Hello! I did it today! Rode almost 32 miles for a virtual Ride for Mental Health ride. There's only 4 more days to donate to this great cause. Fundraising for the ride will close on July 31.
This is my 5th year participating and raising funds for this worthy cause. With your help, I have raised over $6000 in the last 4 years!
The Ride for Mental Health supports specific programs at McLean Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, focused on serious mental illness and the individuals and families navigating it. Since 2017, this community has raised more than $1.6 million to support that work. This year, the goal is $250,000.
Funding from the Ride has directly supported programs including the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, which focuses on treatment, research, and long-term care strategies; the Deconstructing Stigma initiative, which works to change how mental illness is understood and discussed; the Family Services Program, which provides education and support for families navigating care; and the McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, which explores how technology can improve access, early intervention, and long-term outcomes.
In addition, a portion of funds supports local youth mental health programming in the Hudson Valley, extending the impact of the Ride into the community where the event takes place. These are active programs working directly with patients, families, and clinicians.
We greatly appreciate your contribution to this worthwhile cause. Thank you for your support!
I'll post pictures of my successful ride!!
Susan Spear
The Ride for Mental Health 2026
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.
MATCHING GIFTS:
Many employers will match your gift to the Ride. Please check with your company.
Checks should be made payable to Eric’s Ride Inc. and mailed to:
Mac Dorris
537 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Eric's Ride Inc. is a New York not for profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status. The Ride has 2 goals: to end the stigma surrounding mental illness and to raise critically needed funds for education, research and treatment of mental illness. The funds raised by the riders and volunteers will be donated to McLean Hospital, the nation's number 1-rated psychiatric hospital and an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and to local charities that focus on mental health.