A team of cyclists participating in Journey of Hope, presented by KRG Capital, will arrive in Shreveport as a stop on their 4,000-mile cycling event across the country to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities Wednesday, July 11 . The team will be arriving with at Shriner’s Hospital Shreveport for lunch and a Friendship Visit at 12:30. The Journey of Hope is happy to welcome Arizona State Student Jibran Charania as a cyclist. Journey of Hope is a program of Push America, the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, which raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The Journey of Hope team consists of men from Pi Kappa Phi chapters across the country. The team will cycle an average of 75 miles per day, a total of 4,000 miles, beginning in San Francisco (June 2nd) and Seattle (May 30th) and ending in Washington, D.C. on August 5th. This year Push America celebrates its founding in 1977 with its 35th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the Journey of Hope. Push America’s goal has always been committing its members to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. With the combined efforts of sponsors and individual team members, this year’s Journey of Hope will raise more than $500,000 on behalf of people with disabilities. Push America and Pi Kappa Phi have fundraised over $15 million to date and continue to be on the cutting edge of the disability movement. For more information on Push America or to set up an interview, please contact Andrew Bell at (704) 504-2400 ext. 235 or log on to www.pushamerica.org. Follow us on Twitter @JOHSouth.