Roller derby season may have come to an end but BHRG’s commitment to making this world a better place for skaters, non-skaters, and furry creatures continues. On Saturday, November 14, BHRG will be hosting a benefit for Deep Roots Animal Sanctuary at The Bishop, complete with karaoke, snacks and prizes. All proceeds will go towards helping Deep Roots build and winterize shelters for the sanctuary animals.

In addition, BHRG will be holding their annual merch liquidation sale. All merchandise will be discounted!

So, come sing for the animals and get some holiday shopping done at the same time! And wherever roller girls are, good times are sure to follow!

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

The Bishop is located at 123 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN [map]

The Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls have been really generous to us the past couple of years. In 2009, they made us the Charity of the Year and handed us a $2000 check at the last home bout in October. Several of the rollergirls have also helped us out by volunteering at the sanctuary and donating critter food and materials for construction (one of them also adopted a cat from us). We would love to show them how much we appreciate all they’ve done for us by having our supporters come to this event and buy up the last of their 2009 merchandise.

So bring friends and come join in on the fun.

By the way, the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls is also a volunteer-ran organization. If you are interested in volunteering in their 2010 season, contact volunteer (at) bleedingheartlandrollergirls.com.

Why do we care? Well, the BHRG have been supporters of us since we first bought land (not to mention one of the Flatliners, Unicoroner, is a core member of Deep Roots). In addition to individual support, we’ve been working with the BHRG to host a rollergirl workday here at Deep Roots. Now they are helping to spread the word about our work and are offering a discount on their great clothing for anyone who brings cat or dog food to the bout (you can also bring rat food, we’ll need lots of that soon).

You can buy tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets or off-line at any of the following Bloomington vendors: Sunrise Box Office, Amused, Landlocked Records, Plan 9, Be Hair Now, or The SportsPlex.