FREE HEALTH FAIR AUGUST 21: HEALTH PROVIDERS AND WORKSHOPS

Open to ALL residents: men, women, and children of all ages. 

Spanish, Korean, and Tagalog interpreters will be available on site.

All Free:
Mammograms - Mobile Mammography Screening Inc - email questions@derbydolls.com for an appointment
Blood Tests - St. Vincent's Hospital
Diabetes Testing - St. Vincent's Hospital
Body Fat Testing - St. Vincent's Hospital
STD Testing - Planned Parenthood
Birth Control Information - Planned Parenthood
Referrals for Clinical Breast Exams and Gynecological tests - St. Vincent's Hospital
Bone Marrow Registry - Be The Match
6 massage therapists - Royal Thai Massage
Doll Repair Team - Our medical staff of Chiropracters, Physical Therapists and Acupuncturists, led by Dr. Rick Fox
Self Defense Workshop - Johnathon Blank
Body image Workshop - Hollywood Chapter - National Organization for Women
Proper Dental Care workshop - Western Dental
Nutrition Workshop - YMCA
Workshop: Making Healthy Tamales - Mama's Hot Tamales
Free Food and Refreshments - Brooklyn Bagels, Masa, Mama's Hot Tamales, La Guerra Tamaleria, Ex Drinks, Tropical Cafe, Gigi's Cafe
MediCal Enrollment and Low Cost Insurance - St. Vincent's Hospital and Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic
Information on Free/Low-Cost Services - Department of Mental Health

FREE HEALTH FAIR AUGUST 21 AT THE DOLL FACTORY

The L.A. Derby Dolls, in partnership with Los Angeles City Council Member Eric Garcetti’s office will host their second annual Free Health Fair on August 21, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1910 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026.

The fair will provide local residents with holistic and traditional medical services including health screenings, mammograms, Medi-Cal enrollment assistance, massage therapy and alternative health workshops.  Nutrition and disease prevention information will also be available. Healthcare providers include AIDS Project LA, Western Dental, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry, Planned Parenthood, and more. Free food and refreshments will be provided.

Please email questions@derbydolls.com for more information or to set your low-cost or free mammogram appointment. 

All Free:

Mammograms - Mobile Mammography Screening Inc - for appointment, please email questions@derbydolls.com
Blood Tests - St. Vincent's Hospital
Diabetes Testing - St. Vincent's Hospital
Body Fat testing - St. Vincent's Hospital
STD Testing - Planned Parenthood
Birth Control Information - Planned Parenthood
Free Referrals for Clinical Breast Exams and Gynecological tests - St. Vincent's Hospital
Bone Marrow Registry - Be The Match
6 massage therapists - Royal Thai Massage
Doll Repair Team - Our Entire Medical staff of Chiropracters, Physical Therapists and Acupuncturists - Led by Dr. Rick Fox
Self Defense Workshop - Johnathon Blank
Body image workshop - Hollywood Chapeter - National Organization for Women
Proper Dental Care workshop - Western Dental
Nutrition workshop - YMCA
Workshop on making Healthy Tamales - Mama's Hot Tamales
Free Food and Refreshments - Brooklyn Bagels, Masa, Mama's Hot Tamales, La Guerra Tamaleria, Ex Drinks, Tropical Cafe, Gigi's Cafe
MediCal Enrollement and Low Cost Insurance - St. Vincent's Hospital and Hollywood Sunset Free clinic

L.A. Derby Dolls Skate "Secret Saturday" Bout for Couples Against Leukemia

Photo by Stalkerazzi

On Saturday, May 15th, the L.A. Derby Dolls skated a special "Secret Saturday" game for charity.  Each year, Couples Against Leukemia sells tickets to a premiere "Secret Saturday" event, where guests are loaded onto buses and taken to exciting new places they have never seen in Los Angeles.  The first stop this year was the Doll Factory, where LA's newest skaters, who you can see in action at the all-ages Baby Doll Brawl on June 13th, put on a great exhibition bout!  The crowd was thrilled- many had never seen live derby before.  LADD is honored to be a part of CAL, who has raised million of dollars for Leukemia research.

