Jamestown  (CSi)  On Sunday the 4th Annual Ride to Silence the Stigma raised $6,200 with 155 riders.  The ride started and finished at Stutsman Harly-Davidson.

Unite to Silence the Stigma Chairperson Margo Haut says funds raised stays local and goes toward education, awareness and future events in Jamestown that will bring mental health issues out of the darkness and into the light.

 

Previously….

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 4th Annual, Ride to Silence the Sigma will be on Sunday July 16, 2017 starting at Stutsman Harley-Davidson.  Photos from last year.

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Registration is at 11-a.m, to 12:30-p.m., kickstands up at 12:30.

$20 per rider/$20 per additional rider.

Cars are welcome.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Unite To Silence The Stigma President, Margo Haut said the bike run helps to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma associated with mental health issue to prevent loss to suicide.

She added that this year’s goal is to raise, $15,000 and that the money raised stays local and goes toward education, awareness and future events in Jamestown that will bring mental health issues out of the darkness and into the light.

Ms. Haut, and John Seifert, Stutsman Harley-Davidson general manager, will speak, before the ride, and a release of balloons will be held.

The Ride stops at  Spiritwood Lake, Glenfield, Kensal and Pingree. There will be door prizes at each stop.

Food will be served at Stutsman Harley-Davidson after the ride and at one of the stops during the ride.

Also on our show were, Unite To Silence The Stigma board members, Nicole Morlock, and Chadwich McLoed who shared their stories of losing someone close to them from suicide, and how the organization has helped them deal with their losses.

Newman Signs and Stutsman Harley-Davidson are the main sponsors of the ride

Those wishing to make a donation outside of the bike run, may send a check payable to:

UTSS

P.O. Box 623

Jamestown, ND 58402.