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A group got together over the summer to collect donations to pay off overdue lunch accounts — one motorcycle ride at a time.

Hundreds of motorcycle riders turned up for a Ride and Dine event, which was held every other Thursday starting Memorial Day weekend through Sept. 8. Each person paid $10 for a 30- to 45-minute cruise out of town and back, plus a hot meal at Rock Point in Mandan.

In all, the group of sponsors who put on the event garnered more than $8,000 to go to Bismarck and Mandan public schools to pay off school lunch debt.

"We thought, that’s a great idea, why don’t we do something like that because these kids, it’s not their fault. They get to go to school, and the last thing they should have to worry about is having a hot lunch," said Dave Allan, program director for Rock 101, which sponsored the event.

In the past, the group has donated to charities such as the Wounded Warrior Project and Carrie’s Kids. The event has existed for three years. Sponsors this year were Jerome Distributing, Action Motor Sports, Custom Stripes and Sign Worx, Doll's Studios, Rock Point, Hook's Towing and Freedom Riders MC.