Moree East Public School got a special visit, as the Late Mail Postie Bike Ride stopped in town.
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The annual ride raises money for Wings4Kidz, a charity that provides a free flight service to children in need of treatment for serious or life-threatening illnesses in major city hospitals.
The 49 riders who have given up their time for the trip stopped in at the school for a breakfast and to be presented with a donation of $1,216.
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"The charity is 100 percent volunteer based," Wings4Kidz CEO Brendan Crane said.
"So the money these guys are raising goes to people that need flying. There's no admin costs."
Wings4Kidz was started around three and a half years ago and is now helping more than 30 families on a regular basis.
"The postie ride was started six years ago," Mr Crane said.
"When we first started our aim was to raise about $25,000 and we ended up raising about $80,000.
"We're on track this year to raise around $750,000 over the course of six years which is a credit to these guys."
The ride started in Lue and stopped in Gunnedah before Moree today, and will head to Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Forster, Denman before finishing in Mudgee.
While it's sometimes not feasbile, the riders always enjoy a stop for a meal and to engage with the community.
Mr Crane said there are three main priorities for the annual ride.
"The first one is for everyone to have fun. If they have fun they'll come back again next year," he said.
"The second one is to raise money and the third one is to raise awareness for the charity.
"The charity has been going now for three and a half years, we've got to raise awareness.
"We need to raise awareness for the families that need the charity as well, so they know that there's someone out there that can help them out."
The ride will end in Mudgee this Saturday, October 19.