Salisbury Rollergirls

11/30/2023

We are so happy to have been able to help Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County move forward with their mission. We will present the check to HFHWC in the coming weeks, which will wrap up our league's final business. This page will be archived.

Once again, thank you to everyone who skated, volunteered, sponsored, and cheered. We will take the memories we share with each of you forward in our hearts. -- SRG 💜💜💜

11/28/2023

Today is the day! Our match pledge is helping Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County raise funds for their new administrative building and second ReStore location. If you ever skated with us, against us, or volunteered for us as a ref or NSO, consider donating $10 now to help SRG's legacy live on as a champion of safe, affordable homeownership. www.shoregivesmore.org/hfhwc.
Thank you!

Double your impact RIGHT NOW! Visit ShoreGivesMore/hfhwc to invest in safe, decent, and affordable housing in your community.

Your donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $20,400! Reaching that goal means that we can raise $40,800!

11/14/2023

This is it, friends! Our last act as a league. Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County has a GivingTuesday match pledge of $20,400, of which we are honored to have pledged $13,400. Early giving starts November 20, through the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore's Shore Gives More campaign. This funding will help HFHWC with their new administrative building and second ReStore location, allowing them to help more families with safe and affordable homeownership programs. Double your donation and help us make a real IMPACT, the way derby always does!
www.shoregivesmore.org/HFHWC

07/31/2023

Remember, we are taking our final bow, but we're going out big. Support Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County if you can. They're doing great things for our community.

https://my.onecause.com/fundraiser/organizations/sf-0013c00001peHB7AAM/fundraisers/fundraiser:f3fd21cb-6f27-43e1-9f90-bdcce46b1934

This new building means increasing our ability to serve hardworking families in need, including affordable homeownership, critical home repairs, financial literacy and workforce development training, and a second ReStore location that sells quality used household goods at an affordable price. Thank you to Tom and Lisa Shelton and the Salisbury Rollergirls for the match funding up to $20,000. For more information on our Capital Campaign, the new building and how you can help, use the link below.

https://my.onecause.com/fundraiser/organizations/sf-0013c00001peHB7AAM/fundraisers/fundraiser:f3fd21cb-6f27-43e1-9f90-bdcce46b1934

05/16/2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the dissolution of the Salisbury Rollergirls. Coming back from the pandemic proved difficult. For the past year-and-a-half the board of directors has worked to find affordable skating space in our area, to no avail. We have no other choice but to lay to rest the dream we started in 2010.

We extend our thanks on behalf of every woman who stepped onto our track, and with the cry, “Who are we?” replied with a shout, “SALISBURY!” Thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, fans, officials, photographers, and especially every team we have had the honor of facing off against. We are grateful to you all.

The memories we take with us will be varied for each skater. For some, it will be helping form a brand-new sports team. For others, it will be the fun and excitement of away games and tournaments. For others, it will be the incredible knowledge gained both on and off the track. And for others, it will absolutely be the after parties. But for all of us we share one common and transformative memento--the relationships we have built and the bonds that endure.

To the rest of the leagues out there, skate on! We are cheering for you.

To those who wished to skate with us, we very much regret missing the opportunity to take the track with you. We encourage you to check out nearby Southern Delaware Roller Derby. May all of your derby dreams come true.

Salisbury Rollergirls has always been a league with our community at heart. Since our first bout in March 2011 we have donated a dollar from every ticket sold to a charity. We participated in events across Salisbury and beyond. In 2018 we achieved our dream of becoming a nonprofit organization. With our last act as the Salisbury Rollergirls, it is our honor to announce that the entirety of our residual funds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County as part of a match challenge for the renovation of their new administrative building and second ReStore location.

For every dollar donated to Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County, SRG will match the donation, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!*

SRG was always excited to join Habitat’s Women Builds and donated bout income yearly to the nonprofit that ensures everyone can have a safe, decent, affordable place to call home. We are beyond saddened to let go of the team that we created, but are happy that our last act can be to help more people in our beloved area have the means to build a better future.

While there are many, many worthwhile photos that show who we are and what we have experienced and accomplished over the years, we end as we begun, with our original team photo. On behalf of every All-Star and Wicomikazi who ever laced up with us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Eva Paxton #100, founder and co-athletic director
Lexa Cution #333, co-athletic director
Mortem #32, administrative director

*If you wish to honor our league a final time, please consider donating to Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County. Follow this link to donatehttps://my.onecause.com/fundraiser/organizations/sf-0013c00001peHB7AAM/fundraisers/fundraiser:ec750007-0e9c-4f63-ad27-37041c6f7e77; follow the QR code embedded in the photo, or checks can be made out to:
“HFHWC” and mailed to Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County 908 W. Isabella Street Salisbury MD, 21801
Please put “SRG match challenge” in the note.

Thank you. Be well, and skate on. 💜❤💜❤

03/28/2023

There has been some spammy posting on people’s comments from an account purporting to sell our merch. This is a scam. Please do not click! The concerned account has been blocked from this page.

08/12/2022

It is with shock and sadness that we share the death of former SRG teammate, Niamh Shortt. Niamh, #101, trained and skated with the Wicomikazis during the 2015 derby season. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, co-workers, and all of the lives she touched with her kindness and light. 💜

Dear Future Harvest Community,

It is with unbearably heavy hearts that we share the news of Niamh Shortt's passing.

As Future Harvest’s Field School Director, Niamh came into contact with many of you. Anyone who had the privilege of that interaction was better for it -- because foremost in her mind was to listen and translate what she learned into meaningful action. Niamh had a gift for connecting with people and creating community, in part because she cared so deeply about building a vibrant, sustainable and just food system, and in part because it was simply in her nature to bring beautiful ideas to life. In everything she did, she expressed her commitment to farmers and her determination that they receive the support they need. No matter where she was, Niamh was witty, smart, open minded, observant, and wildly inquisitive. A true gem.

Her colleagues will miss her terribly. We will keep you up to date as we seek ways to honor her memory. We hope you will share your memories with us and with each other.

04/08/2022

The masked lady on the left is SRG All-Stars retired skater Kelly Kline, AKA "Copper Feel." We are so proud of you, Copper!

Happy and !

Here in Delaware, we're so grateful for all of the library workers who dedicate their time to helping our kids learn & grow, like Selbyville Public Library's Director Kelly Kline, who now runs her childhood library!

I met Kelly in February when Governor John Carney announced $40 million from the Act that will be invested in 9 of Delaware's libraries across the state.

These funds will make our libraries and communities stronger and will inspire a new generation of librarians.

03/24/2022

Recruitment sessions are coming this spring! DM us with your contact info so we can keep you updated.

03/17/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody! This is a throwback to our first ever bout, Erin Go Brawl, where our original home teams faced off against one another to a packed house.
(Artwork Credit: Craig Williams)

3/20/11 Bout poster by BlitzCraig (Craig Williams)