AUGUST 10 TH 2018 THE AWAKENING OF THE DRAGON AUGUST 11 TH & 12 TH 2018 THE CANADA DRY DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Join Us! VICTORIA DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL GUIDE 2018 Dragon Boat Races Cultural Entertainment Local Bands Cultural Kids Tent Retail Vendors Canada Dry Hot Dog Tent Vancouver Island Brewery Beer Garden For more information visit: www.victoriadragonboat.com TITLE SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSOR BENEFICIARY CHARITY Bringing Communities Together Through Dragon Boating Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours: Friday 1pm Awakening of the Dragon Festival Site opens 2pm -9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am - 9pm
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Legacy Honorees 2018 Bringing Communities Together Through Dragon Boating As we begin the 24th annual Canada Dry Victoria festival, we would like to thank four exceptional people and one organization for their years of dedication, leadership, commitment and enthusiasm in growing the sport of dragon boating. We held the 2018 Summer Solstice Community Feast at this event we had the opportunity to celebrate by inducting them as Honourary Life Members of the Victoria Dragon Boat Society. Chuck Woods & Ian Kennel Team Gorging Dragons founding members Gorging Dragons This first award is to a team that started in 1996 and a few friends were interested and decided to give it a try. The two friends were Chuck Woods & Ian Kennel, encouraged by another friend Ruby she had done some paddling in Vancouver. That year the team was born, they started their paddling experiences at the Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club on Tillicum and Gorge and later Gorge & Rowing Club (now the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club). Both Chuck & Ian believed in giving back Gorging Dragons lead in the community of paddling by becoming coaches for upcoming teams, and Gorging Dragons crew helped developed training manuals, imputed in the creating of the club boats Millenniums. Gorging Dragons was the beating heart of the start of the Gorge Festival in Selkirk waterway and the race crew in Victoria. The phrase Attention Paddlers We Have Alignment GO was the voice of Ian Kennel for many years at the Victoria & Gorge Races. Mike Fox Volunteer & Victoria Dragon Boat Site Manager Mike Retired from a business career in information technology at the end of 2000. Coincidently he was introduced to Dragon boat by wife Joan who was a cancer survivor. The first grand dragon team in the gorge was formed from a core group of cancer survivor spouses. They formed a senior team and they campaigned for about 7 years, the St Keya Grand Dragon team average age at the time was over 70. Mike helped out with the annual transformation of the Ship Point parking lots into a festival site. Mike served as the site manager for the festival and worked on race programming for the festival. Mike s dedication to the sport Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours Friday 2pm-9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am 9pm 3 and his generous time to the festival development are truly treasured. This led to 6 really enjoyable years working with the Festival and all its great volunteers. Daniela Cubelic Volunteer/Past Board Chair & Member of the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society Daniela & Silk Road got involved as a volunteer & sponsor in 1995. As a volunteer and sponsor Daniela assisted the festival in a variety of capacities during the year and festival weekends. Daniela was an active director serving as co-chair of the organizing committee an also held the a variety of roles including vice-chair & chair of the festival board for two seasons 2009/2010 and continued as an active board director until stepping down in 2012. Daniela had a vision in her mind of what the Dragon boat was all about the Chinese community in Victoria is the Oldest in Canada, and holds a special place in our country s history and in our community. To me, the Victoria Dragon Boat Greater Victoria as well as visitors from Canada and the US in the spirit of celebration, healthy competition and camaraderie. It brings together individuals from diverse backgrounds, offers sport that is accessible to many and also a wonderful fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. Tom Arnold Competitive Paddler/Coach/ President of Vancouver Island Paddling Club Tom his paddling career in Toronto in 1999 but soon ventured over to the other side of the country for warmer waters in 2003. Starting with his first island team, Precision Impossible, for a year and then jumping onto the Gorging Dragons. Tom s paddling life flourished and continued the Gorging Dragons vision of giving back. The competitive nature of Tom has him appearing personally at 4 Team Canada World Championships & he has taken the Gorging Dragons to 4 Club Crew World Championships. As a coach Tom has excelled at all levels of paddling personally, His vision for elite teams did not end with Premier levels, Tom started senior B & C level women and mixed level crews ages 60 and 70 plus years old teams and all excelling at a national and international level. Tom s vision for the sport continued with him co-founding the Vancouver Island paddling club in 2011 where he continues to serve as president.
