September 6, 2016
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil – Today U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, announced that cyclist Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colorado) has been selected as the flag bearer to represent the U.S. Paralympic Team at the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Paralympic Games. The ceremony will take place on September 7 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Jones, who will lead the 289-member U.S. Team, was chosen by a vote of
July 20, 2016
By Autumn Anderson, Sodexo Employment Brand Sourcing Manager At Sodexo, we talk a lot about diversity and inclusion, why it’s critical for our success as a company and how we’re constantly evolving to create more supportive environments for all employees. The past couple of months have been especially exciting for me – both as a member of the Talent Acquisition team, but also as the Co-Communications Chair for the Sodexo Organization for disAbilities Resources (SOAR)
July 7, 2016
By John Robinson Days 9 and 10 – #JourneytoWork Wednesday started out in picturesque Little Falls. It is beautiful in Little Falls when you leave the village along the path. You are rolling in between two rock formations for at least a mile. It is a very cool and soothing area to cycle through. It was a bittersweet day on Wednesday. We had beautiful weather and wonderful friends with us, but it’s the first day
July 6, 2016
By Laura Empie, Leah Giodano and Lisa Alexander New Bikes – Old Friends Our journey began on Wednesday, June 29th as we joined Doug and John during their first week of their bike ride from Buffalo to Albany. Laura, Leah and Lisa all returned for another year – but this time with new bicycles! We were so inspired by our incredible journey last year that we tossed away a borrowed bike, an old mountain bike
July 5, 2016
By Doug Hamlin – Day 7 – The Longest Day with early inspiration. Today we had the privilege to ride with Nichole Hastings for the first seven of our 42 miles to Lock 20 in Utica. I met Nichole last summer when I spoke at the ADA 25th Anniversary celebration. Nichole was gracious enough to say that I inspired her to work toward joining Journey 2016. Well, today she inspired me. Nichole has cerebral palsy,
July 3, 2016
Day 6 of the Journey: Warners Rd. to Chittenango – 24 miles. Day 7, the day of rest… It was wonderful riding on Saturday with gorgeous sunny skies and cooler temps. We started out early with our usual crew plus Pam’s friends Sandy and Jeff Pine and Sharon Roegiers, our long time friend from Rochester. Scott McClurg led us through Syracuse again, which is very helpful navigating the streets and traffic. We have never gone
