408-9910 or e-mail him at
don.steele@dodgeglobe.com.
When it comes time to write their "What I Did Last Summer" essays this fall, these young men will have some interesting stories to tell.
A team of 21 cyclists and six crew members arrived Monday in Dodge City, marking almost exactly the half-way point in their 72-day journey. They embarked from Seattle on June 10 and plan to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15. There they will meet up with two other teams that left from San Francisco and together, they will stand on the capitol steps in an effort to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.
The ride is organized by Push America, the national philanthropic arm of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternities. The ride, called "Journey of Hope," raises money and awareness for persons with disabilities.
"We're the only fraternity with a national foundation organized for charity," said Danny Carpenter, an Atlanta native who attends Virginia Tech, where he studies mechanical engineering.
To learn more about Push America or to follow the riders on their journey, visit their Web site at www.pushamerica.org/events/JOH/.
In order to participate in the ride, fraternity members submit applications and, once accepted by the national leadership, raise funds to help support the ride and the organization's mission. Each rider raised at least $5,000 prior to the trip.
"There were five other guys at my school doing the ride this summer, so we combined our efforts," Carpenter said. "We did letter-writing campaigns, set up a Facebook group and made speeches all over campus, especially to the sororities. When you dedicate your whole summer to this project, people are pretty generous."
Explaining how he decided to make the ride, Carpenter described how he decided to join Pi Kappa Phi: "My dad is a psychiatrist and works with people with developmental disabilities. When I was looking at colleges and thinking about joining a fraternity, this ride is what attracted me to Pi Kappa Phi. This emphasis on giving back to the community colors everything the fraternity does."
For the complete story, visit http://dodgecitydailyglobe.ks.newsmemory.com/
Reach Don Steele at (620) 408-9910 or e-mail him at
don.steele@dodgeglobe.com.
