Riding for charity
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Participants of the Blue Ride navigate a turn near Quicksilver Golf Club along Route 980 Sunday.
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Dave Richards, organizer of the Blue Ride, speaks during registration hours for the event Sunday morning.
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Participants of the Blue Ride make their way down Route 980 near Canonsburg Hospital in this photo from 2021.
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Christine and Howard Ramsey of Finleyville finish taking a selfie with all the motorcycles lined up behind them before the start of the 2021 Blue Ride at the North Strabane Township Fire Hall on Route 19.
Motorcyclists from around the region gathered Sunday morning at North Strabane Township Fire Department on Route 19 for the annual Blue Ride, held by the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Chapter 16. A fundraiser for an array of local charities, it has raised in excess of $500,000 since its inception. The first Blue Ride was held in 2004 when organizer Dave Richards and other local law enforcement officials decided to undertake a ride for charity. The ride ends at the American Legion on Park Avenue, Washington.