COLUMBUS, Ga., May 1 -- Columbus State University issued the following news release:

It was "kickstands up" on the morning of May 1 for Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders as they began their annual three-week cross-country motorcycle trek on behalf of Columbus State University's School of Nursing. This year's 14 riders departed from Frank D. Brown Hall on the university's RiverPark Campus, with plans to return the evening of Friday, May 22, to an Uptown Columbus welcome-home celebration and concert.

In March, the Miracle Riders announced they had reached their $1 million fundraising goalto benefit Columbus State's College of Education & Health Professions. Since first partnering with Columbus State in 2021, the Miracle Riders' fundrai...