Roller derby teams band together to donate water to Flint

FLINT (WJRT) – (7/15/2018) – Residents have seen a decrease in the amount of bottled water made available to them over the past few months.
Skid, which she is called in the derby community, said it wasn’t the teams first donation to Flint and won’t be the last.
The church serves as a weekly distribution site on Saturdays from noon until supplies run out.
And the roller derby community wants to make sure enough people are provided with water.
The derby community is always very community oriented, very giving oriented," said Brian "Ocho" Thomas, who plays a big part in the derby community in Michigan.
"People who have come here and seen Flint want to help," said Ocho.
"We’re in this together, is the biggest thing with Flint.
The Bombshells weren’t the only group that delivered some water Sunday.
Lapeer County Demolitia Derby Queens helped out as well with around a hundred cases of bottled water.
In a few weeks the derby community will be again getting involved with the Flint water crisis as the Chicago Knockouts will travel to the Vehicle City to donate over 2000 bottles of water.

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