World T.E.A.M. Sports at 20 Years October 2013 | Page 16

Midwest with temperatures approaching 110 degrees. Arriving in
Virginia Beach on July 28, the team celebrated their achievement with a
gala reception on the beach. A commemorative book, Shining Seas, was
produced following the ride.
The April, 2013 Face of America event from the Pentagon to
Gettysburg was the largest in a decade, with more than 100 injured
veterans participating alongside more than 400 able-bodied civilians,
active-duty and retired military. A team of military veterans from
Canada’s Soldier On
organization
participated in the
two day, 110-mile
ride.
Developmentally
disabled teens from
the Washington, DC
region participated
in the second
Adventure Teen
Challenge in early
August 2013. Held
Army COL Gregory Gadson, on hand cycle, nears Gettysburg in
the 2013 Face of America ride. Brian Gliba photograph.

along the Potomac
River, the one day
event provided an
opportunity for teens
to hike, ride bicycles
and canoe. In
western Colorado,
the Adventure
TEAM Challenge
provided disabled
and able-bodied
athletes from across
the United States a
The Benson Botsford Berserkers won the 2013 Adventure TEAM
three-stage course in Challenge west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Brian Gliba
the high desert west photograph.
of Grand Junction.
Following the 2012 Challenge in the same region, the 2013 event
brought many new participants, including several military veterans
with disabilities.
The future is bright for World T.E.A.M. Sports, with many new
events in the planning for 2014 and beyond. Let’s get started and
change lives through sports.