A junior roller derby league in Memphis? Yes, correct! This is a project that many derby girls in Memphis, and many future derby girls are looking forward to. A few months ago, I was given the go ahead to begin researching the best way to bring a junior derby league to Memphis. At the time, the greatest challenge the junior league faced was a stipulation that there is no available funding...however, there is rental space available on Wednesday nights to the junior league if we can recruit enough people! This is exciting news...
After researching the standard for the majority of other junior leagues around the United States, it seems the junior leagues are separate non-profits who work in collaboration with their parent leagues, therefore, financial problems solved!
The opportunity to be a separate non-profit affords the junior league the possibility of not only applying dues to venue space via rental through their parent league (my league Memphis Roller Derby), it also provides the opportunity to raise funds for their uniforms, equipment, and an provide low-income children to participate through a sliding scale dues program. The possibilities are endless to involve local community centers, skate shops, and perhaps the new KROC recreation center which is under construction right now.
Here is a link to the Memphis Junior Roller Derby Facebook page, please "like" it and share if you know someone who may be interested in volunteering their time or a child who may be interested in skating
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Memphis-Junior-Roller-Derby/307102895981923
Here is a link to our Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/#!/MJrRollerDerby
Please follow, like, tweet, retweet!
