Summer Series: Rollerderby

100 N Renfrew St

100 North Renfrew Street, V5K 3N7, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Rolla Events Team

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Rolla Skate Clublaunched in 2018 with 100 pairs of rental rollerskates and an old FedEx truck that was converted into a pop up skate mobile. Co-founders Lucy and Carla had spent the previous 10 years playing competitive roller derby and starting their own businesses.They had seen how this sport and community of radical inclusion, body positivity and empowerment changed people’s lives – their own included. They knew more people around the world needed to have access to this!Today Rolla Skate Club has:A permanent 20,000 sq foot facility at “Rollerland” at the PNE in East Vancouver, BC Canada and over 500 members rolling regularly together @rollaskateclubyvrAn online learning platform – thanks Covid! That has enabled hundreds of skaters around the world to join the Rolla Community.An Instructor Certification Program, that has certified Rolla Skate Club Instructors on all continents, from Argentina to BermudaA Partner Program that supports entrepreneurs from under-represented groups to open their own Rolla Skate Club in their communities.And this is just the beginning….