PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Motorcycles will cross the state Sunday in the second annual charity ride to benefit children of the 100 people who died in a nightclub fire.

The Station Education Fund was founded by the owners of The Station in West Warwick and aims to cover education costs for the more than six dozen children who lost one or both parents in the February 2003 fire there. The fire began when pyrotechnics used by the 1980s rock band Great White ignited highly flammable soundproofing foam around the stage.

The 76-mile “Revving Up for Kids” motorcycle ride starts at Tollgate High School in Warwick and ends at Excalibur Power Sports in Plainfield, Conn. The entrance fee for riders is $30 for drivers and $10 for passengers.

The fund was founded by club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian as well as their childhood friend Jody King, who lost his brother in the fire.

The Derderians in 2006 pleaded no contest to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for illegally installing the flammable foam.

Michael Derderian was sentenced to four years in prison but is due out on parole next year. His brother was spared jail time and given community service and probation.

Last October, fund organizers announced that seven Rhode Island colleges and universities had pledged nearly $13 million in scholarship money to children who lost a parent in the blaze.