Roller Derby skaters come in many forms, ages and genders… and that includes Mum’s!
So this Mother’s Day we’ve asked some of the mums on our team to tell us about how Roller Derby fits in to their family lives:
Story behind the name & number: The name came from a friend of mine who used to skate with the team. It’s a play on my name and the oh so awesome Ellen DeGeneres, and add to that the fact we are both gay, it was sort of perfect! After that it kind of stuck, to the point that I changed my old name [Ed: Hellen’s previous skate name was Hell O’Mighty] to this because I liked it so much. The number 2 is my lucky number so was a no brainer.
Jammer or Blocker: I’m most happy blocking but I can jam too. I want to work hard at being a double threat.
This February we are aiming to collect 500 foody things to donate to Canterbury Food Bank
In order to collect enough variety of goods, and in an attempt to get everything CFB needs for their parcels, we’ve given each day of the week a theme…
But don’t feel you have to stick to our plan, any donations are welcome at any time.
You can either give your donations to the Kent roller girl of your choice, or get in touch with us on any of our social media platforms and we’ll arrange a rendezvous.
CFB has specific things that they are in desperate need of for their clients, so please have a look at the list below before parting with your hard earn cash. And please ensure any donations have at least 3 months left on their best before date.
We are really excited to be supporting Canterbury Food Bank this year.
They are a community project and registered charity, who provide emergency food parcels to individuals and families in short term financial crisis across the Canterbury District (Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and surrounding villages).
We’re hoping to get involved in food drives, raising funds and volunteering at various events over the next 12 months, so look out for details of what we’re up to and how you can help on our Facebook page.
This year we are again collecting toiletries and other such small gifts for Oasis Domestic Abuse Service.
We are well on the way to making a good start on this and we hope to have as big, if not even bigger, a bounty as we did last year!
If you’d like to help us support this fantastic organisation, just pop us a message on our Facebook page, or hand your donations over to your favourite KRG skater by the end of this month.
Kent Roller Girls will be taking part in the British Championships again this year as part of the Tier 3 Regional South group.
We will be up against teams from Cornwall, Plymouth, Bath, Surrey and Devon over the course of the next 8 months.
For more information, keep up to date on our Facebook page