Message from the Director Chairs Message from the Chairs Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society Fairway Gorge Paddling Club Welcome to the 24th annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival. We are proud to present the festival in partnership between the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society and the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club Society. A strategic partnership of sister organizations combining essential expertise in festival and dragon boat races. Being held in the inner harbour, the Jewel of Victoria since inception, our festival has a venue that is second to none and brings the excitement of dragon boat teams competing in a working harbour. We are excited that there is full roster of teams competing this year. A special welcome to our out of town teams hailing from the USA and other parts of British Columbia and Canada. We wish all our paddlers good luck in their competition. As one of Victoria s long standing free festival events we also welcome all our visitors and locals to come down and enjoy the festival and cheer on their favourite dragon boat teams. Along the way you will meet many of our volunteers and professional staff who have dedicated untold hours to making this an fantastic weekend for all to enjoy. Thank you to everyone participating and joining us this year. To the paddlers... We have alignment, Paddles UP! Sinclair Mar Board Chair Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society Tara Hastings Board Chair Fairway Gorge Paddling Club Society Forks Up! and ready to celebrate your paddling efforts. Congratulations to all dragon boat participants. www.cakesetc.ca 250.360.2390 2821 Quesnel Street 4
Greetings from Mayor Lisa Helps 2018 On behalf of the City of Victoria, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 24 th annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival! We are honoured to host paddlers and spectators for this annual event in British Columbia s Capital City. Summer is an incredible time in Victoria, with an action-packed lineup of festivals, concerts and sporting events. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most anticipated weekends, bringing together locals and visitors in friendly competition and camaraderie all while celebrating our longstanding Chinese-Canadian heritage, inspiring athletes of all ages, and giving everyone the opportunity to have fun with new friends. Set to the backdrop of the stunning Inner Harbour, the Dragon Boat Festival showcases our strong community spirit and all that our vibrant city has to offer. Between races, be sure to take some time to wander our great walkable neighbourhoods and village centres, and visit Canada s oldest Chinatown and our charming Old Town district. And don t miss out on tasting some of the best food, beer and coffee in the country. Congratulations to the countless organizers and volunteers on another incredibly successful year, and thank you for your continued generosity to the BC Cancer Foundation. And best of luck to all of the paddlers competing this weekend! Sincerely, Lisa Helps Victoria Mayor Roomy, isn t it? Book your team with us! Contact Donna Price 604.273.3311 604.351.4145 dprice@accentinns.com www.accentinns.com 10551 St Edwards Drive, Richmond BC, V6X 3L8 5
Title Sponsor Greetings Greetings from our Title Sponsor Canada Dry Canada Dry is proud to be the title sponsor of the 2018 Victoria Dragon Boat Festival and to be celebrating the 24 th festival season of this beautiful cultural event in Victoria. Canada Dry has been rooted in many of our Canadian traditions for over 100 years and we would like to invite you and your family to this year s Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival. Join the festivities for all ages; the Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival offers cultural entertainment and delicious local food vendors and of courses the exhilarating dragon boat races in the heart of beautiful Victoria. We can t imagine a more perfect place to host an event such as this than from Victoria s picturesque Inner Harbour. Come join the celebrations and see you at the races. Steve Dalman Key Account Manager Canada Dry 6
