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HPP Founders at World's Toughest Row
In June 2024, Patrick Morrissey, Scott Forman, Brendan Cusick and Peter Durso raced for Team Human Powered Potential (HPP) and completed a record-breaking, 41-day journey from California to Hawaii, raising $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Patrick Morrissey became the first person with Parkinson’s to row the Pacific. Photo courtesy of World’s Toughest Row.
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HPP Founders Complete World's Toughest Row 2024 Finish
Human Powered Potential (HPP) teammates Patrick Morrissey, Scott Forman, Brendan Cusick and Peter Durso, who crossed the Pacific Ocean as part of the World's Toughest Row-Pacific challenge in 2024—raising $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo courtesy of World’s Toughest Row.
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HPP Founders Celebrate World's Toughest Row 2024 Finish
Human Powered Potential (HPP) teammates Patrick Morrissey, Scott Forman, Brendan Cusick and Peter Durso celebrate crossing the Pacific Ocean as part of the World's Toughest Row challenge in 2024—raising $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo courtesy of World’s Toughest Row.
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HPP Founders
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Patrick Morrissey, Brendan Cusick, Peter Durso and Scott Forman that creates bold, imagination-capturing athletic endeavors led by individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease. Every HPP stroke, stride, or mile forward powers progress as part of Team Fox, the grassroots community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation—where 100% of funds raised go directly to research programs accelerating a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Photo courtesy of World’s Toughest Row.
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HPP Second Wave Team
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is launching the Second Wave with all-female crew members: Elizabeth Hall, Becky Watt, Ashley Ellis, Megan Laughlin, Maureen Twohig, and Andrea Vigil. Led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s, Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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HPP Second Wave Team
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is launching the Second Wave with all-female crew members: Elizabeth Hall, Becky Watt, Ashley Ellis, Megan Laughlin, Maureen Twohig, and Andrea Vigil. Led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s, Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Ashley Ellis
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave—an all-female crew led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s—will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Maureen Twohig
Maureen Twohig joins Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Megan Laughlin
Megan Laughlin joins Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Becky Watt
Becky Watt joins Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Elizabeth Hall
Elizabeth Hall joins Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Andrea Vigil
Andrea Vigil joins Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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HPP Team Second Wave Captain Ashley Ellis with HPP Founder & Captain Brendan Cusick
Brendan Cusick, Human Powered Potential (HPP) Co-Founder, First Wave Captain and Second Wave Coach, in training with Second Wave Captain, Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave Training, Maureen Twohig and Ashley Ellis
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew member Maureen Twohig in training with Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave Training, Maureen Twohig, Ashley Ellis and Elizabeth Hall
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Maureen Twohig; Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s; and Elizabeth Hall. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave Captain Ashley Ellis
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew member Elizabeth Hall in training with Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Maureen Twohig Row
Maureen Twohig in training with Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Elizabeth Hall Row
Elizabeth Hall in training with Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Team Second Wave - Maureen Twohig, Elizabeth Hall and Ashley Ellis
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Maureen Twohig; Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s; and Elizabeth Hall. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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HPP Team Second Wave Captain Ashley Ellis
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is launching the Second Wave—an all-female crew led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States in the American Spirit, the same boat that Team HPP rowed across the Pacific.
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Team Second Wave - Megan Laughlin Row
Megan Laughlin in training with Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave, an all-female crew that will set out to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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HPP American Spirit Boat
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is launching the Second Wave—an all-female crew that will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States in the American Spirit, the same boat that Team HPP rowed across the Pacific.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential’s Team Captain Ashley Ellis (right, standing) leads her crew as they train on board the American Spirit boat on the St. Johns River outside Sanford, Florida, on April 18, 2026. The team is preparing to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop to raise funds to support The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. If Ellis and her Second Wave team are successful, they will become the first ever all-women’s team to row this route—and Ellis will be the first to do so as a person living with Parkinson’s. Human Powered Potential’s first record-breaking row across the Pacific Ocean raised $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2024. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential’s Team Captain Ashley Ellis (right, standing) leads her crew as they train on board the American Spirit boat on the St. Johns River outside Sanford, Florida, on April 18, 2026. The team is preparing to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop to raise funds to support The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. If Ellis and her Second Wave team are successful, they will become the first ever all-women’s team to row this route—and Ellis will be the first to do so as a person living with Parkinson’s. Human Powered Potential’s first record-breaking row across the Pacific Ocean raised $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2024. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential’s Team Captain Ashley Ellis (right, standing) leads her crew as they train on board the American Spirit boat on the St. Johns River outside Sanford, Florida, on April 18, 2026. The team is preparing to row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop to raise funds to support The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. If Ellis and her Second Wave team are successful, they will become the first ever all-women’s team to row this route—and Ellis will be the first to do so as a person living with Parkinson’s. Human Powered Potential’s first record-breaking row across the Pacific Ocean raised $43 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2024. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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Team Second Wave with HPP Founder & Captain Brendan Cusick
Human Powered Potential (HPP) Second Wave crew members Andrea Vigil, Megan Laughlin, Becky Watt, Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig and Ashley Ellis join Co-Founder, First Wave Captain and Second Wave Coach Brendan Cusick. Led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s, Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP Second Wave Team
Human Powered Potential (HPP) is launching the Second Wave with all-female crew members: Andrea Vigil, Megan Laughlin, Becky Watt, Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig and Ashley Ellis. Led by captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s, Team Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Andrea Vigil, Becky Watt, Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s; and Maureen Twohig. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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HPP's Team Second Wave Training
Human Powered Potential (HPP)’s Second Wave crew members in training: Elizabeth Hall, Maureen Twohig, Megan Laughlin and Captain Ashley Ellis, who is living with Parkinson’s. The Second Wave will row the +5,000-mile Great American Loop around the eastern United States and raise funds as part of Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Photo by Daniel LeClair/Human Powered Potential.
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