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.
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