Rides for Wishes set for August in Paulding County; proceeds to sponsor local Make‑A‑Wish family

Rides for Wishes, a fundraising bike ride held in partnership with Make‑A‑Wish Georgia, will take place in August and will start at 8 a.m. at Veterans Park, 240 Constitution Boulevard, organizers announced at the Tara Drummond Trailhead on the Silver Comet Trail.

The event matters locally because sponsorships will fund a Paulding County family whose child is facing a critical or terminal illness, organizers said. All funds raised will remain in Paulding County to sponsor that family’s experience, the announcement said.

An unidentified speaker, a staff member speaking at the Tara Drummond Trailhead, said the ride will leave from Veterans Park, travel onto the Silver Comet Trail at the Tara Drummond Trailhead and return to Veterans Park to finish. The morning will include live entertainment, a coffee truck, a food truck with light refreshments, and post-ride giveaways, the speaker said. The announcement encouraged people who do not want to ride to attend and support a Paulding County family.

Organizers described the event as a collaboration with Make‑A‑Wish Georgia and said money collected through sponsorships will be used locally to support a family with a child undergoing a critical or terminal illness. Specific registration details and the exact date in August were not specified in the announcement.

Event organizers did not provide a detailed route map, participation limits, registration fees, or an exact August date at the time of the announcement. Those details were not specified during the remarks and will need to be confirmed with event organizers or Make‑A‑Wish Georgia before the event.