Press Release

Fort Wayne Derby Girls Host BrewCity Bruisers from Milwaukee on Saturday, May 3 and
Raise Money for Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana.

(May 2, 2008) The Fort Wayne Derby Girls’ all-star team, the Bomb Squad, will take on Milwaukee,
Wisconsin’s BrewCity Bruisers this Saturday, May 3, at the PLEX. The doors open at 6pm and the action starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door and are available at Bikes 'n Boards, Get Wet or the PLEX. Kids 5-12 are just $5, and kids under $5 are FREE!

During the bout on Saturday, the Fort Wayne Derby Girls will continue raising money and awareness for the Bust A Move Community Art Project/Fundraiser to benefit Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana. With help from 95.1 WAJI’s Fort Wayne’s Little Give program, the derby girls will hold a 50/50 raffle and accept monetary donations.

About Bust A Move
The charity driven Fort Wayne Derby Girls are teaming up with Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana to raise funds for services and supplies for women with breast cancer in Fort Wayne. Near the end of summer, the two organizations will host an art exhibit and silent auction in conjunction with local artists, breast cancer survivors, and businesses. Aptly named “Bust a Move,” the event hopes to raise over $4,000.

Local artists and women will be volunteering their talents and their bodies to create unique, inspiring cast representations of the female bust and the emotions associated with breast cancer. Each cast will be painted, mounted on a powder-coated metal stand, and auctioned off for charity.

About Fort Wayne Derby Girls Inc.
Roller derby, once a common sport in mid-'70s, has staged a comeback. Fort Wayne is at the pinnacle of Indiana’s roller derby resurgence. Since the birth of the state’s first all-female, flat track roller derby league in October 2005, the league has donated over $26,000 to local women and children’s charity. The league has grown to two home teams of local women, as well as a traveling all-star team, the Bomb Squad. The league embodies the strength, courage, and vitality of Fort Wayne women, and serves to provide another form of athletic entertainment to the Summit City.

About Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana is a not-for-profit agency providing free non-medical services to people with cancer and their families in northeast Indiana. It serves people who live in Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble, LaGrange, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.

For more information, contact Miss Jane RedRum @ jredrum@fwderbygirls.com.