Each year, the money raised from The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride enables the Movember Foundation to fund hundreds of programs that support men’s mental health.
The program featured in this story, Resilience Grows Here, aims to provide support for returned veterans of foreign wars suffering from PTS (post traumatic stress). The program works in tandem with groups such as the Valhalla Motorcycle Club of Connecticut USA, whose members are trained by RGH in suicide prevention and peer support.
To date, this amazing program, founded by Program Director Justine Ginsberg at the Farmington Valley Health District has directly saved 34 lives and trained over 2000 of the local community members in suicide prevention.
All thanks to the efforts of everyone who participates in DGR and Movember.
To learn more about Resilience Grows Here visit their website at www.resiliencegrowshere.org
On Sunday September 28th 2019, over 120,000 distinguished gentlefolk in over 650 cities worldwide will don their cravats, tustle their ties, 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.
For further information and services supporting mental health and suicide prevention, visit
Register now to take part in your nearest Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride event on Sunday September 24th upon your classic & and vintage styled motorcycle, or make a donation at
Film by Cam Elkins
Shot by Cam Elkins + Hayden Griffith
Special Thanks to the Valhalla MC, Connecticut + The Connecticut National Guard
To participate and raise funds for DGR visit www.gentlemansride.com
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Good on you all . Respect from Scotland
Why to war for the government, let them do it themselves and see what happens
What a remarkable, strong, poignant film. Really well done and so beautifully handled. Commendations on the film and everyone it for all you do 💜💜💜
Your shooting and editing are fabulous. However as soon as I see the words Distinguished Gentleman ride. I am totally turned off as my experience of what I thought was a fun ride and raising money for a good cause was met by egotistical organisers with no thought for the charity only their own pompous opinions. I there for avoid said event which saddens me as it’s a good message and looks fun too. It does mean I can divert more of my efforts and money to other charity’s
this video is a beautiful piece of art
Ex and serving military need to be supported not villified.
How about stop invading countries throughout the world, stop sending those men to wars that are not yours? Maybe this way there won't be as many PTSD, mental health and suicide victims. No war on the American soil since the Civil War, and yet the country is continually at war somewhere in the world. There are only two options – either you are invaded or you invade. When was the last time the U.S. were invaded? Exactly.
Nice story makes me hopeful. Wife of a Vietnam Veteran. Thank You
I cannot believe this has such a low number of views.
This is a brilliant initiative, and more people deserve to know of it.
You guys are the real deal! God Bless You All.