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Sea to Shining Sea Rider Faces Challenges in Life

By Richard Rhinehart Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 12, 2013 – Glenn Goulet is a patient man. Medically retired from the Army following seven and a half years of service, the retired sergeant spends his time volunteering for the non-profit Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg, participating in outdoor sporting events such as World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea [...]

World T.E.A.M. Sports 2012 Annual Review Offers Celebration of Participants

By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, June 10, 2013 – In celebration of World T.E.A.M. Sports’ 20th anniversary in 2013, the non-profit organization released today a special digital review of events and participating athletes from 2012 and the preceding years. This digital publication is available online for viewing through the Joomag application, or may be [...]

Prescribing a Positive Approach for Injured Veterans

By Jennifer Jones Holbrook, New York, June 7, 2013 – Over the last decade, there has been a sustained level of military activity that has left veterans and families struggling with drug abuse and other addiction related problems. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has regularly been in the headlines and although medical findings are not conclusive, [...]

Adventure Team Challenge at Frost Valley Allows Developmentally Disabled Athletes to Shine

By Richard Rhinehart Claryville, New York, June 4, 2013 – Twenty developmentally disabled teens and young adults from New York and New Jersey will gather in New York’s Catskill Mountains September 19-22 to participate in the 2013 Adventure Team Challenge at Frost Valley from World T.E.A.M. Sports. Held at the Frost Valley YMCA near Claryville, [...]

Colorado-Based Photographer Encourages Discouraged Injured Veterans

By Richard Rhinehart Denver, Colorado, June 3, 2013 – Recognizing the discouragement and the loneliness that can come when an injured military veteran retires from active duty, retired Army Mental Health Specialist Cpt. Brian Gliba decided to do something positive for the thousands of veterans returning home from combat. With a master’s degree in sports [...]

Face of America Video Offers Sights and Sounds of 2013 Ride

By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, May 29, 2013 – A new video of the 2013 Face of America ride from World T.E.A.M. Sports offers viewers the sights and sounds of the April 26-28, 110-mile bicycle and hand cycle ride from the Pentagon to the historic battlefields of Gettysburg. Created exclusively for World T.E.A.M. Sports [...]

Sea to Shining Sea Ride Director Retiring from State Farm Insurance

By Richard Rhinehart Bloomington, IL May 28, 2013 – A key member of two cross-country bicycle rides with injured military veterans is retiring from his full time position with State Farm Insurance June 1. Mike Claver, who served as a staff member for the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea ride and as ride director for [...]

Injured Iraq Veteran Dedicated to Keeping Tangy Table Sauce Available

By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, May 21, 2013 – A tangy table sauce created by a distinguished Marine Corporal is seeing life after its creator’s death, thanks to the efforts of a Marine injured during active duty in Iraq. Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, severely wounded in October, 2004 when a mortar shell hit his [...]

Hidden Suffering – Veterans and Addiction

By Jennifer Jones Holbrook, New York, May 17, 2013 – According to statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHS), seven percent of United States war veterans turn to substance abuse and develop drug and alcohol addictions. As is clear to those returning from war with physical disabilities, the story doesn’t begin [...]

Spirit Night for World T.E.A.M. Sports Gives Back to Non-Profit

By Richard Rhinehart Martinsburg, WV May 15, 2013 – Critically injured in Panama during his service to his country, retired Army Sergeant Glenn Goulet rode his bicycle across North America in 2012 as a member of World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea to Shining Sea team of injured veterans. This May 22, the veteran will give back [...]