2018 Greetings from our Presenting Sponsor Fairway Market Fairway Market is proud to be celebrating 54 years as a locally owned grocer on Vancouver Island. We are honoured to be celebrating the 24 th anniversary of the Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival as the presenting sponsor of this beautiful community event. Each summer Fairway Market looks forward to the vibrant cultural festivities and the exhilarating dragon boat races in the beautiful Inner Harbour. Fairway Market is a proud supporter of the Lights of Courage Celebration that touches so many lives in our community through the community of paddlers and dedicated volunteers working together to support the BC Cancer Foundation. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the volunteers and participants for all the hard work that goes into producing this vibrant event and to thank you to the visitors who have included the Canada Dry Victoria Dragon boat Festival in their summer plans. Doug Yuen President and the team at Fairway Market Good luck to all the paddlers! Presenting Sponsor of the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival for for 22 21 years and proudly celebrating over over 5254 years years as as your your local local grocer grocer on on Vancouver Vancouver Island. Island 7
Board of Directors Committees and Staff Welcome to the 24 th Anniversary Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival! Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society Board of Directors VDBFS Staff Team Race Management Eric Ages - General Manager Fairway Gorge Paddling Club Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Sarah Hunn Festival General Coordinator Health & Safety Officer Dock Commander Kyle Chow Festival Operations Coordinator Kids Camps Coordinator Dock Commander Jennifer Loo Fund Development Coordinator Paul Barton Race & Information Services Coordinator Tristan Hayton Water & Race Operations Coordinator Bryce Butkiewicz Event & Volunteer Coordinator VDBFS Society Board of Directors Executive Sinclair Mar, Chair - Manhas Mar, Lawyers Willie So, Vice-Chair - Lee and Sharpe, CPAs Vanessa Yau, Treasurer - Lee and Sharpe, CPAs Teresa Lin, Treasurer - Grant Thornton LLP Lillian So, Secretary - Lee and Sharpe, CPAs Directors Joyce Grant- CGA, Financial Analyst Advanced Solutions, An HP Company Vinnie Harracksingh - Financial Advisor Teresa Lin - Grant Thornton LLP Amanda Mills - Mills Appraisal Group FGPC Society Board of Directors Executive Tara Hastings, Chair - Legal Counsel/Manager of Research and Mediation Environmental Appeal Board Forest Appeals Commission Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal Katy Milne, Vice-Chair - BC Cancer Agency Teresa Lin, Treasurer - Grant Thornton LLP Lillian So, Secretary - Lee and Sharpe, CPAs FGPC Directors Kathy Baan - TELUS Senior Manager, Community Investment Vancouver Island Janet Bright - Retired Shellie Gudgeon - Entrepreneur Sinclair Mar - Manhas Mar, Lawyers Willie So - Lee and Sharpe, CPAs Founding Member Don Yuen, Founder and Chairman, Fairway Markets Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society 8
A History of Dragon Boating 2018 Dragon Boat Racing was introduced to Victoria in 1994 The sport of dragon boat racing draws from the legend of Qu Yuan, a great Chinese poet and statesman who threw himself into the Miluo River upon hearing that his mother country had been defeated in battle. Local fishermen rushed to the spot where he drowned, slapping the water with paddles and banging drums to keep the river dragons away. People race dragon boats every year on the anniversary of his death, the fifth day of the fifth month, to commemorate this great poet and statesman. Dragon boat races are now held worldwide, and the ideals of Qu Yuan are still honoured through Taoist ceremonies, the spirit of the paddlers, and the invitation and involvement of the local community. Dragon boat racing was introduced to Victoria in 1994 as a demonstration of the sport for the Harbour Festival commemorating Hong Kong Day. The oneday demonstration races were such a success that by 1998, it had grown to accommodate 50 registered teams, including local and out-of-town paddlers. Over the years that followed the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival grew into a family and community event. Now the Festival has expanded to 3 days and 2 nights of free community activities and entertainment. There are live bands and cultural acts on the Coast Capital Entertainment Stage, activities and crafts in the family cultural tent, and tantalizing tastes in the Forbidden Village. Unknown Detail of Cloisonné Plaque of Dragon Boat Festival, mid/late 18 th c. metal, glass enamel AGGV collection Given anonymously in memory of Sir James Howard Thornton Join us for the 24th Anniversary (2018) Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival for three days of exciting races, live performances, delicious flavours and more! Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours Friday 2pm-9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am 9pm 9
