Agency Details:

Machestic Dragons

The mission of the Machestic Dragons is to empower breast cancer survivors to overcome the physical, psychological, and emotional effects of battling breast cancer through the ancient sport of dragon boat racing.

Description:
The Machestic Dragons are proud to be New Jersey’s first Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) dragon boat team. Dragon Boat Racing is an ancient Chinese tradition that has gained popularity in the Breast Cancer Survivor community because it rebuilds upper body strength, helps prevent lymphedema, and provides the emotional support and camaraderie that breast cancer survivors need to heal. These women (and some men) are literally and figuratively “all in the same boat”. Our program provides the structure and means for survivors to train and compete in BCS dragon boat events while becoming empowered to overcome the physical, psychological, and emotional effects of battling breast cancer. Our signature event is the Annual Paddle for Pink Community Dragon Boat Festival which will be held this year on June 7, 2009 at Mercer County Park. Members of the community are invited to come out to paddle in dragon boat "fun" races to raise awareness of breast cancer and the services available to breast cancer survivors. The proceeds of the festival benefit our partner the Princeton YWCA Breast Cancer Resource Center and our team.

Contact people:

Luanne Arico, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Terry Coleman, President, (email) Arietta Wismer, Secretary, (email)

Address:

PO Box 2540 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690

Web Site: http://www.machesticdragons.org

Last updated on June 12, 2009