suicide awareness – Positive Celebrity News, Good Celebrity Gossip, Positive Entertainment News | Good Celebrity https://goodcelebrity.com Good Celebrity is your best source for positive celebrity news and interviews Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:36:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.4 https://goodcelebrity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-gc_logo_button_bkgd512px-32x32.png suicide awareness – Positive Celebrity News, Good Celebrity Gossip, Positive Entertainment News | Good Celebrity https://goodcelebrity.com 32 32 Bikers Worldwide Dress Dapper for the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride and Raise Millions to Prevent Suicide https://goodcelebrity.com/2018/10/03/bikers-distinguished-gentlemens-ride-prevent-suicide/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:36:08 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=5016 On Sunday, more than 120,000 distinguished gentlemen across the world donned their finest suits, bowties, and tweed, to sit astride their classic and vintage motorcycles to raise money—and awareness—for men’s health. Organized by volunteers in 650 cities, the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has raised over $12 million dollars since it first aligned itself with a […]

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]]> On Sunday, more than 120,000 distinguished gentlemen across the world donned their finest suits, bowties, and tweed, to sit astride their classic and vintage motorcycles to raise money—and awareness—for men’s health. Organized by volunteers in 650 cities, the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has raised over $12 million dollars since it first aligned itself with a worthy cause in 2013.

Riders paraded their dapper style yesterday in neighborhoods, on city streets, and along country lanes from Moscow to Mumbai, from Manhattan to Manila.

And it was all inspired when founder Mark Hawwa saw a photo of Jon Hamm portraying Don Draper, from TV’s Mad Men, sitting on a classic motorcycle while wearing his finest suit.

The Sydney, Australia man conceived of the annual themed ride as a great way to combat the often-negative stereotype of men on motorcycles, whilst connecting niche motorcycle communities together.

For the second event, in 2013, he added the charity component, and the ride has ‘taken off’ ever since.

Last year, 56,000 owners of custom style motorcycles and scooters raised $4.85 million in 581 cities. They likely have raised over $6 million from gatherings this weekend.

3 out of 4 suicides are men.

A tragic loss of one of the event’s hosts to suicide caused by depression led Mark to include a new focus in 2016 for their annual prostate cancer fundraiser. Now, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will also fund mental health programs. All monies raised are distributed through their charity partner, The Movember Foundation.

“Our focus is on gentlemen who have been dealt a tough hand in life,” says the website.

(WATCH the fashion forward fun in London this year, in video below)

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]]> Beer Deliveryman Prevents Suicide on a Bridge By Offering a Cold One and Channeling Denzel Washington https://goodcelebrity.com/2018/08/31/beer-deliveryman-prevents-suicide/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:39:14 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=4878 The voices of God and Denzel Washington helped to prevent a man from jumping to his death—and the cold beer didn’t hurt, either. Earlier this month, two beer deliverymen felt an unexplainable urge to take a completely different route to one of their stops. The unusual route took Jason Gabel and Kwame Anderson across a […]

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]]> The voices of God and Denzel Washington helped to prevent a man from jumping to his death—and the cold beer didn’t hurt, either.

Earlier this month, two beer deliverymen felt an unexplainable urge to take a completely different route to one of their stops. The unusual route took Jason Gabel and Kwame Anderson across a bridge where they noticed a man on the other side of the safety fence.

They stopped the truck and when Kwame asked the guy if he was alright, he admitted that he was planning to take his own life.

After Gabel called 911, the dispatcher said to do nothing—and wait until police arrived. But Kwame took matters into his own hands.

He told KMSP News how he then channeled his inner Denzel Washington. He remembered the hostage negotiator in the film Inside Man, and thought, “I gotta keep this guy entertained somehow, because if I wait for police, this thing may be over…”

Kwame then spent the next hour talking to the suicidal man and asking about his life, while officers on the scene watched. He learned the man lived around the corner from the bridge, he was from Chicago, and he had children.

He eventually asked the guy if he wanted to get food with him. He replied that he wasn’t hungry. He asked if he needed money—the man said no.

Then, Anderson asked if he would like to drink a beer with him and the man paused. “Maybe.”

Anderson ran and grabbed a 12-pack of Coors from the back of the delivery truck and cracked one open, promising that if the guy came back over the fence, the beers were all his.

The man agreed and slowly walked back from the ledge. He was later brought in an ambulance to the hospital for treatment.

Kwame and his partner say it was God that prompted them to take a different route that morning, but there’s nothing quite like sharing a cold beer with Denzel that will ultimately win the day.

(WATCH the video below)

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]]> Stars Pay Tribute to Fashion Designer Kate Spade https://goodcelebrity.com/2018/06/06/stars-pay-tribute-kate-spade/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 22:27:07 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=4580 Legendary designer Kate Spade was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday, of an apparent suicide. She was 55. After a stint as an editor at Mademoiselle magazine, Spade founded her eponymous line of handbags with her soon-to-be-husband, Andy Spade (David Spade’s brother), in 1993. In the ensuing decades, her label and its signature brand of […]

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]]> Legendary designer Kate Spade was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday, of an apparent suicide. She was 55.

After a stint as an editor at Mademoiselle magazine, Spade founded her eponymous line of handbags with her soon-to-be-husband, Andy Spade (David Spade’s brother), in 1993. In the ensuing decades, her label and its signature brand of whimsical, feminine glamour expanded to include clothing, footwear, and other accessories — and became a major force in American fashion.

Spade stepped away from her namesake company in 2007 and launched Frances Valentine, a new collection of shoes and accessories, in 2016. She is survived by her husband and 13-year-old daughter.

Many stars and fashion insiders have remembered the late designer on social media, some of them sharing the number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline as well.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.




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]]> Logic, Khalid, and Alessia Cara Will Give Suicide Survivors a Voice at the Grammys https://goodcelebrity.com/2018/01/11/logic-khalid-alessia-suicide-survivors/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:14:56 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=3834 Logic, Alessia Cara, and Khalid have come up with one of the best possible uses of their platform. When the three perform at the upcoming Grammys ceremony, they’ll raise suicide awareness in a big way. The trio are among the select performers scheduled to take the stage at the ceremony on Jan. 28, and they […]

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]]> Logic, Alessia Cara, and Khalid have come up with one of the best possible uses of their platform. When the three perform at the upcoming Grammys ceremony, they’ll raise suicide awareness in a big way. The trio are among the select performers scheduled to take the stage at the ceremony on Jan. 28, and they will be joined by a group of suicide attempt and loss survivors selected by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, during their performance for their Grammy-nominated hit, “1-800-273-8255.”

The song, which is titled after the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and features lyrics like “I don’t wanna be alive / I just wanna die today,” is nominated not only for song of the year, but also best music video. The artists previously performed the song alongside suicide survivors at the MTV VMAs back in August, and following their performance, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline revealed that their call volume increased by 50 percent! If only there were more people like these musicians out there.

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