Festival Highlights Come and awaken the dragon at Ship Point on Friday at 1pm Eye Dotting Ceremony Join us as we kick off the Festival on Friday, 1pm, at Ship Point as Taoist priests awaken the dragon in the elaborate ceremony. According to Chinese mythology, dragons sleep in the mountains and travel to the water once roused. To awaken the spirit of the dragon, the priests must animate the dragon boats. Brushes are dipped in pots of red paint and the eyes of the figurehead of each dragon boat are dabbed in ritual. Friday August 10 th 2018 Highlights 2-4pm: Claire Coupland Claire has the ability to silence a room with her warm voice and dynamic delivery. Combining soft soprano sweetness and a soulful alto range, Claire tells heartfelt stories of life s lessons with incredible emotion and passion. Saturday August 11 th 2018 Highlights 2-4pm: Author With Sunburn Author With Sunburn is a Victoria-based band that will get your feet tapping to their driving rhythm. Each member of the quartet brings their own unique style into creating music that blends alternative, funk, surf rock and more. 4-6pm: Soul Shakers The Soul Shakers have entertained Victoria area audiences for more than a decade with their own brand of funky R&B dance music. They combine superb musicianship with five strong vocalists led by lead vocalist Joyce the voice Allensen. Their superb harmonies and intriguing take on popular songs set them apart and make for an entertaining evening of music. 4-6pm: Younger Than Yesterday Younger Than Yesterday takes you back to the rock music of the 60s. They have played over 400 shows on the island in the past 9 years from bars to outdoor festivals. Armed with their outfits and wigs this is a must-see band for any music fan. 6-8pm: The New Souls The New Souls bring R&B, funk and soul to the stage with incredible lyricism and a dynamic rhythm. The group of 6 are abundantly energetic, and provide must-see entertainment each time they perform 10
2018 The best view of the races is from the bleachers at Ship Point 6-8pm: OK Charlie OK Charlie will feature an all-age dance set. They are famously known for their Friday night gigs at the Canoe Brewpub, and promise to get your feet moving! Sunday August 12 th 2018 Highlights 2-4pm: Backbeat Back-Beat: Canada s Number One Nostalgia Band! The British Invasion from the Beatles to the Zombies and other great hits from the 60 s and more. 4-6pm: Shaky Ground Shaky Ground musical entertainment spans the full range of popular styles, from favourites of the 60's 70 s and 80 s right up to today. Your guests will hear everything from The Beatles to Barenaked Ladies, from Elvis to Eric Clapton, from Stevie Wonder to Carlos Santana. The very best of today s hits and yesterday s classics. 6-8pm: TBA 11
Ship Point Site Map VICTORIA DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL 1. Paddler s Village 2. Forbidden City - Canada Dry Hot Dog Tent - Entertainment Stage - Vancouver Island Brewery Beer Garden - Festival Vendors - Canada Dry Snack Shack - Denny s Restaurant Grand Slam Breakfast 7am -10:30am VIP TENT R A C E C O U R S E VIEWING AREA DRAGON BOAT LOADING AREA 12
2018 FESTIVAL SITE HOURS Friday 1pm Awakening of the Dragon 2pm to 9pm site open DROP OFF PADDLER S VILLAGE W H A R F S T R E E T Saturday 8am 9pm site open Sunday 8am 9pm site open C O U R T N E Y S T R E E T VANCOUVER ISLAND BREWERY BEER GARDEN & MAIN STAGE B C CANCER? + KID S CULTURAL CENTRE TOURIST INFO CENTRE G O V E R N M E N T S T R E E T VENDORS VENDORS 13
Entertainment Festival Schedule Schedule & Info Join Us! Saturday & Sunday 7 to 10:30am for the Denny s Restaurant Paddlers Breakfast in the Paddlers Village! Public welcome! $5 Breakfast Deal! SATURDAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 AUGUST TH 11 TH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST AUGUST 10 TH 10 TH 1pm 2pm 2-4pm 4-6pm 6-8pm MAIN STAGE Awakening of the Dragon Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival site opens Claire Coupland Younger Than Yesterday The New Souls Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours: Friday: 2pm 9pm Saturday: 8am 9pm Sunday: 8am 9pm MAIN STAGE 9:30am 10:30am Victoria Filipino Canadian Association Sampaguita Dance Group 10:30am 11:30pm Salsa Caliente 11:30pm 12:30pm Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club 12:30pm 1:30pm Victoria Hand Drum Rhythm 2pm 4pm Author with Sunburn 4pm 6pm Soul Shakers 6pm 8pm OK Charlie SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 TH 9:30 am 10:30am TBA 10:30am 11:30am Uminari Taiko Drummers 11:30am 12:30pm Carnation Ceremony 12:30pm 1:30pm Axe Capoeria 2pm 4pm Backbeat 4pm 6pm Shaky Ground 6pm 8pm TBA Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours Friday 2pm-9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am 9pm VFCA Sampaguita Dance Group In 1971, the VFCA is our goal to promote and ensure the continuity of this established the Group, named after the national flower style of martial art in Canada. of the Philippines. The group performs Filipino folk MAIN STAGE Uminari Taiko Vancouver Island s first taiko drumming dances at several cultural events. The group has had 10 am Uminari Taiko ensemble, sharing and promoting the art of Japanese dancers ranging in age from as young as 3 years to taiko drumming through teaching and performance. over 65. 