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Paddle For Life Press Release |
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Written by Bay Area Dragons
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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Bay Area Dragons Presents
Paddle For Life - Charity Dragon Boat Race
August 18 in Foster City, California
FOSTER CITY, California, May 21 2007 - On August 18 an event
featuring athleticism, competition and charity will take place at Leo
Ryan Park in Foster City. The Bay Area's finest Dragon Boat teams have
come together to form Paddle For Life , a charitable organization
founded to raise money for cancer research through a two-day novice
Dragon Boat race. A better site could not have been chosen to host this
event. With the serenity of the Foster City community and the
resplendent waters of the canals, it'll be easy to fall in love with
this unifying team sport.
Dragon Boating is a
team paddling sport involving 20 paddlers (10 along each side), a
steersperson and a drummer, racing in a long boat against several
others. Dragon boating emphasizes working together with teammates to
persevere and synchronize every paddle stroke to fight for the finish
line. The sport originated in China, and dates back over 2000 years. In
recent years it has become one of the fastest growing international
sports, as exhibited by an increasing number of race festivals being
held in the US, Canada, Australia, Africa, Europe and throughout Asia.
Paddlers of any skill level can enjoy the sport and develop their
technique in order to eventually compete on a local, national or even
international level.
The spirit of the Paddle for
Life race is for everyone to have fun, work as a team and raise money
for a good cause. Competing teams will be composed of novice paddlers
from various Bay Area corporations, community groups, gyms and cancer
survivor organizations. Each corporate team must raise a minimum of
$450 to enter, each non-profit team must raise $350 and any teams
consisting of cancer survivors will be granted free race entry. All
proceeds will be distributed equally among the American Cancer Society,
the Asian American Cancer Support Network and Team Survivor. Teams will
have the opportunity to practice before the race, with equipment, boats
and steerspeople provided by the Bay Area Dragons, a local dragon boat
team operating out of Foster City. With teams grouped into categories
such as High Tech, Financial, Law Firms and Biotech, the motivation to
compete should be fueled even more by a sense of friendly rivalry. But
by the end of the event, the emphasis won't be on who won in each race.
The real winners will be the charities benefiting from the motivation
of participating members of the Bay Area community. Anyone interested
in participating or sponsoring this event can visit www.paddleforlife.org for more info.
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Press Contact
Kiran Dhaliwal
Bay Area Dragons
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