For some inside scoop of what is expected of a roller girl check out my previous posts here and here. So now you have read that and you realize becoming a rollergirl is more than strapping skates on and knocking people down. Great! Come to the open recruit session and meet the coaches and your future teammates. If you already have skates, bring them along as this will speed up the process, if you do not, no worries there will be loaners on hand.

Not interested or ready to be a rollergirl? That’s fine too, stop by and learn about being an NSO (Non Skating Official) or referee. These fine folks keep the bouts moving along, dish out the penalties and insure the score is accurate. They are an important part of roller derby and without them the bout does not happen. So come out and learn what it takes to be involved with the fastest growing and most thrilling sport in the world!

Got Questions? Email the LVRG recruitment team : join@lehighvalleyrollergirls.com

IFFC is located at 4345 Independence Dr, Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Valley Rollergirls

Deb has been battling stage four cancer which started in her kidneys and has since spread to various parts of her body. Several well known area bands have donated their time to this cause. The bands that are currently slated to perform are:

Beyond Eden

Social Call

Charlie Brown & The Notorious Groove

The Birds Of Prey

In addition to live music there will also be food, raffles and a 50/50 drawing. A donation of $5 is requested at the door (that’s only $1 a band).  To learn more about Deb’s story please read the following which was written by her brother John:

Deb Naugle’s Story

Debbie is a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. She is a beautiful person with a beautiful soul who has been fighting her battle with cancer and this is some of what she has been through since she was diagnosed with cancer.

Deb’s story started in March of 2009 with a cold and abdominal pain. She went to the hospital and after several tests that is when they found a mass on her right kidney.

April of that same year surgeons performed a nephrectomy (kidney removal) and Deb was told that they had gotten everything and she would need no further treatments.

Two weeks later Deb developed a pulmonary embolism and had to be placed on anticoagulant therapy.

August 2010 she developed a cold and pain in her remaining kidney. Doctors performed a series of tests and discovered she had a shadow on her lung.

They recommended she have a biopsy and she discovered she had cancer in her lymphoids.

She received different courses of treatment; the first of which was Interleukin 2 (IL-2) therapy. It is an aggressive form of chemo that requires you to be in the hospital for five days. This treatment is administered every eight hours through a picc line which is inserted through the arm.

Side Effects of this treatment are; weight gain and Reiter’s Syndrome (chills, shakes, nausea dry skin). Treatment was originally supposed to continue for four weeks, but after two weeks Deb was told it was having no effect. The doctors discussed other options.

Deb began taking the chemotherapy drugs Sutent for a year followed by Afinitor which caused severe mouth sores. She later developed a swollen eye and doctors then decided to perform a brain scan. The results of the brain scan showed that the cancer had now metastasized to the brain.  The Oncologist described it as akin to seeds spreading from dandelions.  

Deb is currently receiving radiation treatments that run from Monday to Friday, this course of action will run for three weeks and will conclude on February 6. Then the doctors will evaluate her condition and make a decision on how to proceed.

Several bands are on board for the February 4^th benefit as well as many caring individuals who plan on making donations of gift baskets, gift certificates, food and more.

A donation of any kind from your organization will do a world of good for someone who has suffered so greatly for so long. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for anything you can give. Thank you and God bless.

–John Bedics

Donations can be made to Deborah Naugle

PO BOX 4246

Bethlehem, PA 18018

The Fairview Fire Co. is located at 927 S. Seventh St, Allentown, PA18103

John Bedics – Showgun Photography

Fans will be able to purchase a pass that will give them entry into all seven home bouts for the price of five (a $20 – $24 savings on adult admission). All tickets are general admission floor seating.

Season passes can be purchased for adults and children ($25 for a child’s season pass, $50 for adults). This pass is also transferrable, so it can be shared with friends and family members if you are unable to attend all seven bouts.

Season tickets will go on sale tomorrow, January 20, 2012 at 12am and will be available to the purchaser at will call during the first two bouts. Be sure to secure your season pass for what promises to be another spectacular year of roller derby action!

The 2012 Lehigh Valley Rollergirls Home Schedule

March 31st- LVRG v. Harrisburg Area Roller Derby (HARD)
April 14th- LVRG v. Garden State Ironbound Maidens
June 9th- LVRG v. LVRG (Intra-league bout)
July 14th- LVRG v. Female Trouble
August 11th- LVRG v. Brandywine Roller Girls
September 15th- LVRG v. Enchanted Mountain
October 27th- LVRG v. Green Mountain Derby Dames

All home matches are held at Independence Family Fun Center in Schnecksville, PA

Purchase your 2012 LVRG Season Pass here

For further information or questions contact:

Helen Darink, League President at: helendarink@gmail.com 610-780-5810

Lehigh Valley Rollergirls

Independence Family Fun Center is located at: 4345 Independence Drive (just off Route 309 and Levans Road).