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. RI-Ettes to skate Battle on the Bank III Tournament June 25-27!

The L.A. RI-Ettes, the L.A. Derby Dolls' all-star A team, will skate in the banked track tournament Battle on the Bank III at the Del Mar Fairground next weekend.  Sister league San Diego Derby Dolls will be represented, as will banked track skaters from all over the country.  Come down and show your favorite skaters some love!  Tickets and more information available here. 

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.

Meet the Derby Dolls at Silver Lake Jubilee May 22 and 23!

Come and visit the LA Derby Dolls at this weekend's Silver Lake Jubilee!  From 10-1 on Saturday May 22 and Sunday May 23, you'll find us skating and hosting a booth at this celebration of local music and art.  This eco-friendly, all-ages event, which features food from local restaurateurs, musical and community performances, and arts and literary installations, promises to be a great time for the entire family.  

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.