The Shanghaied Roller Dolls’ ‘Battle for the Beasts’ to raise money for Clatsop Animal Assistance

Published 2:37 am Thursday, March 27, 2014

ASTORIA The Shanghaied Roller Dolls, Clatsop Countys womens flat track roller derby league, is fundraising for Clatsop Animal Assistance with its upcoming bout, the Battle for the Beasts, at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is $7; children under 5 are free. Purchase tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Limited tickets will be available at the door.

Flat track roller derby is a fast-paced contact team sport that requires speed, strategy and athleticism. The bout will be a hard-hitting event. The Shanghaied Roller Dolls battle the Storm City Roller Girls of Clark County, Wash., in a competition that will send one team home nursing its wounds. The dolls will donate 50 percent of bout proceeds to CAA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Clatsop County Animal Shelters homeless pets. For more information about CAA, visit www.dogsncats.org

The Shanghaied Roller Dolls, founded in 2011, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women of all shapes, sizes and skills to be braver, kinder, smarter and stronger. To learn more, contact info@shanghaiedrollerdolls.com

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