4th Annual DVAM Skate Meetup & Fundraiser
Photography by Tim Guest
Event Details
🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 1 - 5 pm
📍 Location: Lincoln Terrace (Brooklyn, NY)
Hosted by Melody Skates in collaboration with Tracy’s Legacy 💜
Every October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we come together as a community to skate with purpose — honoring my aunt Cookie and Tracy, raising awareness, and directly supporting survivors and local organizations doing life-saving work.
The event is free and family-friendly. A suggested donation of $5 goes directly to organizations serving survivors.
🎶 What to Expect
Stretching & Movement Session with Alex — 1 pm
Self-Defense Workshop with MALIKAH — 2- 3 pm (40 max, RSVP required)
Donation-based chair massages by Nnena LaMode's Beauty Rituals
Raffle: all proceeds benefit the fundraiser
Interactive art mural
Face painting
✨ Our impact so far:
Since our first year, we’ve raised over $15,000 for local organizations providing resources and support. Most recently, we raised $7,300+, created and distributed 50 care kits for survivors, and donated to:
• The Anti-Violence Project (AVP)
• North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence
• Woman Inc. Jamaica
Together, we’ve built a space for remembrance, advocacy, and joy on wheels — and in 2026, we’re expanding our impact even more with bigger outreach, more resources for survivors, and new community partnerships.
📩 Want to get involved?
We’re currently looking for sponsors, partners, volunteers, raffle donors, and collaborators.
Contact us at contact@melodyskates.com to connect
Thank you for your continued support!
You can see the impact of our previous events here:
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About Our Self-Defense Partner: MALIKAH
MALIKAH is an anti-violence and mutual aid non-profit building power and safety for our community through self-defense, financial literacy, organizing, and healing programs. Founded in 2010 by Rana Abdelhamid after she experienced a hate-based attack in Queens, NY, MALIKAH now trains and organizes across all five NYC boroughs, working with 60+ community partners each year.
We're honored to have them leading our self-defense workshop this year. 💜
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💜 Survivors are closer than you know: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men in the U.S. will experience domestic violence. You are not alone—resources are available at linktr.ee/melodyskates.dvresources.
📞 If you are in crisis, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text “START” to 88788, or visit thehotline.org.
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Love shouldn't hurt.
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