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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Miracle Riders return to Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders are back in Columbus after 21 days on the road, closing out a nearly 10,000 mile journey to raise money for the CSU nursing program. Friday evening, the Miracle Riders made one final stop at Covenant Woods retirement community, where residents were the first to welcome the riders home. The group traveled through 34 states, delivering handwritten letters from loved ones in the Chattahoochee Valley. The homecoming continued in Uptown Columbus, where the riders were greeted with hugs, cheers, and a check for $227,950, funds that will go towards the neonatal intensive care simulation lab at Columbus State University. For 17 years, the Miracle Riders have carried messages from the community to cities across the country. This year's Pony Express theme brought a personal touch with each handwritten letter. A final handwritten note from the Miracle Riders was delivered on horseback to Mayor Skip Henderson and CSU President Stuart Rayfield to cap off the Pony Express Ride. The Miracle Riders have now raised a total of $827,950 for CSU's pediatric nursing program, and they say they're not done yet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ride for Miracles – Bikers stop in Erie for 9,500-mile charity motorcycle ride
They started in Columbus, Georgia and have made their way all the way to Erie, the Miracle Riders are nearing the end of their 9,500-mile round trip across the country. This trip marks the riders' 16th charity motorcycle ride, and this time the bikers are raising money and awareness for the Columbus State University nursing program and its new NICU simulation lab. Erie SeaWolves staff excited for rebranding courtesy of Last Week Tonight 'Our mission has always been the same, and that's to try and make a difference in one child's life, and so everything that we've done for the last 16 years, we've raised close to 3 million dollars, and 100 percent of that goes to try to help kids with medical needs,' said Scott Ressmeyer, miracle rider. A new rider with the group said he decided to join after he and his wife had to use the university's NICU when their baby was born. He said the least he could do is hop on his bike and support the cause after using the university's facilities. 'The amount of money this raises is one part of it, but really and truly, the gist of it is that so many people have come together, every one of these guys' families and all of their employees that work with them and their coworkers, everyone has come together to really get this cause, and put it on the top of their priority list,' said Jason Mckenzie, miracle rider. Presque Isle State Park will not receive $1.5 million in funding for sand replenishment So far, the bikers have traveled over 8,000 miles before stopping in Erie, and this time around the bikers put their own creative spin on the trip. 'What we decided to do was do what we call a 'pony express' ride, so on our website we ask for submissions from folks who might want to have a hand delivered letter to somebody anywhere in the lower 48 states, so we struck out across the country, we have a card, and we have someone from home that wrote a personal letter to somebody out here in the country,' said Ressmeyer. He said they were given 48 letters to deliver across the country, and now they only have a few left to go. To finish off their three-week trip, the bikers will be heading up to Vermont before making the trek back to Georgia. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now If you would like to support the Miracle Riders and their mission, you can do so at their website here or their Facebook page here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Miracle Riders delivering letters and messages of hope
The Miracle Riders are in the middle of their ride across the country to help raise funds for Columbus State University's Nursing Program. The Riders took off from Columbus, Georgia on Friday, May 2nd. This year's theme for the Miracle Ride is the 'Pony Express'. The Riders will travel to different homes and hand deliver letters to people across the nation that have a connection to Chattahoochee Valley. On Saturday, May 3rd, the Riders delivered Mary Bowen Banes in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Mary's younger brother, Thomas 'Spanky' Bowen, was an officer with the Columbus Police Department. 'Spanky' was killed in the line of duty. The letter was from a friend of Mary's in Columbus, Georgia. Rick Stinson, who knew Officer Bowen well, spoke about the emtional delivery and how it honored his friend's memory. 'One of the things I think is important is that sometimes we forget what it does to the family of the officer. What they have to go through so it's good to remember them. And I know for myself it brought back all the things that I had to go through. So it was very touching,' said Stinson. The Miracle Riders have supported the Columbus State University School of Nursing since 2021. That's when they established a multi-year fundraising goal of $1 million to enhance the school's pediatric nursing program. To date they have raised $600,000 toward that goal through three separate rides. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WRBL.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Midday Interview: The Miracle Riders will set off on a new journey soon
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — Scott Ressmeyer joined WRBL's Phil Scoggins this Thursday. Scott is co-owner of Country's Barbecue and the founder of the Miracle Ride. The Miracle Riders will travel to 34 states this May to raise awareness of the Columbus State University nursing program and additional funds for its new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) simulation lab. The Miracle Riders leave from Frank D. Brown Hall Friday, May 2 at 10:15 a.m., travel nearly 9,500 miles round-trip and return the evening of Friday, May 23, to a celebration and concert on Broadway in Uptown Columbus. The riders have supported the Columbus State School of Nursing since 2021, when they established a multi-year fundraising goal of $1 million to enhance the school's pediatric nursing program. The Miracle Riders say they have raised $600,000 toward that goal through three separate rides. In 2022, they funded life-like mannequins, technology and other enhancements for a new pediatric simulation lab. Funds raised in 2023 provided similar technology and enhancements for the school's mother-baby simulation lab. The 2024 ride provided initial funding for the new NICU simulation lab. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Health
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LIVE NOW: Miracle Riders announce plans for 2025 miracle ride
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — Charity group the Miracle Riders are hosting a news conference to announce their plans for the dates and theme for the 2025 Miracle Ride supporting the Columbus State University's Nursing School. Watch the conference live in the video player above. Speakers for the event include CSU President Dr. Stuart Rayfield, Dr. Margie Yates, Dean, CSU College of Education and Health Professions, Scott Ressmeyer, Co-owner of Country's Barbecue, and the Miracle Riders, David Levine, M.D., Neonatology Associates of Columbus The Miracle Riders have supported the CSU School of Nursing since 2021, when they established a multi-year fundraising goal of $1 million to enhance the school's pediatric nursing program. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
