Give and Take
It sure has been a while since I last wrote. Sorry about that. I attribute that to a schedule that will not quit and a brain going a million miles per hour. Today I am slowed enough to reflect a little on giving back. In the Live Action Role Playing (LARP, Realms ) I play we always ask the community to give back. Help an event holder by playing a bad guy for a while, help set up, help clean up, help! 20+ years of "give back to what has given to you" is starting to translate into Roller Derby for me. So I asked myself a while ago "How can I give back?" I came up with a few good ideas. Roller Derby officials are, in my opinion, some of the most dedicated volunteers for our sport. They often travel without compensation, get yelled at regularly, are hated for an average 60 minutes each game, they study the rules for hours, and come back again and again with little thanks for the time they truly put in. They don't have to be here, and they do not have to lear...