By Richard Rhinehart Sleepy Hollow, New York, September 24, 2018 – Athletes from ten eastern states are traveling this week to the historic Hudson River Valley community of Sleepy Hollow. Their destination is national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s September 29 Face of America Liberty cycling challenge. The 56-mile bicycle and hand cycle ride to West Point […]
Adventure Team Challenge Begins September 7
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, September 5, 2018 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s inclusive Adventure Team Challenge begins Friday, September 7 in the rugged high Gore Mountains northeast of Eagle. Able-bodied and adaptive athletes from across the United States will compete in the outdoor adventure race that includes mountain biking, river rafting, rock sports and […]
Colorado’s Adventure Team Challenge Tests both Adaptive and Able-Bodied Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, August 29, 2018 – Adaptive and able-bodied athletes will travel from across the United States to Colorado’s Gore Mountain range northeast of Eagle for the September 6-9 Adventure Team Challenge Colorado. Hosted annually since 2007, each team includes five athletes, two being adaptive athletes with disabilities ranging from blindness to […]
Face of America Liberty Honors Adaptive Military Veterans
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, August 10, 2018 – An anticipated 100 cyclists and hand cyclists from the greater New York region will pedal together in national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s September 29 Face of America Liberty cycling challenge. The 56-mile ride from historic Sleepy Hollow along the Hudson River to the United States Military […]
Adaptive Athletes Paddle Sea Kayaks in World T.E.A.M.’s Coastal Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, August 6, 2018 – Developmentally-disabled athletes from non-profit Independent Group Home Living Program will join with able-bodied athletes in national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s Coastal Team Challenge August 14-15. The ocean based athletic endeavor will see 32 athletes maneuvering two-person sea kayaks 16 nautical miles along the waters of Long […]
World T.E.A.M.’s Inclusive Adventure Team Challenge Returns in September
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, July 20, 2018 – Considered to be one of the toughest back country team competitions in the United States, national non-profit World T.E.A.M.’s annual Adventure Team Challenge this September 6-9 will see teams of adaptive and able-bodied athletes competing together in Colorado’s high Gore Mountain Range. Registration opened online for […]
Face of America Ride to Gettysburg Returns April 27-29
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, November 27, 2017 – Face of America, non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive two-day bicycle and hand cycle ride to historic Gettysburg, returns to the Washington D.C. and Philadelphia regions this April 27-29. As one of America’s most inspiring events, participating athletes include adaptive military veterans and able-bodied athletes from […]
Inaugural Face of America Liberty Ride to Manhattan Satisfied Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart New York, New York, October 13, 2017 – The exceptional power of teamwork and collaboration led 65 adaptive and able-bodied athletes to the successful conclusion of the inaugural Face of America Liberty bicycle and hand cycle ride October 8 for the national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports. The 54-mile journey from the United […]
Chilly Colorado Temperatures Doesn’t Cool Hot Adventure Team Challenge Team
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, September 20, 2017 – Comfortable autumn racing conditions helped a Colorado team to a record winning pace at national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge. Held in the high Gore Mountains northeast of Eagle, Colorado September 15-17, the three day event saw 50 competitors. Shattering the 2011 course record […]
Adventure Team Challenge Colorado Encourages Athlete Cooperation
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, September 13, 2017 – Adaptive and able-bodied athletes from across the United States will gather in Eagle September 14 for national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Adventure Team Challenge. Ten teams of athletes will complete three outdoor sporting stages beginning September 15 at the rustic Rancho del Rio resort along […]
Pearl Meyer Athletes Inspired by World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Eagle, Colorado, August 24, 2017 – It’s not the finish that matters; it’s the journey to successfully complete the sporting event. For participants of national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Adventure Team Challenge, an inclusive outdoor multisport competition to be held in the high mountains north of Eagle, Colorado this September 15-17, […]
Face of America Liberty, Presented by Northwell Health, Debuts October 8
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, August 18, 2017 – National nonprofit World T.E.A.M. Sports announced today the opening of athlete registration for the October 8 Face of America Liberty bicycle and hand cycle ride from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York to the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. The […]
Outdoor Sports to Thrill Disabled Teens at Dralla Foundation Adventure Team Challenge D.C.
By Richard Rhinehart Washington, D.C., June 26, 2017 – Developmentally-, intellectually-, and physically-disabled young athletes from the greater Washington region are scheduled to participate in the inclusive Dralla Foundation Adventure Team Challenge this September 9 at Washington D.C. Hosted by national nonprofit World T.E.A.M. Sports, the Challenge is patterned after the organization’s inspiring Adventure Team […]
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 […]
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 […]