Scott Macken of Scooter Style Noosa and Carl Burroughs of Woombye Dental Group will be hosting this year’s Sunshine Coast Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR), to raise awareness and money for prostate cancer and men’s mental health issues.
The 2022 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on Sunday 22 May is focused on bringing people together, encouraging folks to connect with their fellow gentlefolk and ride together.
Now in its tenth year, DGR has raised over $31m dollars and the ride has spread to over 115 countries from its humble start in Sydney in 2012.
Carl and Scott have participated in previous DGR’s but it was in 2018 when they took their involvement to a different height – literally, when they rode Royal Enfield Motorcycles to the highest inhabited village in the Himalayan mountains.
“It was a spectacular day, blue sky, snow on the ground and we all dressed up the best we could to get into the DGR spirit,” Carl said.
“This trip epitomised why DGR is so important. A couple of the lads on the Indian trip were struggling with personal mental health issues and the trip allowed them to feel supported and ended up helping them make some great choices which have resulted in a vast improvement to their lives.”
This year, the Sunshine Coast chapter of DGR will start in Noosa.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride founder Mark Hawwa said 2022 marks an amazing year for the ride.
“It marks the first year of a new decade for us, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by announcing a further five years with both Triumph and Movember,” he said.
“These partnerships allow us to continue to raise awareness and funds and implement them into life-changing projects and research in mental health and prostate cancer.”
Movember chief executive officer Michelle Terry said, “Over the last decade, we have watched The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride grow from strength to strength and Movember has been privileged to be the event’s social charity partner since 2016.”
“This year, as we celebrate the continuation of our partnership with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride for another five years, we’re excited about being able to ride together once again and re-establish social connections that may have drifted during lockdowns.”
If you have a classic motorcycle or vintage scooter, you can register for the ride at gentlemansride.com or you can sponsor Carl at gfolk.me/carlburroughs with all funds donated going to DGR and the charities they support.
