We greatly appreciate your contribution to this worthwhile cause. Thank you for your support!
Our mental health is one of our greatest capacities. We all have a journey and a quest to be at home in our own skin. Mental health and mental illness effect all of us. As a School Counselor, as a human being, as a cyclist health is process. My stigma stomping started at the end of high school, going into college. I joined ACTIVE MINDS at Ithaca College, collaborated with fellow students and our professors, went to conferences, and conducted research. We need you, we need each other, we need to show up for ourselves and for each other. You need to be able to show up for yourself, so you can show up for others. Maintain, improve, and grow your social supports --- move your body --- gain new ideas and give yourself the permission to persist!
The Ride for Mental Health is one of the first rides in the country to benefit mental health. The goals of the Ride are to end the stigma surrounding mental illness by raising awareness and to raise money for education, research and treatment of mental illness. The proceeds raised by riders are donated to McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and the nation’s #1 rated psychiatric hospital. In just 3 years, the Ride has donated over $425,000 to McLean Hospital. We had 425 riders last year, but we need your help to reach our goal of 600+ for 2020. Check out our video here from the 2019 Ride and visit our website at www.rideformentalhealth.org to learn more.
Thank you for supporting the health of the community, of your friends, and of yourself!
The Ride for Mental Health 2020
The Ride for Mental Health is one of the first rides in the country to benefit mental health. The proceeds raised will be donated to McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, for the education, research, and treatment of mental illness including anxiety, borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorders and substance abuse. Our mission is to raise funds for McLean so that we can help accelerate the progress being made to help others who suffer from mental illness.
We also hope to end the stigma surrounding mental illness through education and awareness. The promotion of this ride is a start. Many if not most of us are touched by close friends and relatives who have suffered from one type or another of mental illness.
Eric's Ride Inc. is a New York not for profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status. 100% of rider pledges will be donated to McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.