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First blind man to kayak Grand Canyon: ‘I couldn’t quit’
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:
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Pi Kappa Phi Makes 3,629 Mile Journey of Hope
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.
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Cycling across U.S. to raise awareness, funds for disabilities
When 21-year-old Mitchell Danford went to college, he knew he wanted to do something to help people.
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Push America arrives in Abilene
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.
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Journey of Hope: Importance of understanding those 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.
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Journey of Hope team’s puppet show addresses disabilities
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.
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Stories from the road: Zach Wiles
Every year, participants of Push America's summer events experience moments of significant impact while traveling across the country in support of disabilities. Here is one such story from Zach Wiles, Theta (Cincinnati), crew chief of the Journey of Hope TransAmerica team.
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Journey of Hope team meets Paralympic athletes
Every year the Journey of Hope TransAmerica team visits the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for a tour thanks to former Push America Board of Directors Chairman John Pierce, Beta Eta (Florida State). During the tour the team met Paralympic athletes like cyclist Todd Key and Sochi bronze-medalist Keith Gabel (pictured).
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