Nicole Loree

DGR2024 COMPLETE!

DGR 2024 complete!!

What a great morning!

We started our ride with a fog advisory (which, I'm sure, made for some great moody photos) which cleared up as soon as we did the last stretch of the ride! The weather was perfect (maybe a little too perfect..I have some awkward wrist sunburns to prove it xD) and it ended up being a great day for the ride! 

My Grandpa rode with me (via photo inside the clear compartment of my little tank bag) and my parents and my Grandma met me at the last stop! As promised, we finished the ride with a beer for my Grandpa and in celebration of a successful year of fundraising!  

(The photo here is us coming down the hill towards the finish line; I'm on the right!)

This year I also made it onto CHCH (Hamilton's local news station) which aired Sunday at 6PM. The video is up on YouTube! 

I really couldn't have asked for a better day for this ride! It went smoothly, I met some new friends and all in all had a blast taking part in another DGR (:

Once again, another big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to my ride this year! I'm still beaming over how much we've been able to raise! Very proud of Hamilton for raising over $150K this year too; way to go, you guys! 

Fundraising ends June 2nd (midnight) so no worries about being late if you still want to contribute to my ride! It's very much appreciated! 

$4K!!!

We hit the $4K goal as of last week!!!

 

and it continues to climb!

 

Thanks again everyone! Next update, I'll have some photos to share from this years ride!

A Month Away!

We're officially a month away from Ride Day! The count down is on (my fingers are crossed in hope's we'll get really nice weather for it like last year)!

The other day I received this years patch for raising $250 USD in the mail, which I promptly sewed onto my jacket underneath 2023's patch (: I believe the pin set for raising $1K USD is on it's way too! 

The meter on my page is getting closer to that $4K goal and I couldn't be happier! Another huge thanks to those who have donated to my ride, especially those who are donating more than once! I really appreciate it! 

More progress will be made on the bike this weekend. I should have another update soon!! 

Thanks again, everyone!

-Niki

We Hit This Years Goal!

WOW! I'm SO thrilled! We did it! We hit my goal of $2K (as of last Friday), and there's still 5 weeks to go! I can't thank everyone enough for their generosity and support! I wasn't expecting to hit it this early so now I'm scrambling to set a new goal LOL.

How about we double it....$4K for 2024? I think we could do it in time for the ride!

I have another update to share while we're here! The Suzuki's frame is all painted! My partner spent a day last weekend at his parents (where the bike is being stored) getting it all done. We weren't expecting to this soon, but here we are! Now it just needs to be pieced back together and on the road! Should leave us with lots of time to give it a few test runs to make sure it's in tip top shape for the ride!

I dropped in as he was doing the last touch ups and we stayed for dinner and had a nice little ride with him and his dad before we headed home for the day (:

I should have another bike (and hopefully donation goal update!) next week. Stay tuned! And thank you all again so so much!

Half Way Point, Woohoo!!!

I can't believe it..it's the second day since registrations opened and we're already half way towards this years goal?! Thank you all SO much! I'm really hoping we can continue to push it over the next month and a bit! I've already started the process of sending out personal thank you messages (if you haven't gotten yours yet, it's coming)!

Figure I'll toss in a couple updates while we're here! I no longer have my GS250 (she was sold to a new rider at the end of last season) so it won't be in this years ride. My plan is to still rep' the ride with a Suzuki by borrowing my partner, Brad's '79 GS425! It's been in pieces for a few years now, but we really hope to get it road ready this year so we have it for special events, like DGR! It's very close to being done, it's more just a matter of putting it together, doing some fine tunings, and adding a couple decals before it's insured, saftied and put on the road. We're hopeful it'll be ready in time for this years ride! (And, if not, I'll have my trusty 2024 Kawisaki Eliminator 500 as my back up)! 

I'm also very excited to mention that Brad and I are officially sponsoring Hamilton's ride with our apparel & accessory brand, Moto Yote! (hence the paint job on the 425 ;) ) DGR means a lot to us both, so we're more than happy to contribute a bit more to helpout with this years ride! 

I'll continue with little blog updates over the next few weeks whenever I've got something new to share!

Once again, thank you all for the support and let's push to make this a successful year in raising awareness and funds! 

- Nicole (Niki)

DGR 2024!

The Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride 2024 is here! This will be my 2nd year taking part! I'm very excited to clean up the suit jacket and bike for this very important ride!

On Sunday the 19th of May 2024, I'm riding with fellow men and women across the globe to raise funds and awareness for men's health on behalf of Movember.

Myself and my family grieve the loss of my Grandpa, Paul Serenko, who recently passed March 12th. I'm so thankful he was with us for as long as he was but I'll miss him very much. This year my ride (and the beer I plan to have afterwards, in celebration of completing another DGR ride/fundraiser) will be dedicated to him.

Last year I was able to raise just over $2k! My goal this year is to hit that amount again, and hopefully more! Please feel free to share my page around with friends and family or anyone you may know who'd like to help me hit my goal! Any amount contributed to my ride is very much appreciated! Thank you all so much for helping support men's health!

- Nicole (Niki)