Push America ePerspective – March, 2010

Push America’s ePerspective is a monthly newsletter sent to the extended family of Push America and past participants with the purpose of providing insight to the events of Push America and possible opportunities for involvement.

March 2010

The Push America office is filled with energy as we are preparing for this summer’s team events! In addition to those events, staff has been busy with other projects such as the Annual Report, facilitating spring construction events and holding the very first Regional Team Training weekend. One other project in the works is a transition from how we currently send our e-newsletters in order to ensure that you are getting the latest news from Push America. Be on the lookout in April for the new ePerspective with a slight makeover!

New to 2010: Regional Team Training

The first ever Regional Team Training took place in Lake Wylie, S.C. on March 5-7, 2010. In an effort to better prepare team members for Gear Up Florida and Journey of Hope, the weekend consisted of a cycling skills workshop, a 50 mile training ride, safe cycling and fundraising discussions, an Empathy Dinner and another 25 mile ride to finish up the weekend. It was a big success as team members left the weekend feeling more comfortable about the challenges ahead of them.
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Alums Participate in Ride to Help Others

In the summer of 2000, Neil Mishurda road Journey of Hope as an adventure and a way to raise valuable funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Today he is a partner at a commercial real estate firm in Los Angeles. Although 10 years have passed, Mishurda has not lost his passion for adventure and helping others. His enthusiasm has continued as he put together a team to participate in the 2010 Solvang Century Ride, including other Pi Alphas, Ryan McCarthy and Brandon Hill.
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Spots Still Available for Bridge Run

Has the warm weather of spring given you an itch to get outside and enjoy the sunshine? Join Push America at the birthplace of Pi Kappa Phi on March 27, 2010 as a member of the Push America Challenge: Cooper River Bridge Run team in Charleston, S.C. With over 30,000 participants annually, it is regarded as one of the premiere 10k road races on the east coast. There is no better way to see historic Charleston Harbor than from the crest of the bridge!
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A New Sponsorship

Push America is pleased to announce that Mountain Khakis has agreed to become the official outfitter of the Journey of Hope and Build America teams. Headquartered out of Jackson Hole, WY, Mountain Khakis, a premier outdoor-lifestyle apparel brand is “Built for the Mountain Life.” A relationship was formed between the two organizations based upon the ruggedness of the cross-country trips presented by Push America and the need for a high quality product that can stand up to the test.
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New Partnership for Journey fo Hope South Team

Every year the Journey of Hope teams visit many great organizations that are making a difference for people with disabilities. The changes to the South route have provided us an opportunity to partner with many new organizations that serve people with disabilities, but there is also a new partnership in a city familiar to the South route. The Journey of Hope South team will have the opportunity to interact with Darius Goes West when they arrive in Athens, Ga. this summer.
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Potential Website Outages Over Next Two Weekends

Some big changes are coming to the Push America and Pi Kappa Phi office with some very important and helpful IT upgrades. We want you to be aware that over the next two weekends, March 13-14 and 20-21, there is the potential for Web site outages, mainly on each Saturday. When you try to access the Push America site, an error message will appear as if the page does not exist. If you are fundraising for an event, please be patient with us and check back throughout the day to see if your fundraising page is functioning. If you need anything, please e-mail pushamerica@pushamerica.org and we will get back to you as early as we can the following Monday. Thanks in advance for your patience!