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Board of Directors 2007-2008
Other Abreast In A Boat Contacts
Donations
Related Links
Breast Cancer Paddlers Around the World
      Australia
      Canada
      China
      
Czech Republic
      England

      Italy
      Malaysia
      New Zealand
      Singapore
      South Africa
      United States
Cancer Dragon Boat Teams (all cancers)

Board of Directors

2008 Board of Directors

President:
Jean Buckley president@abreastinaboat.com
Vice-President:
Jane Mann vicepresident@abreastinaboat.com
Treasurer:
Judith Stainsby
Secretary:
Deb Legree secretary@abreastinaboat.com
Past President:
Margaret Hobson
Communications, Media Contact
and Public Relations:
Dorothy Fenning communications@abreastinaboat.com
Sponsorship:
Patricia Tanaka sponsorship@abreastinaboat.com
Membership:
Maria Hindmarch membership@abreastinaboat.com

  Other Abreast In A Boat Contacts

New Members (How to join a team):
Bunny Rosse newmembers@abreastinaboat.com
Global Liaison, Team Contact and Info for new teams:
Heather Trenholm  teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com
Coaching Advisor:
Juanita Peglar
Website content:
Dorothy Fenning webcontent@abreastinaboat.com
Website design/layout:
John Whalen  webmaster@abreastinaboat.com 

  Donations

If you wish to make a tax-deductible donation to Abreast In A Boat Society, please send to the following address and include your name and address so we can send you a receipt.

Abreast In A Boat Society,
c/o Judith Stainsby,
#29-900 Clarke Road,
Port Moody, BC,
Canada,
V3H 1L5

  Related Links

Breast Cancer:

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative
Canadian Breast Cancer Network
Breast Cancer Society of Canada
BC Cancer Agency
MAMM magazine, Women, Cancer and Community
Abreast in the West
Breast Cancer Now What?

"Uniting young women with breast cancer"

www.rethinkbreastcancer.com

Lymphedema:

Lymphovenous Canada
National Lymphedema Network

Clinical practice guidelines on lymphedema are found in the Jan 23, 2001 back issue of: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Articles about the medical history of Abreast In A Boat in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

August 1998 (full article in pdf)| October 1996 (abstract only)

Dragon Boating:

International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)
Alcan Dragon Boat Festival (Vancouver)
Toronto Dragon Boat Festival
Polish Dragon Boat Federation
Worldwide Dragon Boat Calendar
Dragon Boat Canada
False Creek Racing Canoe Club
Dragon Boat World online magazine

  Breast Cancer Paddlers Around the World

If you know of teams that aren't listed here, or want to add to or correct this information, please contact Heather Trenholm, teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com

Australia

Dragons Abreast Australia
Dragons Abreast Australia consists of 34 member groups. We are not competitive teams and are founded on the principles of participation, inclusiveness, support, promotion and awareness of breast cancer.
Website: www.dragonsabreast.com.au

Webmaster:
Jan Skorich - webmaster@dragonsabreast.com.au
National Coordinator: Michelle Hanton

You may contact any of the following groups via the National Coordinator: nationalcoordinator@dragonsabreast.com.au

Australian Capital Territory and Region
    Dragons Abreast - ACT & Region
   First dragon boat season: 2001

New South Wales
    Bidgee Boobs - Wagga Wagga
    First dragon boat season: 2007

    Clarence Valley Dragons Abreast
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Central Coast
   First dragon boat season: 2001

    Flamin' Dragons Abreast - Port Macquarie
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Illawarra
   First dragon boat season: 2002

    Dragons Abreast - Newcastle & Hunter
   First dragon boat season: 2000

    Rainbow Dragons Abreast - Northern
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Pendragons Abreast - Penrith
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Pittwater Pinks - Northern Beaches
   First dragon boat season: 2006

    Outback Dragons Abreast - Dubbo
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Sapphire Water Dragons Abreast - Merimba
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Sydney (Pink Passion)
   First dragon boat season: 2003

Northern Territory
    Dragons Abreast - Northern Territory
   First dragon boat season: 1998

Queensland
    Dragons Abreast - Gold Coast
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Mackay
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Missabittatitti - Brisbane
   First dragon boat season: 2005

   Dragons Abreast - Queensland
   First dragon boat season: 2001

    Pink Snapdragons, Dragons Abreast - Redcliffe
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Sunshine Coast - Dragons Abreast
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - St George
   First dragon boat season: 2006

    Dragons Abreast - Townsville
   First dragon boat season: 2004

South Australia
    Dragons Abreast - Port Lincoln
   First dragon boat season: 2004

    Warriors Abreast - Adelaide
   First dragon boat season: 2004

Western Australia
    Dragons Abreast Amazons - Perth
   First dragon boat season: 2001

    Crewsader Abreast - Bunbury
   First dragon boat season: 2001

Victoria
  “Bravehearts” Dragons Abreast - Albury/Wodonga
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Ballarat, Victoria
   First dragon boat season: 2006

    Dragons Abreast - Geelong
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Melbourne
   First dragon boat season: 2002

    Dragons Abreast - Peninsula Dragon Fly
   First dragon boat season: 2007

   Dragons Abreast - Victoria, Bendigo Team
   First dragon boat season: 2003

Tasmania
    Dragons Abreast - North West Tasmania
   First dragon boat season: 2005

    Dragons Abreast - Tasmania
   First dragon boat season: 2003

Adelaide Survivors Abreast
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Lynn Hill, LynnHl8@aol.com

South Australia Dragons Abreast "Pink Paddlers"
First dragon boat season: 2001
Our sports team for supporters and survivors is called "SA Vipers".
E-mail:
Judi Sweatman, terier1@optusnet.com.au

Canada

Alberta

Abreast of 'bridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Pat Mackintosh, doug.mack@shaw.ca

Breast Friends, Edmonton, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mails: Gill Priestley, gillpriestley@telus.net
Website: www.cbcn.ca/breastfriends


Sistership, Calgary, Alberta.
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Heather Webber, hwebber@shaw.ca

British Columbia

Abreast In A Boat, Vancouver, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1996
E-mail: Heather Trenholm, teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com
Website: www.abreastinaboat.com

Abreast In The Rockies, Cranbrook, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: Sandy Zeznik, szeznik@shaw.ca

Abreast of Life, Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Georgia Maclean can2@shaw.ca
Website: www.abreastoflifecvi.com

Angels Abreast, Nanaimo, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: angelsabreast@hotmail.com
Website: www.angels-abreast.ca

Buoyant Buddies, Vernon, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Joanne Taylor, taylorsd40@hotmail.com

Bustn' Loose, Kelowna, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Judy, bustnloose@hotmail.com

Dragon Divas, Duncan, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: info@dragondivas.ca
Website: www.dragondivas.ca

Friends Abreast, Shuswap, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Donna Hazell, comhaven@jetstream.net

Hope Afloat - Canada, Comox, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: mpetersen@shaw.ca
Website: www.hopeafloatcanada.ca

Island Breaststrokers, Victoria, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1997
E-mail: Etiennette Soulodre, etiennette.soulodre@tvcs.ca
Website: www.islandbreaststrokers.com

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons, Nelson, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Mary Walters, mbwalters@telus.net
Website: www.krd.kics.bc.ca

Kootenay Robusters, Trail, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Sheana Green (Manager), sheanagreen@telus.net
Website: www.kootenayrobusters.org

NorthBreast Passage, Prince George, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Becky Girard, bgirard@telus.ca

North Shore Dragon Busters, North Shore, Vancouver, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2008
E-mail: communication@dragonbusters.ca
Website: www.dragonbusters.ca
See a photo of the Dragon Busters.

Paddling for Life, Powell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail:
harpstrings@shaw.ca

Pink Panthers, Nanaimo, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: nixon@malu.bc.ca

Pink Piston Paddlers, Shuswap, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: Cynde Russell, pinkpistonpaddlers@gmail.com
Website: www.pinkpistonpaddlers.ca

Rainbow Warriors, Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: lorimcw@citytel.net

River Spirit, Campbell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Ingrid Thomas, thominbc@hotmail.com
Website: www.riverspirit.ca

Spirit Abreast, Chilliwack, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: perrinoyd@telus.net
Website: www.spiritabreast.com

Sunshine Dragons Abreast, Sechelt, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2005
E-mail: Sally Haugen shaugen@dccnet.com

Survivorship, South Okanagan, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Sharon DeGelder, survivorship@shaw.ca
Website: www.survivorshipteam.org

Manitoba

Chemo Savvy, Winnipeg, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Sherry Wallis, chemosvy@mts.net
Website: www.chemosavvy.ca

Waves of Hope, Brandon, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Arlene Woods, ANCRUM@mb.sympatico.ca
and Diane Harrington, dianeh@mts.net
Website: www.wavesofhope.ca

New Brunswick

Breasts Ahoy, Saint John, New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Breasts Ahoy, generalInfo@breastsahoy.abcn.ca
Website: breastsahoy.abcn.ca/

'tit Bateau, Southeast New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Karen Baird, info@titbateau.ca
Website: www.titbateau.ca

Newfoundland

Avalon Dragon Boat Team
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: avalondragonboating@gmail.com
Website: www.avalondragonboating.com

Nova Scotia

Abreast a River, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Susan Hartley, sc.hartley@ns.sympatico.ca

Bosom Buddies, a Nova Scotia provincial team
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Marylin Hergett, mjh@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: www.bosombuddies.ca

Cape Breastoners, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Cora Shebib, President, lcshebib@syd.eastlink.ca

Ontario

A Breast Or Knot, Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Lyn Turner, abreastorknot@hotmail.com

Website: www.abreastorknot.org

Breast Buddies, Chatham, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail:
Barbara Toye, Team Manager, barbaratoye@sympatico.ca
Karen Minard, Team Captain, arminard@kent.net

Busting Out, Ottawa, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Karen Whillans, Team Captain
Karen.Whillans@Rogers.com
Website: www.bustingout.ca

Canadians Abreast - Messengers of Hope, National Team
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Darlene Prager, mancany@ptbo.igs.net
Website: http://www.canadiansabreast.abcn.ca

Chestmates, Kingston, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Suzanne Bodner, bodnersuz@primus.ca

Dragon Flies, Lindsay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: info@thedragonflies.org
Website: www.thedragonflies.org

Dragons Abreast, Toronto, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Doreen Davenport, doreend01@aol.com
Website: www.dragonsabreast.org

Dragons of Hope, Thunder Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: slecky53@hotmail.com

Guelph Breaststrokes, Guelph, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: mvisserkerr@rogers.com

Knot A Breast, Hamilton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Helen Shearer, bhshearer@sympatico.ca

Kupsized, Stratford, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Wendy Hunter Beintema,beintema@strat.net

Pink Dragons, Belleville/Trenton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003 (?)
E-mail: Beth Wylie, wylieb@hotmail.com

Pink Sensations, Pickering, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: info@pinksensations.com

Website: www.pinksensations.com

Ribbons of Hope, Barrie, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Susan Macallum barriesribbonsofhope@yahoo.ca

Rowbust, London, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Penny Dobbs or Linda Kuska, rowbust_dragonboat_racing_team@hotmail.com

Survivor Thrivers, Cobourg, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Edith Carr, edicar@sympatico.ca

Survivors Abreast, Peterborough, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Darlene Prager, macany @ptbo.igs.net
Website: www.survivorsabreast.com

Warriors of Hope, North Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Margaret Kervin, appletreekitchens@sympatico.ca
Website: WarriorsOfHope.com

Wonder Broads, Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat festival: 2003
E-mail: Peggy Hurley, phurley@netcom.ca

Quebec

Two Abreast, or Côte-à-Côte, Montreal, Quebec
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Donna Tremblay, dtremblay@ca.inter.net
Website: www.geocities.com/colosseum/Park/9839/

Vise-à-Vie, Quebec City, Quebec
(a little play on words, but means focus on life)
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Jocelyne Boutet, jobouz@sympatico.ca
Website: www.viseavie.com

West Island Dragons, Pointe Claire, Quebec
( or "Les Dragons de l'ouest-de-l'ile" )
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Manager, June Pedersen rpedersen@sympatico.ca

Saskatchewan

Busting with Energy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Sandra Messett, info@bustingwithenergy.com
Website: http://www.bustingwithenergy.com/

China

Shanghai Breast Cancer DragonBoat Team, Shanghai
First dragon boat season: 2004
(no contact yet)

Czech Republic

DRACICE, Prague, Czech Republic (1st Czech Oncology Dragon Boat Team)
First dragon boat season: 2007
Email: dracice@dracice.org
Website: www.dracice.org

England

Paddlers For Life, Lake Windermere - Lake District
First dragon boat season: 2008
Email: Contact Sue Cogley via the team web site (below)
Website: www.paddlersforlife.co.uk

Pink Champagne Dragon Boat Team, Bournemouth, England
First dragon boat season: 2008
Contact: Mary Milne in Bournemouth via the website (see below)
Website: www.pinkchampagne.org.uk
See a photo of the Pink Champagne Dragon Boat Team

Pool of Life, Liverpool
First dragon boat season: 2004
Email: Chair person - Wendy De-Corte W.DE-CORTE@sky.com
Read AIAB-member Jenny Yule's article about Pool of Life
Website: www.pooloflife.net

Worcester Busters, Worcester
First dragon boat season: 2007
Email: Sue Shackleton, sueshackers@live.co.uk
See a photo of the Worcester Busters.


Italy

Florence Dragon Lady, Florence
First dragon boat season: 2006
Contact: Elisabetta Bernardini, info@legatumorifirenze.it

Pink Butterfly, Rome
First dragon boat season: 2004
Website: www.butterflydragonboat.com
Contact: Orlanda Cappelli

Malaysia

Pink Challengers, State of Selangor, Malaysia
First dragon boat season: 2005
E-mail: Barbara Khoo, bcwa@tm.net.my

New Zealand

Abreast of Life, Christchurch, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Elspeth McCutcheon, f.emccutchn@xtra.co.nz
and culhanepetrie@slingshot.co.nz
Website: www.abreastoflife.org.nz

Boobops, Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Pam Dazeley, daze.wool@xnet.co.nz

Busting with Life, Auckland, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Lynne Mee, lynnemee@ihug.co.nz and Marcia Fraser, frasermi@hotmail.com
Website: www.bustingwithlife.org.nz

Pink Dragons, Auckland, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2005
E-mail: Graeme and Michelle Rountree pinkdragons@ihug.co.nz

Waikato Treasure Chests, The Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Raewyn Calvert, President, rian.calvert@xtra.co.nz
          Rosa Peake, Vice President, rosajp@xtra.co.nz

Singapore

Paddlers in the Pink
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg

Hope in a Boat
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg

South Africa

Amabele Belles of Cape Town
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: Pam Newby, pam@dragonboat.org.za
Website: http://www.dragonboat.org.za/bcs-sa.html

United States

California

Central Coast Survive Oars, Morro Bay, California
First dragon boat season: 2007
Website: www.surviveoars.org

Los Angeles Pink Dragons, Los Angeles, California
First dragon boat season: 2003
Email: Diane McCabe, mccabedf@aol.com

Orange Roughys, Orange County, California
"we're so rough we beat cancer"
First dragon boat season: 2004
Email: Regina Savage, Resavag@aol.com

San Diego DragonBoat Breast Cancer Team, San Diego, California
First dragon boat season: 2004
Location: San Diego Bay at the Youth Facility, Fiesta Island.
Email: Cheance Adair, adair@sandiego.edu

Florida

Pink Dragon Ladies, Tampa, Florida
First dragon boat season: 2005
Email: Joan Busenbarrick, pinkdragonladies@hotmail.com
Website: www.pinkdragonladies.blogspot.com

Georgia

Dragon Boat Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
First dragon boat season: 2004
Email: Beverly Booth, bb1249@bellsouth.net
Website: www.DragonBoatAtlanta.org

Indiana

The Indy SurvivOars, Indianapolis
First dragon boat season: 2007
Email: Lisa Heiden Peters, peters413@insightbb.com

Louisiana

Cajun Invasion
First dragon boat season: November 2005
Location: 329 Lippi Blvd., Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508, USA
Email: Neppie or Freddy Trahan, neppie@earthlink.net

New Jersey

Hope Floats, Camden, South Jersey, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2006
Email: riversirens@comcast.net

Machestic Dragons, Mercer County, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Baru Saul, md-contact@yahoogroups.com
Website: www.machesticdragons.org

Princeton Warriors USA, Princeton, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2002
Email: Jeanie Haas, princetondragoneer@verizon.net

Team SOS (Save Our Sisters), Lake Parisppany, Newark, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2008
Website: www.teamsosnj.com

New York

The Hope Chest, Buffalo, New York
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Laurie Dooley, LD1128@aol.com
Website: www.hopechestbuffalo.com

Michigan

The Detroit Karmanos Life Preservers, Detroit
First dragon boat season: 2006
Email: Helen, hdries@cogeco.ca

Ohio

The Dragon Dream Team, Craftsmen Park, Akron
First dragon boat season: 2007
Email: Jessica Mader, Jessica@DragonDreamTeam.org
Website: www.dragondreamteam.org

Oregon

Pink Phoenix, Portland, Oregon
First dragon boat season: 1997
E-mail: Lois Meddock loisinthepink@comcast.net

Wasabi Team SOAR, Portland, Oregon
(SOAR is an acronym for Survivors On A River)
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Joan Cavanagh, jcavanagh@kelrun.com

Pennsylvania

Against The Wind, Philadelphia, PA
First dragon boat season: 2001
Email: Susan Papada, susan.papada@comcast.net
Website: www.philadelphiaflyingphoenix.org

Hope Afloat, Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, PA
First dragon boat season: 2001
Email: Shelly Keller, subbub@navpoint.com
Website: www.geocities.com/hopeafloatusa

Texas

Pink Phurree BCS Dragon Boat Team, Houston, Texas
First Dragon Boat Season: 2005 (evolving from Draggin' Queens)
Email: Frances Arzu, ogaria@msn.com
Website: www.pinkphurree.org

Vermont

Dragonheart Vermont, Vermont
First Dragon Boat Season: 2004
Email: Linda Dyer, ldyer@gmavt.net
Website: www.dragonheartvermont.org

Green Mountain Dragon Boat Team, Vermont
First dragon boat season: 2003
Email: Karen Pellicore, kismet2001us@yahoo.com

Wisconsin

Pink Paddling Power, Racine
First dragon boat season: 2006
Email:
Kathy, dsponholtz@wi.com

Cancer Dragon Boat Teams ("all cancers" and "survivors & supporters")

CANADA

British Columbia

BraveHearts Coed Dragon Boat Team, Campbell River
First Dragon Boat Season: 2007
Email: Nancy Bryson, nancybryson@hotmail.com
Website: Bravehearts

Ladies of the Lake, Port Alberni
First Dragon Boat Season: 2004
Email: Sherry Workman, sworkman@telus.net

UNITED STATES

South Carolina

Dragon Boat Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
First dragon boat season: 2003
Email: Sterling Hannah, hannahs@musc.edu

Washington

Team Survivor Northwest, Seattle, Washington
Email: Chantelle and Claude Dykstra at
cdykstra@comcast.net