By Richard Rhinehart King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, April 24, 2017 – More than 150 adaptive military veterans from the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada will gather in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and in Arlington, Virginia the afternoon of April 28 for the Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to Gettysburg. From national […]
Dell EMC Joins World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America as a Supporting Partner
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, April 17, 2017 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive April 28-30 Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, today welcomed the support of Dell EMC as a participating event partner. The annual two-day journey to the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg honors military veterans […]
Three Wire Systems Partners with World T.E.A.M. Sports in Support of Face of America
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, April 12, 2017 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports announced today that Three Wire Systems, (LLC), an innovative technology solutions provider and the nation’s leader in veteran-centric integrative care coaching, is returning as a partner of the organization’s annual inclusive bicycle and hand cycle Face of America ride to […]
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Designates April 30 as Face of America Day
By Richard Rhinehart Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2017 – Governor Tom Wolf today designated April 30, 2017 as Face of America Day in Pennsylvania, recognizing the exceptional adaptive military veterans who are riding national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America to the historic Civil War community of Gettysburg. “Since the infancy of the United […]
Face of America Veteran Finds Bicycling Therapeutic
By Richard Rhinehart Endwell, New York, March 28, 2017 – Navy and Army National Guard veteran Nicole Lee is riding in her first Face of America with national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports this April 28-30. The southern New York state veteran is riding with Team Rescue 22 from Arlington to Gettysburg with other adaptive military […]
Giving it Her All: A Profile of Face of America Athlete Donna Zephrine
By Melissa Grappone Bayshore, New York, March 21, 2017: Adaptive Army veteran, Donna Zephrine, is no stranger to challenges. Having participated in several World T.E.A.M. Sports events over the last few years — the Face of America (FOA) in 2015 and 2016; the 2015 Face of America Liberty from West Point Academy to the Freedom […]
Veteran Corps of America Welcomed as Valued Face of America Partner
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, March 16, 2017 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports announced today that Veteran Corps of America, the O’Fallon, Illinois veteran-owned and managed federal contractor, is returning as a sponsor of the organization’s inclusive April 28-30 Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring the many […]
Face of America Adaptive Army Veteran Returns to her Eastern Pennsylvania Roots
By Richard Rhinehart Issaquah, WA, February 28, 2017 – Army veteran Shanda Taylor-Boyd is returning to her roots this April 28-30 as a participating athlete in national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from historic Valley Forge east of Philadelphia. The two day ride, hosted annually […]
Air Force Veteran Encourages Others with Disabilities to Become Active in Sports
By Richard Rhinehart Park City, UT, January 31, 2017 – Air Force veteran Heath Hinton of Clearfield, Utah spent 16 years with the United States Air Force. In May, 2016, he was medically discharged from his duties following injuries he sustained during his service that made it nearly impossible for him to run. This April […]
Army Veteran Who Rode Across America in 2010 to Ride Face of America
Royse City, Texas, January 19, 2017 – Retired Army Sgt. Clayton Rankin rode a borrowed recumbent bicycle 4,000 miles across the United States in the summer of 2010 as a member of national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea to Shining Sea. Despite concerns from his colleagues as to his fitness and stamina, Sgt. Rankin successfully […]
January 2007 Kilimanjaro Climb Brought Together Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, December 29, 2016 – World T.E.A.M. Sports’ vice chairman Lon Dolber is a regular participant of the national non-profit’s annual Face of America bicycle ride with adaptive military veterans to Gettysburg. His first event with the organization was very different, however – a life-changing ascent of Africa’s Kilimanjaro with […]
Colorado’s 2016 Adventure Team Challenge Documented in New Videos
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, November 14, 2016 – Videographer Ed Shank has released three new videos featuring action from World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive Adventure Team Challenge Colorado. The videos, including interviews with participating athletes, are part of a series of short films Shank is creating in support of the challenging event. Held in […]
Registration Underway for Inclusive 2017 Face of America
By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, November 9, 2016 – Adaptive and able-bodied athletes from across North America began registration this week for nonprofit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride. Scheduled for April 28-30, 2017, this inclusive mid-Atlantic journey concludes at the historic Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and […]
Marine Corps Marathon Inspires Competing World T.E.A.M. Sports Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, November 2, 2016 – Washington D.C.’s 41st annual Marine Corps Marathon October 30 attracted 30,000 competitors from 55 nations, including eight adaptive and able-bodied athletes from national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports. Led by World T.E.A.M. Sports’ CEO and President Van Brinson, the organization’s team included both military veterans and civilians. […]
A Conversation with World T.E.A.M. Sports Athlete Rory McCarthy
Holbrook, New York, October 17, 2016 – World T.E.A.M. Sports recently discussed with Maine adaptive Rory McCarthy his inspiring experiences with the national non-profit organization since 1995. Here is a transcript of that conversation. World T.E.A.M. Sports: Can you please advise your background? Rory McCarthy: I live near the town of Bath, Maine, called the […]
Maine Adaptive Athlete Enjoys Lifetime of Hand Cycling with World T.E.A.M. Sports
By Richard Rhinehart Bath, Maine, October 14, 2016 – Participation in challenging sports and exercise may not have changed Rory McCarthy’s life, but actively seeking physical activities through hand cycling and other outdoor sports has greatly improved the quality of his life. As a continuing World T.E.A.M. Sports athlete, McCarthy has gained a lifetime of […]
Adventure Team Challenge Washington D.C.: A Conversation with Karen Glasser
By Sarah Bell Washington, D.C., October 4, 2016 – On September 17, 2016, World T.E.A.M. Sports partnered with Best Buddies Capital Region to produce its fourth Adventure Team Challenge, Washington, D.C. Presenting sponsor, New Jersey-based Dralla Foundation teamed with sponsors SUBWAY of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Edible Arrangements to provide generous […]
Zack Bastian: An Endless Ability
By Sarah Bell Photographs by Sarah Bell and Steph Lavallee Grand Junction, Colorado, October 4, 2016 – “I hadn’t done a lot of mountain biking,” says Zack Bastian sheepishly, “and there I was on a single-track mountain biking trail, with high grass on either side of me, trying to physically and technically control this new […]
Adaptive Athletes Excel at Tenth Annual Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, September 30, 2016 – Under picture-perfect sunny skies September 25, the 11 teams competing in national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ tenth annual Adventure Team Challenge Colorado paddled to the sandy Highline Lake shore and triumphantly passed underneath the arched finish line. For many of the participating adaptive and able-bodied […]
Colorado’s Scenic McInnis Canyons host of World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, September 21, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive Adventure Team Challenge returns to Grand Junction and Mesa County this September 23-25 with 12 teams of adaptive and able-bodied athletes undertaking off-road bicycling, river rafting, rock climbing, hiking and orienteering. Considered by experienced adventure athletes to be one […]