Here’s how you can join Sunday’s local motorcycle ride for charities
There are Distinguished Gentleman’s Rides being organized in southeast Michigan for this weekend.
Sunday’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride isn’t just the world’s largest motorcycling charity event — it’s a chance to wear your best threads on your bike and raise serious money for multiple charities.
If you live in metro Detroit, it’s not too late to register for the event, which has raised over $40 million for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health initiatives since 2003.
According to the ride’s promotional release, the annual international charity event “celebrates classic and vintage styled motorcycles and the dapper gentlefolk that ride them.
Three Detroit-area riders — Todd Hipsky, Andrew Nichols and Karla Waterhouse — have all raised over $1,000 heading into Sunday’s ride, details of which can be found on the DGR website.
To sign-up, support or donate to this year’s charitable ride, click here
Livonia business huge supporter
Livonia’s Dick Scott’s Freedom Powersports is one of the event’s top Michigan sponsors.
Global motorcycle brand Triumph Motorcycles is the No. 1 international sponsor.
The 2023 ride is expected to include over 90,000 riders in 900 cities across 105 countries.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was founded in Sydney, Australia, by Mark Hawwa.
Inspired by a photo of TV Show Mad Men’s Don Draper astride a classic bike and wearing his finest suit, Hawwa decided a themed ride would be a great way of connecting niche motorcycle enthusiasts and communities while raising funds to support the men in our lives.
Fashion statements
On Sunday, tens of thousands of distinguished gentlefolk in hundreds of cities worldwide will don their cravats, tweak their moustaches, press their tweed, and sit astride their classic and vintage styled motorcycles to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and men’s mental health programs.
Movember, the charity overseeing the event, creates positive change for men’s health by raising awareness and educating men year-round, and through our annual fundraising campaign that takes place every November.
Funds raised through The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride are having an impact on men around the world. For a breakdown of all funded projects to date with Movember and to explore the projects in more detail, you can download the Investment Report here.
Social media savvy fundraiser
Along with signing up for local rides prior to Sunday, you can support the event’s charitable causes by following @movember and @gentlemansride on social media. The primary hashtags are #gentlemansride, #dgr2023, #movember and #ridedapper.
Funds raised by the gentlefolk of the DGR will be invested by Movember for approved programs aligned with the funding principles of both parties.
To read more about the Movember Foundation’s strategic funding strategy with the funds raised by DGR participants, please visit the “Programs We Fund” section on the DGR website
The partnership with Movember revolves around their unique positioning to take action and spend the funds strategically, both on a global and local level. With this in mind, all funds raised from the ride will go directly to Movember.
The Movember Foundation funds a diverse range of country-specific and local programs, always ensuring that knowledge gained is shared onwards.
