Annual Ride to Fight Suicide

Harrisonburg, Virginia

The ride starts at Blue Ridge Powersports, 20 Heritage Drive in Harrisonburg. Registration begins at 8:00 am and motorcycles go out at 9:30 am. The ride fee is $20.00 for the rider and $5.00 for a passenger. The ride ends with raffles, food, 50/50 drawing, silent auction and more. All proceeds benefit American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Mission 22. For more information call (540) 849-6209

 Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. For more information about American Foundation for Suicide Prevention go to https://afsp.org.

 Mission 22 supports the veteran community with three main programs; veteran treatment programs, memorials and community social impact. Mission 22 provides treatment programs to veterans for Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury and other issues they might be facing. It organizes events and builds memorials to create social impact and awareness for these issues. Mission 22 serves combat veterans, those injured in training who therefore could not deploy and victims of MST. Mission 22 also has an Ambassador volunteer program for people to get involved as well. Ambassadors educate the public on veteran issues, help get veterans into Mission 22 treatment programs and create resources in their communities. Through these three programs, it enables a push for the betterment of the community and support when veterans need it the most, right now. for more information about Mission 22 go to https://mission22.com.