Pikes Peak Derby Dames is a roller derby league in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pikes Peak Derby Dames is named after Pikes Peak, a mountain near Colorado springs, and was started in 2005 by derby skater Slug-N-Kisses[1]. Pikes Peak Derby Dames is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association[2].
[edit] Organization
Pikes Peak Derby Dames has a governing philosophy of "by the skaters, for the skaters," and is predominantly managed and owned by women[1]. The organization was inspired when Slug-N-Kisses read an article about the Texas Rollergirls in a Tattoo magazine[3] The organization started with 23 skaters, and has grown to over 100 skaters (current and retired).
Colorado Springs is among the smallest cities to have a roller derby league[4].
[edit] Members
Members of the organization come from many walks of life, including students, insurance agents, tattoo artists, massage therapists and hair dressers.
Pikes Peak Derby Dames has a mix of inner-league and inter-league games. For traveling games, they have played leagues in Roseville, California[5], and Denver, Colorado[6].
They competed in the second Dust Devil tournament in Tucson, Arizona[7] Home games are typically played in the Colorado Springs City Auditorium
[edit] Charity work
Pikes Peak Derby Dames performs various fundraisers for charity. In March 2008 they raised money for the Humane Society in a skate-a-thon[8]. Bad Mojo, a skater, shaved her hair for fundraising for child cancer victims for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.[9]
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