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Keep the Derby Dolls Rolling in LA

The Derby Dolls are a federally exempt 501c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.

The name of our non-profit is the CA Derby Dolls and our tax ID is 82-3100150.

The Los Angeles Derby Dolls are looking for a new home!

In January of 2017, the Los Angeles Derby Dolls began the process of re-permitting our current facility per the requirements of the City of Los Angeles and the Department of Building and Safety. Proper permits are required for us to host the public and our awesome fans for bouts. We began this fundraising campaign in January to raise money for permitting fees, design fees and operating expenses while going through this process. Many thanks to all our generous donors to date!

Unfortunately, it has recently been determined that remaining in the Dollosseum is not financially viable long term and would threaten our ability to remain an organization in Los Angeles.

In late August, the league (an all-volunteer run co-op) voted to begin the process of searching for and securing a more viable, permanent home for the Derby Dolls.

We are continuing our fundraising campaign to help cover all operational costs and moving expenses until we are settled in a new facility.

We rely on funding from our skaters, volunteers and local community through ticket sales and direct donations to survive. We thank you in advance for any support you can show us.

The Los Angeles Derby Dolls are committed to building a community of strong women and girls through sport, teamwork and volunteering. While we are searching for a new venue, please follow us on social media as we’ll be popping our track up around the city to bring you the hard hitting roller derby action you love.

WHO WE ARE


For over 13 years, the LA Derby Dolls has provided a space for empowering women and girls through competing together in a physically and mentally challenging sport. Modern roller derby is unique in that it is a fast-action full contact sport developed and dominated by women as opposed to so many other sports that present as a "women's alternative" to a male-dominated sport.


The pro-women attitude is galvanized by the Derby Dolls’ focus on issues of women’s empowerment, body positivity, and inclusivity. The result is a safe community where women support each other in their successes, encourage each other through their defeats, and receive the same in return - whether on or off the track. League-members who elect to join the cooperative become an owner with a vote and a voice in the management and direction of the organization to ensure that the Derby Dolls is reflective of the women who participate. It is common for women who have retired from the training and competition aspect of the organization to continue to volunteer with the organization because of the strong bonds that they have formed and because they continue to believe in the importance of the mission of the Derby Dolls.


Like the adult program, the Junior Derby Dolls program focuses on developing teamwork, relationship building, self-confidence, empowerment, athletic skills, and sportsmanship. Roller derby can be an alternative for children and teens who do not feel comfortable with, or inspired by, mainstream sports programs. In our juniors program, young women between the ages of seven and seventeen participate in afterschool training programs and on weekends, and compete in full production games in front of family, friends, and fans.

OUR PRESENCE

As a component of our volunteerism, the LA Derby Dolls participate in a lot of local events and causes. In 2016 we were part of the Great LA River Clean Up, LA Pride Festival and Parade, Homeboy Industries 5k and Toys for Tacos. We hosted our mayor and the LA Domestic Violence Task Force LAPD Appreciation Luncheon, and in addition welcomed survivors of domestic violence at our private Roll Up seminars to teach them roller derby basic skills. We have also attended many LA-32 Neighborhood Council events and gatherings. We have worked extensively with the Downs Syndrome Association of Los Angeles in mounting their yearly Twenty Wonder fundraising events.


In addition to these endeavors, LA Derby Dolls sponsor and host an annual community health fair. With support from a number of health and wellness organizations and practitioners, the LA Derby Dolls Annual Health Fair brings free vision and hearing screenings, dental exams, doctor consultations, STD screenings, and other health resources to members of the community who might not otherwise have access to health services. Over the past eight years the LA Derby Dolls Annual Health Fair has provided services to hundreds of members of the Los Angeles community.


PLEASE DONATE TO HELP KEEP US ROLLING

There are other roller derby leagues in the greater Los Angeles area that provide similar social and emotional support to adult and young women, and who are active in their communities. However, the LA Derby Dolls are distinct in that we train and compete on a banked track surface, different than the flat-track variant of roller derby played by other leagues.

Thank you!


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LA Derby Dolls
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Los Angeles, CA
LA Derby Dolls
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