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Awareness and Hope in a Dragon Boat
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Breast Friends Dragon Boat Racing Team

 

Who are Breast Friends?

The Breast Friends Dragon Boat Racing Team was formed in 1998 so that those in Edmonton and the surrounding area, with a diagnosis of breast cancer could participate in the world-wide survivor dragon boat movement. Team members range in age from mid 30s to mid 70s. Some have faced cancer more than once. We train together approximately 8 months of the year, both in the gym and on the North Saskatchewan river.

Each season, Breast Friends race against other women’s teams and in particular against other breast cancer survivor teams across Canada- our peers and sisters. In addition Breast Friends crews have been to international survivor festivals in Australia, Vancouver, Peterborough (Ontario), Sarasota (Florida), Florence (Italy), and in 2023, New Zealand.

Flower Ceremony
At every dragon boat festival where survivor teams participate, a Pink Ribbon Challenge race is followed by a Flower Ceremony as a way to remember those who have received a diagnosis of breast cancer as well as those who have lost their lives to breast cancer.

For more information or to contact Breast Friends, see our website Breast Friends Dragon Boat Racing team, Edmonton.

 

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Fundraising progress
$18,692.20 raised $10,000.00 goal
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Fundraising honour roll
Thank You to my Donors!
A. Gibson
$102
Ada C.
$102
Alicia
$102
Alison Dowling
$150
Allen
$102
Andrea
Angela Schuurman
$100
Angie
$102
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$150
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$102
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$102
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$100
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Ary De Moor
$250
Baba & Pops
$102
Bev Smolarchuk
$100
BF Norine
$102
Bob Lee
$153
Brian Zheng
$102
Buba Babic
$100
Cathy L
$100
Ceilidh Whelan
$102
Clair Platt
$90
Clare
Coby Benoit
$100
Colleen Hemsley
$90
Connie Lau
$150
Conrad Nobert
$102
Cousin Keri
$51
D Hemsley
$102
Dane Company Electrical Contractors Inc.
$306
Daphne
$100
Dean and Donna
$150
Denise Dowling
$102
Edith Phillips
$150
Ellen Atkinson
$1,000
Eric Lau
$100
F2
$102
Gillian Rutherford
$153
Gord Platt
$51
Heather Scarlett-Ferguson
$100
Hung S
$100
Isabelle
$1,000
James & Maureen Merkosky
$100
Janet Thomson
$102
Jason Krips
$150
JNC Insurance Services Ltd.
$102
Joanne Krips
$100
Jodi Hawthorne
$102
Joe & kaitlin
$200
Jonny B
$102
Judy Newman
$95
Karen & Leo
$102
Karrie Yeung
$102
Kay Yee
$300
KD
$200
Ken & Bev Samoil
$300
KENNETH AU
$100
Lynne and John Gibson
$153
Marci McLaren
$102
Marg and Dan
$300
Matt Tachuk
$150
Mike and Sonia Krause
$102
Mitchell
$102
Mom & Dad
$102
Morgan, Jeremy, Autumn and Summer Hoeksema
$51
Mrs. Alison Mcintyre
$140
Mrs. Heather Thomas
$150
Mrs. Karen Tachuk
$100
Mrs. Karen Tachuk
$100
Mrs. Peggy Anderson
$102
Mrs. Terri MacKenzie
$71
Ms. Bernice Penny Rose
$102
Ms. Karen Law
Murray
$100
Pete Mergl
$102
Pipe Pro Ltd.
$100
PJ
$102
R&M P
$102
Rich Yee
$153
Rishaugs
$51
Rochelle Gilmour
$102
Ross Bradford
$102
Roy Dane
$102
Sarah Dewhurst
$102
SKYE WIKJORD
$100
Sue Rudd
$102
Susan Schofield
$76
Team Parkes
$150
Teresa Persson
$100
Vicky
$102
Vijay Daniels
$102
Wendy Gillespie
$102
Yee Five
$300
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Team members
Raised
Team Captain I've raised $500! Self Donation Elaine Kwan
$781
Team Captain Raised $150! Self Donation Clair Platt
$192
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Rechel Amores
$305
Raised $1000 ! Self Donation Ellen Atkinson
$1,000
Raised $150! Self Donation Lanelle Berardi
$251
Raised $1000 ! Self Donation Jasmin Chong
$1,496
Lori Craig
$0
I've raised $500! Self Donation Janelle Dane
$807
Raised $300 ! Sharon DeMoor
$350
Raised $150! Self Donation Alison Dowling
$150
Raised $150! Self Donation Beth Fleming
$208
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Wendy Gillespie
$304
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Margaret Gilmour
$399
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Amber Graham
$402
I've raised $500! Self Donation Colleen Hemsley
$837
Self Donation Derek Hemsley
$45
Self Donation Tyrel Hemsley
$45
Self Donation Judy Kessler
$45
Self Donation Donna Kozmak
$45
Raised $150! Self Donation Jason Krips
$150
Self Donation Joanne Krips
$100
Self Donation Karen Law
$100
I've raised $500! Self Donation Annika Leung
$736
Self Donation Josh Maskell
$45
Raised $150! Self Donation Alison Mcintyre
