Keystone Roller Derby

Starting off the year celebrating! Help us wish Cruz a very Happy Birthday!!

Team Captain, Chupacabra, would like to introduce you to Safe Harbour, Inc.. as part of our #KeystoneCares organizations that are helping, healing, and strengthening our community. Safe Harbour is an organization located in Carlisle, Pa, who's mission is to provide a continuum of housing and supportive services for homeless and nearly homeless individuals and families in our communities. The non-profit organization provides services, from temporary shelter to permanent residence, for those who’ve lost their homes due to foreclosure, joblessness, the death of a loved one, mental health and addiction issues, or a myriad of other circumstances. For more information about Safe Harbour, Inc. or how you can help support this cause, please visit http://www.safeharbour.org/

Continuing our #KeystoneCares initiative, Mauleficent would like to share two organizations that are special to her; Short & Curlies Animal Rescue & Sanctuary and Perry County Animal Rescue-PCoAR. Short & Curlies is a non-profit rescue and sanctuary specializing in potbelly and other "mini" pigs. They give refuge to abandoned, neglected, and abused pigs, and provide education and assistance to the public and other pig owners. For more information, please visit https://www.f...acebook.com/ShortAndCurliesAnimalRescueAnd// Perry County Animal Rescue is located in Perry County, Pa. "Perry County Animal Rescue (PCoAR) was started in 2009 because of love for animals. The core mission of PCoAR is to shelter lost and unwanted animals from Juniata and Perry Counties until a new home is found. PCoAR will promote responsible pet ownership through spay/neuter education, vaccinations and general pet care. With the help of volunteers, PCoAR has successfully found homes for many animals as well as reuniting lost pets with their families." For more information, hop on over to http://www.perrycountyanimalrescue.org/ Thank you to both of these organizations for the help and dedication they are giving to help our four-legged friends!

Today Hooah! would like to share with you an organization that is very special to her, JFT Recovery and Veterans Support Services. "Those who help those in need, and especially Veterans of our Armed Services, are very near and dear to my heart."-Hooah! JFT provides safe, structured, and compassionate housing for those seeking recovery, as well as providing addiction education and advocacy for the recovery community in Central Pennsylvania.... In 2007, Just For Today Recovery Services began operating two recovery houses: one on the East Shore for female veterans, and one on the West Shore for adult men, in addition to a thrift store. For more information, please visit https://www.jft-rvss.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/JustForTodayRecovery

KRD's #01, Dosa Badazzle, would like to share with you a foundation that is important to her, the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation The National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation's mission is to deliver unwavering support for patients and families fighting pancreatic cancer. NPCF is a national leader in transforming the experience of pancreatic cancer by delivering immediate unwavering personal support to all who seek it. "What we do has given us great reward to be able to o...ffer assistance to those in need. Pancreatic cancer is a silent killer and many do not survive much past diagnosis. Our goal is to ensure that we are able make this easier for the patient and the family." Keystone Roller Derby supports the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. #KeystoneCares https://www.npcf.us/donate-volunteer/ways-to-donate/donate/ https://www.facebook.com/npcf2009

The season of giving is upon us, and we at Keystone want to do our part. We want to recognize and support those who tirelessly work day in and day out, every day of the year, to make our communities a better place. Whether it is offering a helping hand to those in domestic situations, or offering support and guidance through a medical diagnosis, these organizations and non-profits are assisting those in dire need. For the month of December, we would like to share with you some of the organizations and programs that are near and dear to our KRD skaters. Through our #KeystoneCares initiative, we hope to introduce you to programs that are personally important to us, and to help spread awareness and support for those in need.

Please join us in wishing Ricci Reckless a very happy belated birthday. We hope you had a spectacular day, Ricci!

#KeystoneCares is rolling right along, and #68, Vanner White, would like to share with you two organizations that are very important to her and her family, JDRF and Epilepsy Foundation of America. "As a wife and caregiver to a husband with epilepsy, and a mother to two children with type 1 diabetes, I know the challenges and uncertainties of those afflicted by seizures and diabetes. While these conditions are controllable, they are not yet curable. Both of these organization...s have been dedicated to increasing the quality of life and hope for patients."- Vanner JDRF, is leading the fight against type 1 diabetes (T1D) by funding research, advocating for policies that accelerate access to new therapies, and providing a support network for millions of people around the world impacted by T1D. For more information, or how you can help, visit https://www.jdrf.org/ The Epilepsy Foundation, a national non-profit with nearly 50 local organizations throughout the U.S., has led the fight against seizures since 1968. The Foundation is an unwavering ally for individuals and families impacted by epilepsy and seizures. The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation is: to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives. The Foundation works to ensure that people with seizures have the opportunity to live their lives to their fullest potential. To learn more, visit https://www.epilepsy.com/learn

Continuing with #KeystoneCares, Ellie Benelli would like to share an organization that she supports, Bridge of Hope Harrisburg Area. Bridge of Hope Harrisburg focuses on Dauphin and Cumberland Counties. Their mission is to provide rental assistance and housing to single mothers in the area. "Each family receiving Bridge of Hope Harrisburg Area services becomes part of a Bridge of Hope Neighborhood. The Bridge of Hope Neighborhood model connects each Family to a group of Nei...ghboring Volunteers and with a Bridge of Hope Neighborhood Resource Specialist/Case Manager. Bridge of Hope Families, single mothers with children, successfully exit the program with safe and sustainable housing, improved financial position and an extended Neighborhood of support.'' For more information, please visit https://harrisburg.bridgeofhopeinc.org/haf-our-story/

Ricci Reckless has a message for you...FEEL YOUR BOOBIES!!! Ricci would like to share with you a very special nonprofit foundation, The Feel Your Boobies Foundation. As a board member, Ricci, along with FYB, would like to remind all women, and especially those under the age of 40, to conduct breast exams. Breast cancer can strike anyone, at any age. Feel Your Boobies Foundation wants keep educating and spreading the friendly reminder to FEEL YOUR BOOBIES! through unconventional campaigns. To learn more, or donate to Feel Your Boobies Foundation, please visit https://www.feelyourboobies.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/feelyourboobies