THE PSIREN A Publication of the Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at Cornell University SPRING 2007
ITHACA, NEW YORK
Brothers Prepare For The Ride Of Their Lives: JOH ‘07 Dear Brothers, Please feel free to contact me at (607) 351-4029 or apb32@cornell.edu with any questions about the Journey of Hope. Donations are also possible through the Push America website, http://www. pushamerica.org/donate/. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
This summer Terence Zimmermann ‘08 and I will be undertaking the daunting, yet exciting task of cycling over 4,000 miles from San Francisco, CA to Washington, D.C. on the Journey of Hope. While this may seem like a unique challenge, it is nothing in comparison to the challenges faced everyday by people with disabilities. Along the way, we will In Pi Kappa Phi, meet with many individuals and groups in order to bring a greater awareness to our peers and commu- Adam Barry ‘07 nity about what it means to have a disability with the hope of abating social stigmas attached to those disabilities. On June 10th, 2007 we will join over 70 other Pi Kappa Phi members in San Francisco, representing Psi Chapter, to begin this summer challenge. Together we will complete our 63-day bicycle trek to benefit Push America. Although we will be doing plenty of biking, the main focus of this venture is to build hope for people with disabilities as well as the organizations that serve them. We will be cycling up to 120 miles in a day, but the most important part of our day begins when we finish our riding. Almost every evening we will be participating in friendship visits with people with disabilities. These friendship visits are what makes this journey such a unique and rewarding experience as we are able to connect with the people whose lives we are impacting.
Terence Zimmermann ‘08
We are extremely excited about this opportunity and we have achieved our goal of raising $10,000!