Old Dominion Raise $1.2 Million for Charity Following Ryman Residency in Nashville

Old Dominion’s magic number must be seven.

The country band made up of Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung and Whit Sellers celebrated winning the Country Music Association’s Group of the Year award seven consecutive years in a row by raising $1.25 million for charity over the course of seven shows.

The band performed seven concerts at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium from Feb. 3-6, raising money for seven charities: MusiCares, Save the Music, Backline Care, Opry Trust Fund, CMA Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Matthew and his wife Sara’s Ramsey Foundation.

Aptly titled the 7 for 7 Residency, the band also set the record for most consecutive shows in Ryman’s history.

“There are so many ways to celebrate something like this,” Ramsey, 47, said in a statement shared with PEOPLE, while also speaking about the band’s new song “Making Good Time.”

“And this song, captures the spark of who every guy in this band was when we started chasing this dream. The journey is just so crazy you can’t believe it when it’s happening to you. But also, no matter what happens, you never forget it.”

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Old Dominion brought out guests Bear Rinehart from NEEDTOBREATHE, Steven Wilson Jr., Phil Vassar, ERNEST and The War & Treaty. The band also teased that a major tour announcement was coming later this month.

“Sometimes you get so caught up in the moment, you get carried away,” Ramsey quipped about the premature tour announcement.

“I didn’t realize I was going to do it, but then I did. And then it was out there. At least, the news that we’d be doing a real tour, playing our own shows and making it a night for the Odies.”

After their successful residency, the band wrote on Instagram on Monday, Feb. 10: “We have so many people to thank! But, even better is we have so many people to celebrate and share this with. We knew it would be a blast, and we hoped we’d help our favorite charities.”

They added that the string of concerts was “more than we could’ve ever expected.”

Following their last show at the Ryman, Ramsey said: “At a time when charitable organizations are doing more with less, we all felt it was really important to support organizations that we know take care of people who need it.”