Wrestlers Gray, Bergman among featured Olympic hopefuls on crowdfunding platform Pursu.it USA
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Check out Adeline Gray and J.D. Bergman on Pursu.it USA
Pursu.it USA (https://www.pursu.it/usa), a nonprofit crowdfunding platform, launched today to support aspiring US athletes to raise the money necessary to fulfil their athletic dreams.
Two-time World champion and four-time World medalist Adeline Gray and two-time World Team member J.D. Bergman are among the five Olympic hopefuls featured on Pursu.it USA at its launch.
Modelled after the successful Canadian version, Pursu.it USA gives fans and supporters the opportunity to directly support American athletes on their journey to success. Athletes make their appeal for each project through a personalized video in which they articulate their inspiring story and the impact the funding will have on their ability to achieve their goals as they work towards competing at the highest level in their sport.
Adeline Gray – Wrestling
Adeline was born January 15, 1991 in Colorado and is currently ranked No. 1 at 75kg for team USA Wrestling. She has been wrestling for 17 years and won gold at the 2012 and more recently at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. In 2012 she also went to the Olympics as an alternate for the U.S. women’s wrestling team. Adeline’s favorite move is the arm drag to a chicken wing and her next big goal is to be the first female U.S. wrestler to win an Olympic gold.
More at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/GR/Adeline-Gray
JD Bergman - Wrestling
Born September 7, 1984 in Ohio, JD was a 2010 and 2013 USA Wrestling World Team member at 97kg. He is currently a member of the USA National team and has his sights sets on being an Olympic Champion in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He was a two time Ohio High School State Champion from Oak Harbor High School and was also a first team All-Ohio running back in football. While at Ohio State University, he was a three-time All-American and was the 2008 NCAA Runner-up. JD actually appears in the upcoming Steve Carrel, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo wrestling movie “Foxcatcher” depicting the tragic events leading to the death of Olympian David Schultz. JD enjoys addressing youth and church groups on personal challenges and growth. He writes and speaks frequently on spiritual, health and physical development and encourages a program of nutrition, exercise, and preventative maintenance that empowers the individual with healthy goals and choices.
More at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/BE/JD-Bergman
The other athletes featured by Pursu.it USA are Dagmara Wozniak (fencing), Allison Jones (Paralympic cycling) and Amber English (shotgun).
Each athlete will have 60 days to engage their fans to raise the money they need.
“We are very excited to offer our crowdfunding services to aspiring American athletes and support them in their pursuit of their dreams” says founder Julia Rivard, who in 2000 walked away from her own dreams of standing on the podium in order to enter the workforce and contribute financially to her family.
“When I finished my competition at the 2000 Olympic Games I had two choices: continue with my passion and try to be the best in the world or hang up the paddle and get a job to pay for life,” Rivard says. “I chose the latter and since that time, I’ve often wondered what might have happened if I was able to train and support my life through sport. It made me wonder what I could do to help athletes who are struggling to support their own dreams.”
Like Rivard, many aspiring athletes forfeit their pursuit of the podium because they simply don’t have the funds to continue. In 2012 Rivard, a former Olympic kayaker, launched Pursu.it in Canada together with former gymnast Leah Skerry. Since its launch 45 Canadian athletes have raised more than $380,000 through the platform to support their dreams.
Interested athletes who need fundraising support can apply now to start their own Pursu.it campaign.
Pursu.it USA (https://www.pursu.it/usa), a nonprofit crowdfunding platform, launched today to support aspiring US athletes to raise the money necessary to fulfil their athletic dreams.
Two-time World champion and four-time World medalist Adeline Gray and two-time World Team member J.D. Bergman are among the five Olympic hopefuls featured on Pursu.it USA at its launch.
Modelled after the successful Canadian version, Pursu.it USA gives fans and supporters the opportunity to directly support American athletes on their journey to success. Athletes make their appeal for each project through a personalized video in which they articulate their inspiring story and the impact the funding will have on their ability to achieve their goals as they work towards competing at the highest level in their sport.
Adeline Gray – Wrestling
Adeline was born January 15, 1991 in Colorado and is currently ranked No. 1 at 75kg for team USA Wrestling. She has been wrestling for 17 years and won gold at the 2012 and more recently at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. In 2012 she also went to the Olympics as an alternate for the U.S. women’s wrestling team. Adeline’s favorite move is the arm drag to a chicken wing and her next big goal is to be the first female U.S. wrestler to win an Olympic gold.
More at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/GR/Adeline-Gray
JD Bergman - Wrestling
Born September 7, 1984 in Ohio, JD was a 2010 and 2013 USA Wrestling World Team member at 97kg. He is currently a member of the USA National team and has his sights sets on being an Olympic Champion in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He was a two time Ohio High School State Champion from Oak Harbor High School and was also a first team All-Ohio running back in football. While at Ohio State University, he was a three-time All-American and was the 2008 NCAA Runner-up. JD actually appears in the upcoming Steve Carrel, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo wrestling movie “Foxcatcher” depicting the tragic events leading to the death of Olympian David Schultz. JD enjoys addressing youth and church groups on personal challenges and growth. He writes and speaks frequently on spiritual, health and physical development and encourages a program of nutrition, exercise, and preventative maintenance that empowers the individual with healthy goals and choices.
More at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/BE/JD-Bergman
The other athletes featured by Pursu.it USA are Dagmara Wozniak (fencing), Allison Jones (Paralympic cycling) and Amber English (shotgun).
Each athlete will have 60 days to engage their fans to raise the money they need.
“We are very excited to offer our crowdfunding services to aspiring American athletes and support them in their pursuit of their dreams” says founder Julia Rivard, who in 2000 walked away from her own dreams of standing on the podium in order to enter the workforce and contribute financially to her family.
“When I finished my competition at the 2000 Olympic Games I had two choices: continue with my passion and try to be the best in the world or hang up the paddle and get a job to pay for life,” Rivard says. “I chose the latter and since that time, I’ve often wondered what might have happened if I was able to train and support my life through sport. It made me wonder what I could do to help athletes who are struggling to support their own dreams.”
Like Rivard, many aspiring athletes forfeit their pursuit of the podium because they simply don’t have the funds to continue. In 2012 Rivard, a former Olympic kayaker, launched Pursu.it in Canada together with former gymnast Leah Skerry. Since its launch 45 Canadian athletes have raised more than $380,000 through the platform to support their dreams.
Interested athletes who need fundraising support can apply now to start their own Pursu.it campaign.
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