FEATURED CHARITY
Raffle proceeds from tonight's bout will go to
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank serves Alachua, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union counties — communities that are rich in resilience but face significant barriers to food access. In our region, 1 in 7 people are food insecure, and 1 in 5 children may not know where their next meal is coming from. From rural farmland to city neighborhoods, hunger looks different in every corner of our service area – but the need is real and urgent. Bread of the Mighty works with a network of local partners to distribute millions of pounds of food each year, reaching seniors, veterans, working families, and children who rely on is for nourishment, hope, and stability.
The raffle prizes for today’s game are:
A 60-minute massage service from:
Compass Point Massage Bodywork
DERBY 101
So how is
roller derby played?
There are two 30-minute periods in a game, and each jam is two minutes long. At the start of the jam, each team sends out five skaters: four blockers and a jammer.
The jammer wears a star on their helmet. The jammers try to get past the opposing team’s blockers, and the blockers try their best to stop the jammer from passing them.
After the jammer passes all of the blockers once, they start earning one point for each opposing blocker they pass. The first jammer to get out becomes the “lead jammer” and they have the power to call off the jam.
