EVERY YEAR THE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB HOSTS NATIONAL & REGIONAL EVENTS. EACH EVENT IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FOSTER FRIENDSHIP, FITNESS, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP!
THESE EVENTS BRING WOMEN TOGETHER FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR HIGH-ENERGY, PURPOSE-DRIVEN WEEKENDS OF PLAY THAT HAVE INCLUDED 40+ DDC PERFORMANCES, GALAS, DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS, RAFFLES, AND OTHER MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE NO SISTER LEFT BEHIND FUND.
THROUGH STORYTELLING AND POWERFUL TESTIMONIALS, OUR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS STRENGTHEN CONNECTION, INSPIRE GIVING, AND REINFORCE THE SISTERHOOD THAT DEFINES THE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB.
NATIONAL & REGIONAL
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
THE 2025 TEXAS ROUND UP IN DALLAS WAS NOTHING SHORT OF ELECTRIFYING! OVER 400 WOMEN FROM NEAR AND FAR CAME TOGETHER IN SISTERHOOD AND CELEBRATION - BRINGING HIGH SPIRITS, JOYFUL ENERGY, AND UNMISTAKABLE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB VIBES. FROM THE MOMENT THE GATHERING BEGAN, WOMEN OVER 40 JUMPED, LAUGHED, SHARED STORIES, AND MADE NEW FRIENDSHIPS, SHOWCASING THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR MOVEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR SISTERS IN TEXAS FOR FACILITATING SUCH AN AMAZING REGIONAL EVENT!
THE 5TH ANNUAL 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB NATIONAL PLAYDATE WAS A POWERFUL HOMECOMING, HOSTED IN CHICAGO,IL - THE VERY CITY WHERE THE MOVEMENT BEGAN. OVER 700 WOMEN GATHERED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH REPRESENTATION FROM ALMOST EVERY SUBCLUB, MAKING THIS OUR LARGEST AND MOST UNIFYING NATIONAL PLAYDATE TO DATE. FOR MANY SISTERS, IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING SUMMERTIME CHICAGO - AND THEY WERE AMAZED BY THE BEAUTY, ENERGY, AND VIBRANCY OF THE CITY.
WITH THE THEME “CALL TO ACTION”, THIS HISTORIC WEEKEND CHALLENGED SISTERS TO MOVE BEYOND WORDS AND STEP BOLDLY INTO PURPOSE - SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, AND LEADING WITH INTENTION. BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE ALLOWED US TO SEE, FEEL, AND CELEBRATE THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE - ONE GROUP, ONE SISTERHOOD, ONE MOVEMENT,
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OUR NATIONAL PRAYER WALK HAS GROWN INTO A POWERFUL GATHERING OF HUNDREDS OF SISTERS FROM SUBCLUBS AROUND THE WORLD WHO COME TOGETHER TO PRAY FOR AND WITH ONE ANOTHER, SHARE TESTIMONIES, AND WITNESS THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF PRAYER, FAITH, AND SISTERHOOD IN ACTION.
WWE AND BIANCA BELAIR SPONSORED OUR FIRST PLAYGROUND EXPERIENCE - A WELLNESS-FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 5–18 IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH CLASSIC PLAYGROUND GAMES LIKE DOUBLE DUTCH, HOPSCOTCH, HULA HOOPING, AND JACKS, WE PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CONNECTION, AND STRESS RELIEF WHILE GIVING CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE PURE JOY, BUILD FRIENDSHIPS, AND REDISCOVER THE HEALING POWER OF PLAY.
WE EMBARKED ON OUR FIRST MISSION TRIP TO AFRICA — THE MOTHERLAND — WITH OVER 100 SISTERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS LIFE-ALTERING EXPERIENCE ALLOWED US TO WITNESS THE BEAUTY OF GHANA, CONNECT WITH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL VILLAGES, LEAVE MEANINGFUL DONATIONS, AND SHARE THE JOY OF JUMPING ROPE ACROSS THE WORLD — AN EXPERIENCE WE WERE TRULY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF.
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THE 40+ DDC 10K BY THE END OF THE DAY VIRTUAL WALKATHON SERVED AS A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MOVEMENT WHILE RAISING FUNDS. OUR SISTERS, ALONG WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, CAME TOGETHER TO WALK INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMMUNITY - HONORING HEALTH, UNITY, AND SHARED PURPOSE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THE 2024 ORLANDO POP UP JUMP WAS A POWERFUL REGIONAL GATHERING THAT BROUGHT OVER 500 WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUNNY ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO CELEBRATE THE HEART OF 40+ SISTERHOOD. OPEN TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND OUR 40+ DDC SUPPORT SQUAD HUSBANDS, THIS JOYFUL EVENT WAS FILLED WITH CONNECTION, ENERGY, AND COMMUNITY. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING FLORIDA SISTERS FOR GRACIOUSLY HOSTING!