L.A. DERBY DOLLS TAKE ON BIG SUNDAY: ROLLER DERBY SKATERS LEAD SKATE CLINIC FOR CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

L.A. Derby Dolls Teach Children of the Night Roller Skating, Empowerment, During City-Wide Day of Volunteerism

Photo by May Q. Holla

On Sunday May 2nd, the L.A. Derby Dolls, Southern California’s premiere all-female, banked track roller derby league, will lead a skating clinic for the Children of the Night as part of the Big Sunday, the annual volunteer weekend that takes place across Southern California. 

Children of the Night is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and empowering children who have been forced into prostitution.  This is the second year that they have worked with L.A. Derby Dolls on Big Sunday.  To learn more about Children of the Night, please visit http://www.childrenofthenight.org/.

After skating, community service is the most important thing that the L.A. Derby Dolls do.  The Dolls have worked with the Human Rights Campaign, St. Vincent Medical Center (for a women’s health and wellness clinic), After School All Stars, and M.E.N.D, among many other projects, and were honored in 2009 as a Treasure of Los Angeles by the Central City Association (an honor that puts the Dolls in the company of the L.A. Dodgers and Magic Johnson). 

Big Sunday is an annual weekend that takes place in the spring when thousands of people from Southern California, of all ages and all backgrounds, work together at hundreds of nonprofits, schools and other agencies that need their help.   Big Sunday Weekend is one of the largest regional community service events in America.  To learn more about Big Sunday and volunteer opportunities, please visit www.bigsunday.org.

L.A. Derby Dolls vs. L.A. Fire Department- Jan. 14 Charity Event

Come out and support your L.A. Derby Dolls when they take on the L.A. Fire Department in a charity broomball event in downtown!

DOWNTOWN ON ICE AT PERSHING SQUARE HOSTS CHARITY BROOMBALL CHALLENGE BETWEEN MEMBERS OF L.A. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND L.A. DERBY DOLLS

LOS ANGELES -- Testosterone verses estrogen, bring it on... No guarantee of a sweeping victory for either team in the Los Angeles Fire Department verses L.A. Derby Dolls Broomball Challenge game Thursday, January 14 at Downtown on Ice at Pershing Square. Members of the LAFD face off against Southern California’s premiere women’s banked track roller derby league at 9:00am in a seriously fun game that promises to be a thrill to watch, despite the ruling of no “checking, blocking or hitting.” Armed with only athletic shoes, helmets, brooms and a winning game plan, the action promises to be a spirited showcase of thrills and spills between the sexes.

Attendance is free but donations are appreciated to benefit the LAFD Widows, Orphan and Disabled Fireman’s Fund. The team’s members from Fire Station #9 downtown and other outlying stations have been hard at work developing their game.

“We stay in shape with our jobs and training is a part of our lifestyle, so we’re confident that we will be able to run them up and down the ice for the full hour,” says Fire Captain Justin Bactat who also captains the team. But, according to L.A. Derby Doll Tae Kwon Ho, “The LA Firefighters are true heroes so it’s a real shame that we’ll have to kick their butts!”

The Broomball Challenge is a part of the community outreach programs from the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks that hosts the annual winter holiday rink at Pershing Square in the heart of the city at 532 South Olive. The 12^th Annual Downtown on Ice outdoor skating rink debuted November 19, 2009 and will remain open everyday through Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010. The last day features a free afternoon concert performance by Urban Dread. As the largest outdoor holiday skating rink in Los Angeles with the lowest admission price, a session is just $6 and skate rentals $2. Underground discount parking is available with validation. For more info and a detailed session schedule go to www.laparks.org and click to Pershing Square or call 213/ 847-4970.

For more info on The Derby Dolls, who have their next bout January 23, 2010 when the Sirens take on the Varsity Brawlers, visit www.derbydolls.com/la