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Paddling with a Purpose!

Paddling with a Purpose! 

We are breast cancer survivors.
And we have found a way to change ourselves from 'survivors' into 'Warriors'.

The Annapolis Dragon Boat Foundation has taught us to work together with our supporters, to focus on teamwork and power, and to support each other in and out of the boat. The friendship and support we draw from this experience are now an irreplaceable part of reclaiming and reshaping our lives.
To share this experience, we continually reach out to other cancer survivors. Not just with empathy, but with a paddle and a drum beat, and a call to join us on what is already an amazing journey.

And now we need your help. To increase our outreach, to strengthen more lives, to serve others, to keep our dragon boats moving forward -we need your help.
On August 26, in Annapolis Harbor, we will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for speed paddling a half marathon. To support that effort, we're asking everyone we know -and many more we do not know -to pledge to this gofundme campaign. The funds are used to expand our outreach, manage the club and to safely maintain the boats (and purchase new ones as we grow).

Though we are small, we have a huge mission. 1 out of every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lives. Alarmingly, this figure has doubled in the last decade. As survivors, we are immensely grateful to the doctors and researchers who have prolonged our lives. But when the treatments end, often with life-long side effects, we need a positive force to move us forward as we creat our new 'normal'.
This is exactly why the Annapolis Dragon Boat Foundation was created.

We are run entirely by volunteers. In a few short years we have filled one boat, then a second. We have a lot of fun and compete in races up and down the East Coast. In 2018 our goal is to compete in the International Breast Cancer Paddling Commission Festival in Florence, Italy.

But the real prize for us is a meaningful, passionate life.
That can take many forms, but for us it is a dragon boat with 20 paddlers, a steerer and a drummer to keep pace.

Please help to spread this vitality and joy as we grow our community of Warriors. Your donation to this campaign makes all this possible.
For every donation of $100 or more, we will send you a dragon boat poster designed for the foundation by renowned artist Nancy Hammond.
Thank you and come paddle with us!

Donations 

  • Valerie McGovern
    • $100 
    • 6 yrs

Organizer

Louise Kirk
Organizer
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis Dragon Boat Foundation Inc
 
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.

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