LA Derby Dolls' Featured Neighborhood Org: St. Baldrick's Foundation

This bout’s featured neighborhood organization is one that is bringing attention to a childhood cancer by encouraging others to shave their heads in solidarity. We can get behind the shedding light on a great cause with an attention getting methods so we are excited to partner with them during our September 24th bout!

St. Baldrick's Foundation began in 2000 as a challenge between friends, now it is the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. Its signature head-shaving events, where volunteers get bald to stand in solidarity with kids with cancer and raise money to support lifesaving research are coordinated worldwide. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts who are working to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them.

Currently only 4% of federal funding (National Cancer Institute) is solely dedicated to childhood cancer research. As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research St. Baldrick’s are everything they can to help close this funding gap. If more people join them in the fight it will help to close the gap sooner!

To help raise more more towards childhood cancer research; DTLA Shaves for the Brave is happening September 25 at Casey’s Irish pub. Come join the St. Baldrick’s foundation, and their honored kids Aiden K. and Lily B. as well as the amazing shavees from 12 pm to 4pm. There are currently 10 brave women and 11 brave men shaving their heads in honor of childhood cancer.  Event info.

You can find out more information about the organization and their DTLA event at the Tough Cookies vs Varsity Brawlers bout. Stop by their booth in our vendor village to find out more!

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Featured Neighborhood Organization: Inner-City Arts

The Derby Dolls are so lucky to have our community support us, we couldn’t play roller derby without the wonderful fans and Los Angeles community! We love to also support our neighbors and fellow community organizations, so we are happy to have the opportunity to feature other neighborhood organizations doing great work.

This week’s featured neighborhood organization is Inner-City Arts - an organization dedicated to engaging young people in the creative process in order to shape a society of creative, confident and collaborative individuals.

They offer a variety of visual arts & performing arts classes to children grades K-12, and Professional Development for Teachers, Educators, and Graduate Students. Located in the Art’s District of Downtown Los Angeles, Inner-City Arts programs are available to students as part of 7 or 8 week sessions through LA Unified School District or  local charter schools as well as afterschool and weekend classes for middle and high school students.

Through a wealth of partnerships with professional art teachers as well as companies such as; Boeing, Dreamworks, Sundance NEXTFEST, J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad, and Geffen Playhouse, Inner-City Arts is able to offer a range of programs to excite and educate Los Angeles's young people! 

In October Inner- City Arts will be hosting the 2016 Imagine Awards Saturday, October 15th. More information and tickets can be found here. If you are interested in helping them achieve their mission you can find additional information on their website.

The Derby Dolls have so many members with backgrounds in the arts, encouraging the continuation of art programs to develop our community is something we are thrilled to support! Inner-City Arts will be at our September 10th bout, stop by their booth in our vendor village to learn more about their programs.

All images belong to Inner-City Arts