$150
I've raised $500! Anita Mergl
$632
Self Donation B. Joyce Milne
$40
Raised $1000 ! Self Donation Brandy Mischuk
$1,442
Self Donation Brian Nelson
$45
Self Donation Harriet Nelson
$45
Raised $150! Self Donation Judy Newman
$151
Raised $150! Jodi O'Laney
$255
Raised $150! Self Donation Edith Phillips
$150
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Angela Schuurman
$403
Raised $150! Self Donation Julia Seguin
$217
Raised $150! Self Donation Christa Smolarchuk
$225
Self Donation Chloe Tachuk
$45
Raised $2,500 Self Donation Matt Tachuk
$2,829
Raised $300 ! Self Donation Heather Thomas
$302
Raised $150! Self Donation Ava Tupper
$218
I've raised $500! Self Donation Kim Tupper
$608
Self Donation Amie Wright
$45
Raised $1000 ! Lora Yee
$1,358
Team Gifts
$734
Team captain
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Achievements
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Team Progress
of Goal
$18,692 Raised
$10,000.00
Team Honor Roll
A. Gibson
$102
Ada C.
$102
Alicia
$102
Alison Dowling
$150
Allen
$102
Amber Graham
Amie Wright
$45
Anderson Gregg
$25
Andrea
Angela Schuurman
$100
Angie
$102
Anonymous
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$150
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$102
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$102
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$100
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$51
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$25
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$20
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$20
Anonymous
$10
Arthur L.
$51
Ary De Moor
$250
Arya & Zhian Damani
$50
Audrey Yong
$51
Aunt Benny
$20
Ava Tupper
$25
B. Joyce Milne
Baba & Pops
$102
Ben Bro
$51
Betty Spence
$25
Bev Smolarchuk
$100
BF Norine
$102
Bob Lee
$153
Brandy
$51
Brandy Mischuk
Brian Nelson
$45
Brian Zheng
$102
Bridget Turner
$51
Buba Babic
$100
Callie Gregg
$25
Can i call?
$51
Carly Fleming
$20
Cathy L
$100
Ceilidh Whelan
$102
Charlie and Finn
$50
Chloe Tachuk
$45
Christine Lu
$20
Clair Platt
$90
Clare
Claudia Buffone
$51
Coby Benoit
$100
Colleen Hemsley
$90
Connie Lau
$150
Conrad Nobert
$102
Cousin
$50
Cousin Keri
$51
D Hemsley
$102
Dan
$51
Dane Company Electrical Contractors Inc.
$306
Daphne
$100
Darlene Deagle
$51
Dean and Donna
$150
Denise Dowling
$102
Derek Hemsley
Donna Kozmak
Dr. Joanne Rodger
$50
Dragonboatphoenix
$51
Edith Phillips
$150
Eileen Spillane McHugh
$20
Ellen Atkinson
$1,000
Eric Lau
$100
Erin Maier
$51
F2
$102
Gillian Rutherford
$153
Gord Platt
$51
Grandma Barb
$20
Harriet Nelson
$45
Heather Scarlett-Ferguson
$100
Hung S
$100
Hunter M
$50
Isabelle
$1,000
James & Maureen Merkosky
$100
Jamie Lim
$50
Janelle Dane
$50
Janet Thomson
$102
Jasmin Chong
$45
Jason Krips
$150
Jen
$51
Jennifer Follis
$51
Jennifer Hansen
$50
Jimmy Pietrarca
JNC Insurance Services Ltd.
$102
Joanne Krips
$100
Jodi Hawthorne
$102
Joe & kaitlin
$200
Jonny B
$102
Josh Maskell
$45
Judy Fung
$25
Judy Kessler
$45
Judy Moar
$50
Judy Newman
$95
Julia Seguin
$45
Karen & Leo
$102
Karrie Yeung
$102
Kay Yee
$300
KD
$200
Kelly Vaughan
$51
Ken & Bev Samoil
$300
KENNETH AU
$100
Kim Tupper
Lanelle Berardi
$50
Leslie Fixsen
$51
Lincoln & Bentley
$50
Lisa Bussiere
$51
Lisa Semeniuk
$20
Lisa, Wes, Mason & Claire Rau
Lynne and John Gibson
$153
Marci McLaren
$102
Marg
$20
Marg and Dan
$300
Marty Lalonde
$50
Matt Tachuk
$150
May Dip
Melanie Williamson
$25
Michelle Russell
$25
Mike and Sonia Krause
$102
Miss Christa Smolarchuk
$50
Mitchell
$102
Mom & Dad
$102
Morgan, Jeremy, Autumn and Summer Hoeksema
$51
Mr. Sean Hoffman
$51
Mrs. Alison Mcintyre
$140
Mrs. Heather Thomas
$150
Mrs. Karen Tachuk
$100
Mrs. Karen Tachuk
$100
Mrs. Marj Myhre
$20
Mrs. Peggy Anderson
$102
Mrs. Terri MacKenzie
$71
Ms. Bernice Penny Rose
$102
Ms. Carol Hale
$50
Ms. Karen Law
Ms. Margaret Gilmour
$25
Murray
$100
Nancy Lamer
$20
Patricia Leung
$51
Patrick L.
$51
Patti
$51
Pepper
$51
Pete Mergl
$102
Pipe Pro Ltd.
$100
PJ
$102
Poh Suan Lim
$20
Priscille
$50
R Whitson
$20
R&M P
$102
Rechel Amores
$50
RFVW Family
$51
Rich Yee
$153
Richard Hemsley
$51
Rishaugs
$51
Rochelle Gilmour
$102
Rosan Tang Ma
$50
Ross Bradford
$102
Roy Dane
$102
Sarah Dewhurst
$102
Shanti Singh
$51
SKYE WIKJORD
$100
Stacy Oler
$51
Sue Rudd
$102
Susan Schofield
$76
Team Parkes
$150
Telisa
$51
Teresa Persson
$100
Terry Wright
$50
The Soppets
$50
Tyrel Hemsley
$45
Vicky
$102
Victoria Licastro
$20
Vijay Daniels
$102
Vivian Choi
$51
Wendell Halladay
$50
Wendy Gillespie
$102
Wendy Gillespie
Yee Five
$300
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Ellen Atkinson
Isabelle
Dane Company Electrical Contractors Inc.
Ken & Bev Samoil
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