THE FESTIVAL
It's Dragon Boat Racing Time - on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 at Laurel Creek, Waterloo, Ont.
We had a great turn-out supporting our Charity event.
And we raised over $20,000 to support the Grand River Hospital Child Services Programs and a number of other worthwhile projects in the Waterloo Region.
Forty-eight teams registered in 2007. We expect up to 70 teams in 2008. Come and enjoy the day and feel that Team Spirit again in 2008.
It is a great tune-up race for other events in the following week(s) and we usually get some great competition from the Golden
Horseshoe area. Get your team together and book Saturday, July 19th, 2008 for this FUN 1 Day Event -
Call Bill LaRose at 519-897-4487,or e-mail bill.larose@sympatico.ca
If you are new to Dragon Boating or you are just out to have some FUN then get your team together
to see what it is all about. We will train your team at the first practice to be competitive! We divide all the teams into divisions of 10-12 teams that raced about
the same time you did in your first heat. It is always very close in the semi's and finals.
What's Dragon Boating all About?
Crews of 20 paddlers paced by a drummer(required for every race) and guided by a
steersperson, combin e
power, rhythm and synchronization in competition with other crews to
race a 40' canoe over a 500-m. watercourse. Dragon boat racing, the
ultimate team sport, rates high on the fun, fitness and friendship
scales. It's visually spectacular and it also just plain "feels
good" when you do it!
The Event
The Waterloo Dragon Boat Festival will celebrate its eleventh year of
operation in summer 2008. Last year, competitors spectators and
volunteers brought total attendance to more than 4,000 people. 
In 2008 the Festival expects attendance to be more than 5,000.
In addition to the dragon boat races, the Festival features a
major Arts & Crafts Fair, all kinds of entertainment, fun for
the kids, food and drink services, souvenirs, public beach and park
access, overnight camping, and a whole lot more to add to your
summer fun in the sun.
Come join us! Be
there!
Do You Want:
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To get involved in an exciting new team sport?
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To meet lots of new friends?
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To be associated with  an outstanding cause?
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To compete in front of thousands of spectators?
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To have a lot of fun in the sun?
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To support the Grand River Hospital to purchase Child Care equipment like prenatal incubators and
basinettes?
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To support the New Woolwich Memorial Centre (Elmira Rec Centre) to be built on the old Fairgrounds and Race Track in Elmira.
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To bring honour and glory and recognition to your team,
your office, your business, your company, your school, your
organization?
…Then get moving and enter
a team in the eleventh Annual Waterloo Region Dragon Boat
Festival!
Download SignUp Sheet on Letter Size Paper - available in Acrobat PDF Format
(500K) , , or Word Format(71K)
Registation will be available January 15, 2008
Then go to the Bulletin Board, look for the Practice Schedule,
pick two practice times and e-mail us at bill.larose@sympatico.ca with your preferred times.
Send your registration with your deposit any time after
January 15, 2008 to secure your spot.
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