11 am Salsa Caliente They have performed and have taught many workshops Axe Capoeira Victoria Victoria s Premier Capoeira and classes. Academy Noon offering Carnation instruction Ceremony in all aspects of this Salsa Caliente is an internationally touring dance group beautiful Brazilian Art Form: Music, dance, acrobatics from Victoria featuring dance lessons and performing 1 pm Axe Capoeira Victora Victoria s Premier Capoeira Academy Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club Hung Fut Style Kung Fu in different levels and styles. They also have a weekly combines 2 pm Hung Viva Kuen Mexico (the hard southern style) with Salsa radio show heard on CFUV in Victoria or online Fut Gar (the Budda open palm).we are the only club in worldwide. Canada to teach this Festival left-handed Site Hours: style Friday: of Kung 11am 10pm Fu and it Saturday: 8am 10pm Sunday: 8am 6pm * The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society reserves the right to make changes to the race schedule. 14
About Dragon Boating 2018 Dragon boats are operated by 20 paddlers. Dragon boat paddlers sit facing forward in their boats, making it different to rowing. The leading pair sets the pace for the team, with all other paddlers striving to keep perfect time with their stroke. An efficient team will be so in synch, that as their paddles strike the water, they will actually lift their boat up slightly while they surge forward. The boat is steered by a stern who controls the boat with a steering oar mounted at the rear of the boat. The pace is called out by a drummer who sits facing the paddlers. Not all drummers drum, many call out the pace and words of motivation for the duration of the race. Some common paddling terms with definitions: Paddles Up means to get ready to paddle Take it Away to start paddling Let it Run stop paddling Hold the Boat place paddles in the water in order to stop the boat from moving DID YOU KNOW? The ancient tradition of Dragon Boat Racing became a modern sport in Hong Kong in 1976. The first written record of a dragon boat was excavated from the tomb of King Xiang (reigned 318 296 BCE). The myth of Qu Yuan states that he throws himself in the Miluo River and the local fisherman threw Zonzi glutinous rice dumplings and eggs in the water after him. Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours Friday 2pm-9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am 9pm 15
The Fairway Gorge Paddling Club is excited to add the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival to its growing list of dragon boat events, including: Super Sprints, X-Squared Women s and the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival. FGPC is proud to train over 20 dragon boat teams and multiple divisions of outrigger crews. Additionally, they run weekly summer camps for kids to introduce them to all the different types of paddling. Most excitingly, FGPC is thrilled to announce their new partnership with Selkirk Waterfront Fitness centre. For only $100/month, paddlers and nonpaddlers alike can gain access to amenities, towel service, coached fitness classes and unlimited kayak/ SUP rentals! Stop by their beautiful, waterfront location at 2940 Jutland rd. to check it out! Fairway Gorge Paddling Club is committed to bringing communities together through paddling and hopes to foster a future generation of avid paddlers in Victoria. 16
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Partner Charity Carnation Toss The BC Cancer Foundation is the bridge that connects philanthropic support and research breakthroughs in cancer knowledge. As the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province, we enable donors to make contributions to leadingedge research that has a direct impact on cancer care for patients in British Columbia. We fund with the goal of finding solutions. Our unique relationship with the BC Cancer Agency allows our donors to be part of research discoveries made right here in BC. At the BC Cancer Foundation we are funding the areas of greatest priority and promise. We know, because we ask the scientists and clinicians at the BC Cancer Agency to identify the priorities and needs that will have the most significant and timely impact on cancer care and treatment. We then partner with our donors to raise the necessary funds in support of this life-saving work. Together we are funding and finding solutions that are having a direct impact on improving care for cancer patients in British Columbia. The Breast Cancer Ceremony and Pink Carnation Toss will be held on Sunday at noon. Join us in celebrating the strength and endurance of these courageous women. Carnations can be purchased on Sunday at the BC Cancer Foundation tent for a donation of $3 each. Support the BC Cancer Foundation: 604.877.6040 or Toll Free 1.888.906.2873 bccancerfoundation.com 18
