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The Cape Breton Dragon Boat Festival is being coordinated by the Cape Breton Dragon Boat festival Society to promote healthy lifestyle, community spirit, vitality and unity. The Society's main goal is to raise awareness about healthy living and to provide an enjoyable community event. To learn more about Cape Breton Island, visit Destination Cape Breton: http://www.cbisland.com
Aside from the dragon boat racing, the Festival weekend will be abuzz with other activities, including a health and wellness expo, children's activities, Pink Ribbon Ceremony, and lots of Cape Breton entertainment at the Sydney Marine Terminal!
The major Beneficiary of this event is the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation. Other beneficiaries include:
- Cape Breastoners Dragon Boat Team Society
- Unique Sports (a sports and fitness program for special needs kids)
- The Special Olympics
Beneficiaries of the 2009 Dragon Boat Festival were the Cape Breton Regional Hospital's expansion of the
Cape Breton Cancer Clinic, Unique Sports and the Cape Breastoners Dragon Boat Society. In 2009, over $77,000 were raised and redistributed to local Cape Breton Organizations.
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