My colleague Justin Fenton got this e-mail from an owner of Charm City Roller Girls about helping the fisherman who was attacked in a hate crime at Fort Armistead Park this week:

Hi, Justin.
 
My name is Tara Gebhardt (aka, Cindy Lop-her). I'm one of the owners of the Charm City Roller Girls, and I'm writing to you in reference to the article you wrote about the beating of Mr. James Privott.
 
This morning as I watching the news, I was yet again disgusted by the local story about Mr. Privott having been beaten by 3 white supremacists while he was packing up from a fishing trip earlier this week. I couldn't help but think, "Man, I wish there was something I could do for him and his wife." Then it hit me - we own/run/play in a roller derby league with a bout happening tomorrow.
 
We have a bout at DuBurns Arena tomorrow night, and it's sure to be sold out (around 1,500 people) because our All-Star team is playing Philly's All-Star team, and we are both top-10 teams in the national landscape. Anyhow... I got on email first thing this morning and got things moving.
 
Tomorrow night we're going to hold a collection for Mr. Privott and donate 5% of our beer profits to him and his family. We're hoping this can help with his medical bills and any legal fees he may have to deal with. Additionally, we'd like to give him and his family season tickets to our remaining games in the 2009 season.

We'd also like to give Mr. Privott a $150 gift certificate for Sports Authority or Dick's, so he can get some new fishing equipment.
 
We want to encourage Mr. Privott to continue his sport (fishing) and show him he has the support of a young community (even though he was beaten by 3 young people). Our girls feel terrible about what happened to him, and we really want to be able to use the draw we have to help him out.
 
My question to you is, can you help us get these items to him??? If not, do you know who could?
 
Thank you for your time!
 
Regards,
 
Tara Gebhardt