Dragon Boat Festival 2008
Welcome to the Cancer Care Cymru Dragon Boat Festival 2008
Cardiff Bay Barrage
SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2008
The most fantastic fun you’ll ever have raising money for charity!
On Sunday 22nd June 2008 the spectacular Dragon Boat Festival is being held at Cardiff Bay on the Barrage! An exhilarating day for the competitors, a thrilling show for the spectators, and all in aid of a fantastic cause.
The Challenge… Get a team together to have an exhilarating day Dragon Boat Racing and raise sponsorship money for Cancer Care Cymru
The 22nd June is your opportunity to be part of this fantastic event.
Crews of 16 paddlers (plus a drummer) will race in Chinese-style Dragon Boats over a 250 metre course. Crews do not need to be super fit or skilled to be successful – all that’s required is teamwork and a good sense of fun!
Dragon Boat racing is steeped in mythology and has been around for many thousands of years in China. Popular legend has it that through the racing, Chinese dragons would bring rain. We hope that this will not be the case on 22nd June!
The racing will be run by leading events company. The Organisation who provide the boats, helms, safety equipment, life-jackets and rescue boats.
The Reason…
The Cancer Care Cymru Dragon Boat Festival is a unique event that allows you to raise money for charity whilst having a superb team building family fun day out!
The Entertainment…
The racing will take place from the Barrage at Cardiff Bay, a unique venue . The day will also feature live music, Outdoor catering from 'The Grate Outdoors' and the Funraisers Dragon Boat Festival itself. This event has always proven itself to be a fun day out for all the family at other venues …so bring your friends.
The Rewards…
Each crew will race with 16 paddlers plus the drummer in a boat. The entry fee per boat is £350, that’s about £20 each per crew member, for a great day to remember. However, we encourage teams to involve a few extra and to make available roughly 20 people on the day, and all raising money. We request that each team make an effort to raise sponsorship of at least £1750 …that’s at least £100 each for a good cause.
The Commitment…
This year we are asking each team to aim to raise at least £1750 for their charity. Achieving this commitment will assist with entry in future years. We wish to have teams who are keen to enter the event and are committed to achieving a good fundraising effort. We will ask every team for their commitment to fully support their fundraising effort.
The Opportunities…
…….for your team to raise funds through this event are endless. Many teams raise £3000, some £5000 and one has raised £12,000! Try for company sponsorship and/or raise funds for your team prior to the event with wine tasting evenings, barn dances, raffles etc
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DAY SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE EVENT TO BE YOURS, YOUR LOGO TO APPEAR ON THIS WEBSITE, IN ALL THE PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER MARKETING LITERATURE AND ALSO GET GOOD LOCAL PR IN THE MEDIA? DONT DELAY CALL 029 2054 6670 TODAY!
To download a copy of our terms of entry document CLICK HERE
To download an entry form CLICK HERE