OUR FRIENDS & FAMILY CRUISE WAS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SISTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEIR LOVED ONES TO COME TOGETHER AND ENJOY REST, RELAXATION, FELLOWSHIP, AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS OF CONNECTION BEYOND THE ROPES.
DENIM, DIAMONDS & DOUBLE DUTCH IS OUR SIGNATURE THEMED “THURSDAY BEFORE THE NATIONAL PLAYDATE” MEETUP IN COUNTRY CLUB HILLS. WITH A SUPER-CUTE THEME OF BLINGED-OUT DENIM, SPARKLING DIAMONDS, AND 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH GEAR, THIS NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE MEETUP! WITH LADIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMING OUT TO PLAY, VIBES BY OUR VERY OWN DJ GOLDIE LOX, AND A STANDOUT APPEARANCE BY OUR ICONIC RED DOUBLE DUTCH BUS, IT WAS A JOYFUL BLEND OF FASHION, FUN, MUSIC, AND SISTERHOOD.
THE NO SISTER LEFT BEHIND FUNDRAISER GALA IS BOTH A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SISTERS FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND A NIGHT TO GET DRESSED UP - TRADING OUR SNEAKERS FOR STILETTOS - TO CELEBRATE SISTERHOOD OUTSIDE OF THE ROPES. THE 2024 GALA WAS ESPECIALLY POWERFUL AS WE HONORED REMARKABLE WOMEN WITHIN THE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB MOVEMENT, ALONG WITH SPECIAL HONOREE VAL WARNER. DAMION HALL , FROM THE MUSIC GROUP "GUY", HOSTED AND THE EVENING WAS ELEVATED BY A LIVE BAND AND AN UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE BY LEAD SINGER GREGORY STEWART, CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE OF JOY, ELEGANCE, AND UNITY THAT REFLECTED THE HEART OF THE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB MOVEMENT!
THE 4TH ANNUAL 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB NATIONAL PLAYDATE BROUGHT TOGETHER ALMOST 700 WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT THE ICONIC NAVY PIER IN CHICAGO FOR A POWERFUL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP, FITNESS, FUN, AND FELLOWSHIP. WITH THE THEME MISSION POSSIBLE, MEMBERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN, LIVE, AND EMBODY THE MISSION OF THE 40+ DOUBLE DUTCH CLUB - PROVING THAT WHEN SISTERS MOVE TOGETHER WITH PURPOSE, THE MISSION IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
THE 2024 NATIONAL PRAYER WALK WAS THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND MEANINGFUL MOMENT OF THE NATIONAL PLAYDATE WEEKEND. WOMEN ROSE EARLY TO BEGIN THE DAY IN PRAYER, GATHERING IN UNITY TO SHARE TESTIMONIES, SING SONGS, AND FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER. AS WE WALKED ALONG THE BREATHTAKING SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AT NAVY PIER IN CHICAGO, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THIS MOVEMENT IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN JUMPING DOUBLE DUTCH. THIS IS A MINISTRY - ONE ROOTED IN FAITH, HEALING, AND SISTERHOOD - WHERE WOMEN COME TOGETHER TO SEEK GOD, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER IN PURPOSE.
THE 2023 WEST COAST BIG JUMP IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WAS AN UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND HOSTED BY OUR AMAZING ARIZONA SUBCLUBS. SISTERS ENJOYED A FULL DAY OF PLAY - JUMPING DOUBLE DUTCH, LAUGHING THROUGH NOSTALGIC GAMES LIKE RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT AND MUSICAL HULA HOOPS, AND EVEN HIKING A MOUNTAIN TOGETHER.
ON SUNDAY MORNING, WE GATHERED AS A UNIFIED SISTERHOOD TO WALK, PRAY, AND SHARE TESTIMONIES, REMINDED ONCE AGAIN THAT WITHOUT GOD, THIS MOVEMENT WOULD NOT EXIST. THIS WEEKEND WAS A BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION OF FAITH, FELLOWSHIP, AND SISTERHOOD.
THE 2023 EAST COAST BIG JUMP IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT WAS A POWERFUL, HIGH-ENERGY ONE-DAY EVENT CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD AND MOVEMENT. OVER 200 WOMEN FROM SUBCLUBS ACROSS THE EAST COAST CAME TOGETHER FOR A DAY THAT TOOK EVERYTHING WE LOVE ABOUT OUR MEETUPS AND MADE IT SUPER SIZED. FROM JUMPING DOUBLE DUTCH AND PLAYING NOSTALGIC GAMES TO LAUGHING, MOVING, AND CONNECTING WITH SISTERS FROM NEAR AND FAR, THE EAST COAST BIG JUMP WAS FILLED WITH FRIENDSHIP, FITNESS, FUN, AND FELLOWSHIP. THE FOUNDERS TRAVELED FROM CHICAGO TO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LADIES, MAKING THE DAY EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL AND STRENGTHENING THE BOND BETWEEN NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OUR EAST COAST SISTERS.
