The 2024 Vermont Dragon Boat Festival is set for Sunday August 4th on the Burlington Waterfront.
First Church is building a 2024 Dragon Boat Team – novice and experienced paddlers are invited to participate. This is our fourth year participating in Dragon Boat Festival and First Church member Baki Nelson will serve as our organizer and captain again this year!
The Dragonheart Vermont and Dragon Boat Festival missions include:
- Dragonheart Vermont strives to strengthen and empower breast cancer survivors and supporters through the challenging sport of dragon boating, instilling in its members the values of teamwork, fitness and community giving.
- The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival is a charity fundraiser where all funds raised support Dragonheart Vermont (DHVT) (a non-profit breast cancer wellness organization) and its Pledge Partner (an annually designated wellness and cancer-related local organization). All funds stay local!
- Please support our “Pull Together” Team’s paddlers as they raise funds in support of Dragonheart Vermont (DHVT) (a non-profit breast cancer wellness organization) and its Pledge Partner (an annually designated wellness and cancer-related local organization). All funds stay local!
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Donate in support or one or more of our DragonHeart Vermont “Pull Together” participants using THIS LINK
Join our Dragon Heart Team:
Let’s “Pull Together!” Our Connections Team and Baki Nelson are recruiting a 2024 FCCB Dragon Boat Team for the
August 4th Festival.
The are Dragon Boat Festival basics:
- All are welcome – novice and experienced paddlers – members and friends – and friends of friends – the Dragon Boat Festival is a great experience!
- The Dragon Boat Festival is on the Burlington, VT Waterfront on Sunday August 4.
- Our team needs 17 participants – 16 paddlers and one drummer. We need 17 volunteers registered by July 19th. If our team is incomplete, we may be able to include “Free Agents” (paddlers who signed up to join any team that is short of 17).
- Every participant needs to register to be part of “Pull Together” through the VT Dragon Boat Festival website.
- Cost – $50 registration fee – paid online to register along with a promise (backed by your credit card) to raise $75.
- All 14 years old or older are welcome to take part.
- Registered participants receive a festival T-Shirt and access to a personal fund-raising page.
- The “Practice Weekend” for our team is on Saturday, July 20. The likely practice time will be on Saturday afternoon – details will be provided as they are available.
How to Register for the First Church “Pull Together” Dragon Boat Team:
- PLEASE register as soon as possible.
- Questions? Contact our Team Captain – Baki Nelson: [email protected]
- So far our paddlers include: Scott Newman, Caroline Crawford, Dustin Bruley, Jeff Ogden, Sara Agarabi, Doug Viehmann, Ann Vivian, Anthony Lauzon and our Captain, Baki Nelson.
- New and returning paddlers – please register using the following process:
- Go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org and click on LAKE CHAMPLAIN DRAGONHEART BOAT FESTIVAL.
- Go all the way down to the bottom of the page and click on “Register to Paddle”.
- On the next page, click on “Community Teams” and then click “Next”.
- On the next page choose: Join a team- Individual Adult- Paying My Own Way $50
- Now click on “Go to Team Name”
- Scroll down and find “Pull Together” then click on “Join”.
- Scroll down to: “Let’s get your details” and fill up your information.
- On the same page, once you filled up your information, check mark the Waiver agreement and click on “Next” and follow the prompt.
- Want to participate but need support with the $50 registration fee? Contact our Team Captain Baki Nelson ([email protected]) and he will let you know if we have a donor to sponsor you.
- Do you want to sponsor a paddler/drummer’s registration fee (a $50 donation)? Thank you! Contact our Team Captain Baki Nelson ([email protected]) and he will make sure that your $50 donation sponsors a team member’s registration.
- Questions? Please contact Baki Nelson at: [email protected]
