Skate (b)log: SEASON OPENER MARCH 17!

Posted by Mel on Feb 18, 2012 in This only happens to me! | 0 comments

Pittsburgh Roller Derby fans, we’re one month away from our season opener!

Steel Hurtin’ (my team, woot!) and Blitzburgh Bombers vs. Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls

March 17, 2012 @ Romp n’ Roll (Glenshaw)
Action starts at 6.30pm

In the SCDD’s 2012 Home Opener, the Steel Hurtin’ and Blitzburgh Bombers will take on Bleeding Heartlands’ Flatliners and Code Blue Assassins, respectively. The Bleeding Heartland, formed in mid-2006, hail from Bloomington, Indiana and are ranked 13th in WFTDA’s North Central region. The SCDD are ranked 4th in the East and are sure to put up a tough fight against these mid-western rollergirls. The last time the Steel Hurtin’ and Flatliners met in May of 2010 the Hurtin’ pulled off a 194 – 48 win over the Flatliners.

Get your tickets early — season opener is sure to sell out.
Tix – $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Kids under 10 are always free.
Purchase in person at WildCard in Lawrenceville, Slackers in Southside, online at Brown Paper Tickets. Or, get in touch with me.

Charity for the Home Opener
March is National Women in History Month, and SCDD will have Dress for Success Pittsburgh as our featured charity of the month. The league always donates a portion of bout proceeds, but we’ll also be doing a Suit Donation Drive!

DFS is in particular need of the following interview-appropriate women’s apparel (new, nearly new, and clean clothing items, please):
Skirt and pant suits
Blouses and dress shirts
Blazers and jackets
Professional shoes

Dress for Success is an organization that promotes economic independence of disadvantaged women by seeking to help them gain and retain meaningful employment. For starters, DFS helps by supplying clients with an interview suit. DFS clients are referred through many agencies including homeless shelters, immigration services, job training programs, educational institutions and domestic violence shelters.

AND if you donate an item to our suit drive, you will be entered to win 2 free tickets to any SCDD home bout of the 2012 season. Drawing to be held at that night’s game.

See yinz there!