Thursday, October 18, 2012

19th Annual 5k Family Fun Run, Walk or Wheel for FRS

Family Respite Services invites the public to come out and walk, run, or wheel 5km along the Riverside Trail at Riverside Drive and Huron Church, on Saturday, Oct. 27th, 2012.

This event, sponsored by the University of Windsor Student Law Society, was formerly known as the Ambulance Chaser Run. All proceeds will go directly to families caring for children with disabilities in our community.

Participants are encouraged to dress up as their favourite childhood character. There will prizes for fastest times, best costume, and more. There will also be a 100m dash for the kids and a 100m silly dash for those grown-ups who are kids at heart!

For more information contact Family Respite Services at 519-972-9688 x156 or info@familyrespite.org Register with $15.00 or $50 in pledges

Monday, October 15, 2012

WINDSOR'S BORDER CITY BRAWLERS TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN


Windsor’s Roller Derby Travel Team Takes on Michigan’s Eastside Derby Girls

The Great Skate roller rink brings fast-paced roller derby to Roseville, Michigan when the Eastside Derby Girls host Windsor’s Border City Brawlers on Saturday, October 20 for Eastside’s 2012-2013 season home opener.

This is a family friendly event open to all ages and is just a short, 30-minute trip across the border. Doors open at 5:30pm and the first whistle is at 6:30pm. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. First responders free at the door with I.D.

What: Eastside Derby Girls Home Opener vs. Windsor’s Border City Brawlers
Where: The Great Skate (29100 Hayes Road Roseville, Michigan)
When: Saturday, October 20, 2012
Doors 5:30 p.m., Bout 6:30 p.m.

Border City Brawlers, founded in the summer of 2010, is a non-profit sports league with more than 50 members and is Windsor’s only flat-track roller derby league. The league has two house league teams and a travel team that plays throughout Ontario, Michigan, and Ohio.

More information on the league is available at www.bordercitybrawlers.com