HomeDavid Wyble
Missouri Eta - Missouri Western State University
My Iron Phi Story
Welcome Iron Phi Supporters and Sponsors of David Wyble
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Over the course of the next year, I'll be attempting to become an Iron Phi - a distinction given to a small percentage of members within my Fraternity. The mission of Iron Phi is to strengthen the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity and the impact it has on the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease through the fundraising and athletic efforts of its members. Lou Gehrig was a member of Phi Delta Theta, and our organization has taken an active role in finding a cure. I have decided to participate in a rather unorthodox athletic competition in order to raise money and awareness for the Iron Phi program. I decided to take my passion for the outdoors and love of adventure to develop a competition against myself. I will be kayaking over the course of four days along five different stream and river systems winding throughout southern Ohio and Indiana, and finally end on the Ohio River in northern Kentucky. I am hoping to do this when I get off the road and return to Oxford, OH for the summer sometime in early May. According to The ALS Association's web site, approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. That's why I'm becoming an Iron Phi. To do something bold about Lou Gehrig's disease. I've set my personal goal at $1000 so I need your help. Would you please consider making a donation? You can make a donation on this page by clicking on the "Make a Gift" link below the thermometer. You can also send a check made out to Iron Phi to me at 2 South Campus Oxford, OH 45056 if you'd rather donate that way. I hope that you'll share this incredible adventure with me by supporting me in my fundraising efforts.
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How Does My Donation Make a Difference?
Your donation towards an Iron Phi athlete equally supports two very important things: Supporting ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) through research and support of ALS families and leadership development for undergraduate members of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
At the end of each year calendar year, the LiveLikeLou Foundation grants dollars raised through Iron Phi to fund its initiatives that support ALS research, scholarships to support the higher education goals of ALS dependents, and summer camp experiences for children who have a parent or grandparent with ALS.
Dollars used for undergraduate leadership development have and continue to help Phi Delta Theta educate more of its undergraduate members as they work to “Become the Greatest Version of Themselves.”
