Team PHenomenal Hope

Who Are they

Team PHenomenal Hope is a nonprofit 501(c)3 based organization right here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The organization was founded in 2012 and started out as just 4 friends cycling to raise funds and awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension. Their first race was the race of their lives in the ~ Race Across America in 2014. These four amazing women rode their bikes 3,000 miles, through 12 States. The entire race was to take 9 days to finish. They completed it in 7 days 💜💪

Since that time, the team has grown from these 4 women to 100 athletes and 3 Teams which are located in Mexico, Germany and Brasil, with our 4th just getting ready to launch in South Africa. Every single racer is a volunteer helping to bring awareness to this disease and raise money throughout each calendar year to go towards further research of finding a cure for PH.

Through the organization, Athletes are paired up with a patient from the PH Community and they race together to raise awareness and funds. The athletes no longer just Bike, they now Run, Hike, Swim, and Ski.  They do Marathons, Tri-Athlons and even do Iron Man Races. All to help the PH Community phight for a cure.  Did I mention all of the Athletes are Volunteers!?

As a patient myself, I have teamed up with Team PH over the last 2 years helping to bring awareness by taking part in the Let Me Be Your Lungs Campaign. This year will be my 3rd and I look forward to meeting my new Athlete(s) 😊  This is where we need the help of YOU, the patient. We need more patients to team up with the athletes, and get our voices heard on this disease.  The Athletes do all the leg work, we just tell our stories and get to know the Athlete. Forming a bond that will last a lifetime, because they are in a race for OUR LIVES!

Here are my two Athletes from last year, Yvonne Taylor, Mother of 2, Fitness Trainer, and now a personal friend, which we became after being paired for this campaign.     Michael Bauer, worked in Research and is a Personal Coach along with Anne-Marie (one of our original athletes) training athletes for Marathons. 

                                                                                                                 

You can find Our experiences working together as a Team at the links below.  https://www.teamphenomenalhope.org/yvonnes-ph-story/

https://www.teamphenomenalhope.org/janices-ph-story/

You can also find my story/journey here: https://www.teamphenomenalhope.org/janice-janus/

HOW CAN YOU BE A PART OF THIS?

Easy, send us your PH story,  A high definition photo of yourself as well as your e-mail address. You will then be paired with an Athlete and your information will be shared with your Athlete and communication will begin, so you can get to know one another on a more personal level.

Send your information to me here: recruiterteamph@comcast.net
Send it to Katie Werner our Program Manager: Katie@teamphenomenalhope.org  let her know I sent you 💜😊

To Learn more about Team PHenomenal Hope, click their logo at the top of the screen or go here: www.teamph.org   You will find all of the Athletes who are racing for the PH Community, as well as the other patients stories who are teaming up with the Athletes.

Hope to see you among us, racing for awareness and eventually a CURE!

Thanks for reading my blog today: Stay tuned for the next one ~ Traveling with PH💜😊