One of the prizes at this year’s W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Anniversary Gala Fundraiser will be a Two-Hour Dragon Boat Adventure for Four! The event will give us an opportunity to display our tabletop Dragon Head/Tail exhibit and promote our programs, while benefitting another very worthwhile cause.
DRACO to Participate in Leaves of Hope Run/Walk
As part of its effort to promote its new Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) Dragon Boat Program, DRACO will be participating in this year’s Leaves of Hope and Cancer Survivors Celebration on Sunday, June 5. The event is hosted by the Lutheran Medical Center, and is Jefferson County’s largest National Cancer Survivors Day® celebration. We will be part of the health and safety fair that features a variety of non-profit organizations that focus on cancer survivorship, health and fitness.
We plan to have a dragon boat on display, along with video and/or other promotional materials available. Please join us for this great event, and help support both our program and the local cancer survivor community!
DRACO hosts EGMS Knight in Shining Armor Dragon Boat Race
On May 14, DRACO provided boats, equipment and technical assistance to help a group of East Grand Middle School students put on the Knight in Shining Armor Dragon Boat Race on Grand Lake, a fund-raiser to benefit the Shining Stars Foundation. The event was this year’s effort by a Middle School class that does a service project each year to raise funds for a worthwhile cause. In spite of “iffy” weather, the event was a great success, and everyone had a wonderful time. Here’s an article in the local paper describing the event: Dragon Boat Races on Grand Lake
Photos / Video
More photos can be seen here: Knight in Shining Armor Dragon Boat Races
Here’s a link to the Championship Race.
Finally, a wonderful “Thank You” from the EGMS Students
Snow doesn’t dampen BCS Pink Hat Tea Spirits!
DRACO was honored to be a part of Lutheran Medical Center’s BCS Pink Hat Tea this year, an annual event for the benefit of newly diagnosed and long-term breast cancer survivors. It was fun to display one of our dragon boats inside the Arvada Center, and a great opportunity to gain visibility in the local BCS community.
We received a warm reception promoting our new Breast Cancer Survivor dragon boat program, and added over a dozen prospective BCS paddlers to our roster!
BCS Pink Hat Tea Photos
DRACO to Participate in Pink Hat Tea Event
As part of its effort to promote its new Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) Dragon Boat Program, DRACO will be participating in this year’s Pink Hat Tea on April 16, an event hosted by the Lutheran Medical Center for the benefit of newly diagnosed and long-term breast cancer survivors. The timing is great – the focus of this year’s event is on health, fitness, and the importance of staying active as part of recurrence prevention.
We plan to have a dragon boat on display, along with video and/or other promotional materials available. Please join us for this great event, and help support both our program and the local BCS community!
Breast Cancer Survivor Program Info!
In case you haven’t been watching closely, several new pages have been added to the web site recently, to recognize our new Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) Dragon Boat program. Check out the new pages under the “Teams” menu, or use these links:
BCS Info Links
DRACO Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Club
BCS Program Photos/Video/Media
BCS Program Links & Reference Materials
Stay tuned – more information will be added soon!
Pool Simulator a Hit with New BCS Paddlers
We continue to make minor improvements to DRACO’s new, second-generation pool paddling simulator (Sinker), and it is proving to be a great hit with our Phantom Dragons and new BCS paddlers. Below are photos taken during recent practice sessions.
Pool Simulator Practice Photos
Paddles Up!
Phantom Dragons paddlers, ready for “Sinker’s” maiden voyage!
Sophie Schwedland – Paddler Bio (BCS)
Sophie Schwedland
By way of introduction, my name is Sophie Schwedland, a paddler for a local team. I am a two-time Breast Cancer Survivor for whom paddling & rowing are the only relief I have for my muscles on my reconstructed side. I have been paddling for 3 months.
Winter Practices resume with New Pool Simulator
Design and construction of DRACO’s new, second-generation pool paddling simulator (Sinker) is complete, and winter practices have now resumed. Based on initial testing on January 30 and February 6, the new simulator is greatly improved over the first generation prototype! See video from her maiden voyage at First Practice Video.
Pool Simulator Photos
Our New Simulator arrives at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
Phantom Dragons paddlers, ready for “Sinker’s” maiden voyage!
Paddles Up!
DRACO Heats Up NYE w/ Fire-Breathing Dragon to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Team
Happy New Year everyone! DRACO and it’s member Phantom Dragons team joined forces to see in the New Year w/ an event featuring Mega-Scorch, the Fire-Breathing Dragon, at the Colorado Plus Brewpub. It was a very fun celebration, and helped raise funds to support a worthwhile cause – DRACO’s Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Program.
