Rose City Rollers

Mission

Rose City Rollers mission is to serve women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals who want to play the team sport of roller derby, connect with an inclusive community, and realize their power both on skates and off.

Bottom Line for Portland

Roller Derby is so much more than a sport! By donating to Rose City Rollers, you’re supporting the growth of trans-inclusive women's sports AND the expansion of radically inclusive, body-positive athletic opportunities to more women, girls, and gender-expansive folks ages 7-65+. 

Your donations support our efforts to create equitable access to roller derby by lowering the barrier to entry through scholarships that prioritize BIPOC & trans skaters, a completely free gear lending library stocked with high quality protective gear + skates, free afterschool youth programs with our mobile skate truck, and so much more 🤝

Over 65% of our membership identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+. We are a home for new and experienced athletes with marginalized identities looking for an affirming community, supportive peers, loyal fans, and a place to truly discover their power.

Quote

“To be able to see other queer people [skating] and go ‘oh, I can be a successful and happy and awesome adult, and I can thrive in this space because other people have thrived in this space' has been everything." - an adult skater on growing up in RCR's junior program

Incentives

11.19- BIG DRINKS DAY 🍻

- Donate $50: Receive a limited edition RCR Magnet Set featuring our custom 2026 beer can designs (made in collaboration with Gigantic Brewing)!

- Donate $100+: Receive above + an exclusive RCR Poster featuring one of our custom beer can designs (made in collaboration with Gigantic Brewing)!

12.2- BIG BLAZERS DAY + GIVING TUESDAY 🏀

- The first $1,000 in donations will be matched by RCR Sponsor, Welcome to PDX! 💜

12.27- BIG BOOKS DAY 📚

- The first $300 in donations will be matched by RCR Sponsor, Penfire Proofreading! 💜

12.31- BIG ROSE CITY ROLLERS DAY 🛼

- Donate $25: Receive an limited edition RCR Sticker!

- Donate $50: Receive above + an exclusive, limited edition RCR Enamel Pin!

- Donate $100: Receive above + a limited edition RCR Tote Bag (with custom design by Campfires & Coffee)!

- Donate $200+: Receive above + a limited edition 2026 RCR Season Poster!

Partner(s)

Nonprofit Partners (Please consider supporting them as well this GiveGuide season!):

Brown Girl Rise (BGR)- A longtime partner of RCR via our SkateMobile free youth skating events, BGR is a radical sisterhood of girls and non-binary youth of the global majority* reclaiming their connection to body, community, land, health, and creativity to cultivate a just future where we rise together.

Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team- Saves lives, alleviates suffering, and keeps pets and people together by providing veterinary care to the pets of people experiencing houselessness or extreme poverty. RCR is co-hosting a pet supply drive with PAW Team at our 11.22 game- come support us! 

Active Children Portland (AC/PDX)- A longtime partner via our SkateMobile free youth skating events, they offer equitable access to after-school programming centered around academic enrichment, physical wellness, and mentorship in order to empower youth in building healthy communities. 

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW)- Provides, promotes, and protects access to sexual and reproductive health care in Oregon & Southwest Washington.

Business partners: 

Welcome to PDX- a longtime supporter and RCR sponsor providing our $1,000 Big Give Day matching gift!

Penfire Proofreading- an amazing new RCR sponsor providing our $300 Big Books Day matching gift!