The numbers are in & it’s official, on Saturday night we raised $1,250 for Rape Crisis Service! For our first full-on Rochester BRAWL, we seriously couldn’t be happier. There are so many people to thank, including everyone who came out to support us and support RCS. But we’d really like to thank a handful of you who made Saturday an overwhelming success :: In no particular order, a HUGE thank you to Nikki Rudd, who flawlessly opened our show and welcomed us on air (and put BRAWL on the 11 o’clock news, did you see it!?), Skylark lounge especially Herman, Smitty, & staff who made our HighBRAWLers and MeatBRAWLs, DJ Lulu who provided the perfect soundtrack for an evening of ladies’ arm wrestling, our ever-entertaining Emcees Cat & Shereese, our extremely talented graphic designers Kristin & Rob, our “bookie” Dalenna who kept track of all of those donations, volunteers Greta, Nick & Danielle who worked the door & merch tables, all wrestlers who gave their time, energy, and arms for the cause - Micky, Beth, Miranda, Mary, Kaci, & Amy - all entourage members who, for less glory, also got into character and did some major fundraising for us, and of course, last but not least, Jeff Pier of RCS for all of your time helping us plan & pull off a great show.
It was quite the whirlwind night for us, so we hope we’re not forgetting anyone! Some of you even doubled-up on roles (wrestlers working door, designers doing sound), and it didn’t go unnoticed.
We will definitely be doing this again… stay tuned, and start lifting!
-Cheryl, Grace & Renée (aka the Ref, Amazing Disgrace, & Renée the Riveter)
