KNOT A BREAST
est. 1998 Hamilton, ON
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IBCPC Peterborough: My First Dragon Boat Race
Eventsby Aleta Thompson, KAB member
About a year after my breast cancer chemotherapy was completed, my doctor suggested I look into Knot A Breast Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team. The first year I just watched the training from the safety boat. The following year, the team was planning on racing at a festival in Peterborough so my formal training started. It was something I had never done but I caught on soon enough. As time went on the team’s training became a habit for me.
The Peterborough races were the third International Participatory Festival for Breast Cancer Survivors put on by the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC). The IBCPC is an international organization whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams, within the framework of participation and inclusiveness. They support the development of recreational dragon boat paddling as a contribution to a healthy life style for those diagnosed with breast cancer. They work with a host city to put on the IBCPC International Participatory festival every four years. Peterborough was the third host city, June 10-13, 2010. Teams came from Australia, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, USA & Canada.