In addition to bout donations, WCR participates in various fund-raising events throughout the year. Here are a few of the major events in which our members have taken part:
Things My Beard Can Lift – Stats god Scorey Feldman collected donations for Off the Street Club , Chicago’s oldest boys’ and girls’ club. For each $100 he received, he added an additional pound to the weight he lifted with, yes, his beard! Starting modestly with a Millenium Falcon model and an iron R2-D2 sculpture, he gradually worked his way up to ...

WCR All-Stars 122Rat City Roller Girls 94
Windy City Second Wind 64Naptown 78

Since the league’s beginning, WCR has been dedicated to bettering our community through donations of goods, money, and services to local not-for-profit organizations. We strongly believe in supporting Chicago organizations that promote community health, empower people, and call attention to underrepresented populations. During our home season, donations were made to the following organizations:
Bout 1 (1/31): Broadway Youth Center – The Broadway Youth Center is part of the Howard Brown Health Center, offering comprehensive services to all youth ages 24 and under. Daily programming includes drop-in services, counseling, and medical care; ...

http://www.digitalcity.com/2009/08/13/roller-derby-celebrates-74th-birthday/

This weekend, the WCR All-Stars take their show on the road to face Seattle's Rat City Roller Girls. This will be the team's first trip back to the Pacific Northwest since November's WFTDA Championship Tournament. This will be the second time these two teams have met-- the first time was at the tournament last fall, where Windy City handily dispatched of Rat City 157-63, en route to a second place finish.
After that loss, Rat City seems to have taken a page out of Windy City's handbook (it's called "Training for ...

The beneficiary of the Aug. 29 All-Star bout vs. Charm City will be Girls on the Run, a life-changing, experiential learning program for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.
For more info, go to:
http://www.gotrchicago.org/

In a smashing home opener for the WCR All-Stars 2009 season, the All-Stars, previously undefeated at home, experienced their first loss of the season to the Philly Roller Girls Liberty Belles, 70-69. The one-point differential and low final score proves how closely matched and defense-heavy these two teams are.The heavy defense of both teams kept the score relatively low for the majority of the first half, but unfortunately for WCR fans, Philly’s excellent teamwork resulted in the overwhelming majority of lead jam statuses going to the visiting team. Philly stayed ...

Philly Liberty Belles 70Windy City All-Stars 69
Full recap coming soon....
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Roller derby is taking the world by storm, and to show just how widespread it has become, here's an article about the first league in Sydney, Australia:
http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hell-on-rollerskates/