2018 Lights of Courage The Lights of Courage Campaign honours those in our community who have been diagnosed with cancer. These colourful paper lanterns are on sale from July 20th, 2018 at local Fairway Market locations. Purchase a lantern for $2, write a message of hope on its tag, then add your lantern to the Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival display from August 10th 12th. The lantern colours add magic to the evening. But the colours are not nearly as breathtaking as the hand-written messages on the tags. Messages are filled with hope, humour, grief, love and inspiration. Write your wishes for a healthy and long future. Write a poem of remembrance. Write a name and nothing more. Write whatever you like and fill the lantern with light. 19
Racing Teams Live Race Results: @VictoriaDragon #VDBF2018 WOMENS TEAMS Al-O Wetters, Pitt Meadows Comox Valley Draonflies, Comox Deep Cove Perfect Catch, North Vancouver Dragon Spirites, Portland FGRCC Premier Women, Vancouver FGPC Vix Vixens, Victoria Flying Dragons, Comox Fuel 22, Vancouver WA VCKC Tillicum Racers, Victoria Snappin Dragons, Victoria Sisters In Sync, Vancouver Salish Dragons, Tacoma OWLS Dragonflies, Portland Nusa Lon Dragons, Nanaimo Kootenay Robusters, Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Christina Lake and Grand Forks Golden Dragons, Portland Dragon Divas at Rocky Point, Port Moody Island Breastrokers, Women (Survivors), Victoria Cowichan Valley Dragon Divas, Women (Survivors), Cowichan Valley FGPC Gorge Us Gals, Women (Senior), Victoria MIXED TEAMS BC Ferries Coast Buster, Victoria Castaways, Porland Catch 22, Vancouver WA Civil Serpents, Victoria Destiny Dragons, Tacoma Dogwood Nothin Dragon Master, New Westminster Dragon Zone: Twister Hips, Vancouver FGRCC Premier Mixed, Vancouver FGPC BC Transit Route 22, Vancouver FGPC Blazing Paddles, Victoria FGPC Brew Crew, Victoria FGPC Dragon Flyers, Victoria FGPC Fairway Express, Victoria 20
2018 Live Race Results: @VictoriaDragon #VDBF2018 FGPC GreenHorn Dragons, Victoria FGPC Hornet Squadron, Victoria FGPC Maximus, Victoria FGPC MS Warriors, Victoria FGPC Outta Sight BC Blind Sports, Victoria FGPC Rebel Alliance, Victoria FGPC Snogard, Victoria FGPC WeiLong, Victoria Goblin Empire, Victoria Golden Dragons, Portland Navy Dragon Anchors, Victoria Orca, Vancouver Paddle Rangers, Vancouver Paddler of the Fifth Moon, Victoria Prevailing Wins, Comox QF Blu By U, Nanaimo Save On Foods Dragon Slayers, Nanaimo Slegg Titans Black, Victoria Team Phoenix, Victoria Wasabi Fury, Portland Ouroboros Platinum, (Junior), Vancouver FGPC Momentum, Mixed (Senior), Victoria FGPC Staying Alive (Mixed Cancer Survivor Team), Victoria 21
Thank You to our Wonderful Volunteers! A huge thanks to our 250 volunteers for donating over 3000 hours! Volunteer jobs range from setting up tents to selling beer to helping load boats. The Festival couldn t happen without them. We can t thank you enough! Thanks for joining us this year, we look forward to seeing you in 2019 for our 25th anniversary! 22
Thank You to our Generous Sponsors! 2018 TITLE SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSOR BENEFICIARY CHARITY MEDIA SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS PARTNERS GOLD SPONSORS Denny s Restaurant Tim Hortons Victoria News Saanich News SILVER SPONSORS Maple Leaf Foods Villages Pizza Palm Bay Lilydale Poultry Out of the Blue BRONZE SPONSORS Hotel Grand Pacific Canada Bread 2 Burley Men Moving Ltd Victoria Mobile Radio Lee & Sharpe, CPA s Island Tents & Events Synq Namdor COMMUNITY SPONSORS Volunteer Victoria Tourism Victoria Tourism Canada Telus PAW- Pacific Audio Works Dragon Boat Canada Victoria Chamber of Commerce Victoria Chinese Commerce Association FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Dead Horse Consulting Don Mee Seafood Chinese Restaurant Orbus Business Network BOAT SPONSORS Sun Life Financial Alley Kats Signs Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Site Hours Friday 2pm-9pm Saturday 8am -9pm Sunday 8am 9pm 23
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