Welcome!

Hi everyone, thanks for visiting my Journey of Hope blog. The purpose of this is to provide updates to family, friends, and supporters on my Journey of Hope as I go about preparing for and participating in a 4,000 mile that bike ride this summer that will raise both funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The trek is a program implemented by Push America, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity's national philanthropy. During it, I will ride my bicycle from San Francisco to Washington D.C. over a two-month span along with 78 other riders from Pi Kapp chapters all across the country. Annually, the Journey of Hope raises over 500,000 dollars with each individual team member contributing to this by fundraising at least 5,ooo dollars. It is my sincere hope that by reading this you will find your life enriched and that you will either choose to contribute to my fundraising goals or, at the very least, find yourself more aware of the abilities of both those with disabilities. I've heard it said that "everyone has disabilities. The only difference is that some people wear theirs on the outside." By focusing on how alike we are as opposed to our differences, we can learn to empathize with others and, as a result, better the lives of ourselves and of our fellow humans. Again, I thank you for reading. I appreciate both your time and support. Without it, this would not be possible.

Go frogs,

Dalton