Recreational Roller Derby League in London, Ontario, Canada!

LOCO Roller Derby is proud to announce two new sponsors joining those behind our mission to bring the sport of roller derby in a recreational format to all women that want to rollerskate for Fun, Fitness, and Friendship, in a roller derby pick-up game, scrimmage environment.

Rollergirl.ca is sponsoring LOCO Roller Derby! As a member of LOCO Roller Derby you can join us in bulk ordering skates, wheels, safety gear, and everything you need to play roller derby, at lower prices. Plus, you know Rollergirl.ca has the best customer service we’ve seen, and all products are tested and certified, or Rollergirl won’t sell them. Watch for some special events with LOCO Roller Derby this summer, where you may get to bid on some very cool merchandise!

We are also proud to announce that Mr. Mark Fowler of Fowler Designs has sponsored us with media kit and poster designs that you’ll see this summer. He will be helping us design our marketing materials from business cards to media kits, sponsorship packages and posters. We look forward to letting Fowler Designs make us look good!

If you would like to sponsor LOCO Roller Derby, with anything from equipment to personal training, massages to sports medicine and physiotherapy, from clothing and merchandise to photos and video, from printing to promotional events, contact info@locorollerderby.com.  See who else is sponsoring us already: Our Sponsors

Thank you to all who donated. We raised $60 for the Canadian Mental Health Association, which will result in LOCO Roller Derby obtaining a set of league helmet panties, and knowing we did a good deed in donating to a good cause.

In other news, we did skill testing tonight, and all of our attending skaters passed to a level high enough that we’ll be bringing scrimmaging into our practices more often, and for more serious practice of roller derby, while continuing drills to increase the skill levels. But don’t worry. We always have a beginner’s trainer on hand, and a beginner’s area for safety, so don’t be intimidated, we’ll help you get started!

Don’t forget, you can support LOCO Roller Derby and keep us providing gear for our new skaters and getting more people skating, by buying LOCO Roller Derby T-shirts. $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Ask any LOCO Roller Derby skater to order! Shirts are now available in women’s fitted, women’s tank, and men’s /unisex styles and sizes, and come with optional name and number on the back. In red or black color choices.

Please note: Practices are closed on Friday May  21, 2010 in observance of the long weekend for Victoria Day on May 24. We’ll see you back on the track on Friday May 28, 2010, at the YMCA Centre Branch, corner Waterloo and King, London, Ontario! Watch for the next event, and keep skating!

London’s LOCO Roller Derby, your low contact roller derby league, is raising money for the Canadian Mental Health Association! The CMHA Mental Health week wraps up today, on May 9, but for the next week, we’re letting you join us. Any amount, and size donation, will be submitted in the name of LOCO Roller Derby through NogginKnickers.com by R’effin Adorabell in Toronto. You’ll help LOCO Roller Derby get set of helmet covers (or noggin knickers/helmet panties), and any costs over the $5 for materials will be directly donated to the CMHA!

We already have raised over $50. Can you help us reach $100?  You can donate cash to any LOCO Rollergirl! Please note, Paypal donations have been disabled currently. We’ll be arranging for credit card acceptance soon. For this donation drive, please contact info@locorollerderby.com. You’ll be supporting a local sports organization as well as helping reach those that are fighting against Mental Health issues. Donate today!

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*Ends 5/16/2010 and after that date, all donations will go to LOCO Roller Derby and  will be used
to buy equipment for new skaters, training equipment, and non-profit organization expenses.