Mid-Hudson Misfits host benefit bout for immigrant defense network
The Misfits will turn their July 26 home bout into a fundraiser for immigrants, with all proceeds aimed at a local defense network serving people regardless of status.
The Mid-Hudson Misfits will make their July 26 home date at Skate Time a benefit bout for the Ulster Immigrant Defense Network, pairing a matchup with the Parlor City Tricks of Binghamton, New York, with a direct local fundraiser. Officials are set for 1 p.m. and the whistle is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Accord rink, giving the league a home-night centerpiece that goes beyond the track.
The beneficiary gives the event its shape. Ulster Immigrant Defense Network says its mission is to provide a network of safety and support to immigrants, regardless of status, and says it has been offering services since 2017. Those services include food and housing assistance, transportation to court and ICE check-ins, legal referrals, and workforce development programs, a list that makes the bout’s proceeds actionable rather than symbolic.
For the Misfits, the benefit fits a pattern built into the league’s calendar. The team’s 2026 home-games page also includes a May 17 Spring Fling scrimmage and an Aug. 16 junior derby scrimmage, all centered at Skate Time, 5164 US-209 in Accord. The site places the July 26 bout among those dates as one of the league’s home attractions, not as an isolated charity add-on.
That broader structure matters because the Misfits are not just fielding one adult team. Their junior program, the Mid-Hudson Mischiefs, serves skaters ages 9 to 17, says all genders are welcome and notes that no experience is necessary. Practices are held Sunday mornings at Skate Time, which gives the league a recurring pipeline of skaters, families and volunteers around the same venue that hosts the adult bouts.
The opponent also comes from a community-oriented derby culture. Parlor City Roller Derby describes itself as an all-gender adult league in Binghamton that is member-run and plays by the standard Women’s Flat Track Derby Association rule set. Its 2026 home schedule includes dates at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena on May 30, June 20, July 18 and Aug. 15, placing the July 26 trip to Accord in the middle of a busy regional slate.
Taken together, the bout shows how roller derby keeps building its identity around more than competition. The Misfits will bring fans to Skate Time for a July home event, but the money raised is designed to move straight into immigrant defense work in Ulster County and beyond, tying the league’s on-track energy to a cause with immediate local use.
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