BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220923T230000Z DTEND:20220923T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:“Awakening of the Dragons” Ceremony DESCRIPTION:The Dragon Boat Festival will officially kick off on Friday evening (9/23) with the "Awakening of the Dragons" Ceremony hosted by our friends at the NASWA Resort. This will be a wonderful opportunity for teams and supporters to gather to enjoy some festival spirit!\n\nOn the 24th starting at 8am we'll have Dragon Boat races\, a flower ceremony for loved ones touched by cancer\, and fun for anyone racing or watching!\n\nDragon Boating is easy to learn\, extremely safe\, and an activity where men and women compete side-by-side towards the same goal. Dragon boats are long\, narrow (40 feet long) crafts. The crew consists of 16 paddlers sitting two abreast\, a drummer\, who sits at the head of the boat and beats out a paddling rhythm for the crew\, and a steersperson at the rear of the boat. Regardless of how young\, old\, big\, or little: once a paddler is in stroke\, they are contributing to their team! Add the outdoors\, the water\, the visual spectacle of dragon boating\, and you get a perfect activity for friends and family\n\nAbsolutely no experience is necessary to participate\, and we provide the boats\, paddles\, life jackets\, a time to practice\, and the racecourse! We recommend about 18-21 participants per team\, with both men and women participating. The minimum age to paddle is 13 years old.\n\nParticipation is Easy create your team\, designate a Captain\, have the Captain register your team\, and agree to raise a designated minimum amount in donations for Gilda's Club New Hampshire. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Dragon Boat Festival will officially kick off on Friday evening (9/23) with the &ldquo\;Awakening of the Dragons&rdquo\; Ceremony hosted by our friends at the \;NASWA \;Resort. \;This will be a wonderful opportunity for teams and supporters to gather to enjoy some festival spirit!
\n\nOn the 24th starting at 8am we&rsquo\;ll have Dragon Boat races\, a flower ceremony for loved ones touched by cancer\, and fun for anyone racing or watching!
\n\nDragon Boating is easy to learn\, extremely safe\, and an activity where men and women compete side-by-side towards the same goal. Dragon boats are long\, narrow (40 feet long) crafts. The crew consists of 16 \;paddlers \;sitting two abreast\, \;a drummer\, \;who sits at the head of the boat and beats out a paddling rhythm for the crew\, and a steersperson at the rear of the boat. Regardless of how young\, old\, big\, or little: once a paddler is in stroke\, they are contributing to their team! Add the outdoors\, the water\, the visual spectacle of dragon boating\, and you get a perfect activity for friends and family
\n\nAbsolutely no experience is necessary to participate\, and we provide the boats\, paddles\, life jackets\, a time to practice\, and the racecourse! We recommend about 18-21 participants per team\, with both men and women participating. The minimum age to paddle is 13 years old.
\n\nParticipation is Easy &ndash\; create your team\, designate a Captain\, have the Captain register your team\, and agree to raise a designated minimum amount in donations for Gilda&rsquo\;s Club New Hampshire.
\n LOCATION: UID:e.839.44971 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240319T013025Z URL:http://www.lakesregionchamber.org/events/details/awakening-of-the-dragons-ceremony-44971 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR