June 2003:
Twenty-one crews (including five AIAB crews) participated in
the Scotiabank Trophy Race at the Alcan. August 2003: A representative
crew paddled at the World Dragon Boat Championship Races in
Poznan, Poland.
November 2003:
A representative crew paddled at the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival.
April 2004: Six AIAB crews paddled in the Lower Mainland, one
of which paddled in the International Dragon Boat Festival in
Cape Town, South Africa. There are now almost 90 crews worldwide.
September 2002:
Four representatives of AIAB participated at the World Club
Crew Championships in Rome, Italy. They formed part of the second
“Internationally Abreast” team composed of women
from Canada and Australia. The International Dragon Boat Festival
announced its intention to create a “Breast Cancer Race”
at each of its festivals.
June 2002
Honoured by the Chinese Cultural Centre. Along with their World
War II veterans, AIAB was recognized as both "Warriors"
and "Dragons". Fourteen crews participated in the
Scotiabank sponsored Breast Cancer Race held in Vancouver. There
are now over 40 breast cancer dragon boat crews around the world.
May 2002:
AIAB received the first Board of Trade “Spirit of Vancouver”
award.
April 2002
Abreast In A Boat receives a Spirit of Vancouver Award for innovative
support and encouragement of survivors of breast cancer in the
category of Community Organization.
October 2001
Dr. Don McKenzie receives the Meritorious Service Medal from
the Governor General in Ottawa for helping initiate and develop
the program that has benefited hundreds of breast cancer survivors
across the world.
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Dr. Don MacKenzie |
July 2001:
AIAB participated at the International Dragon Boat Festival
in Philadelphia, United States, in support of the US’s
newly created team.
June 2001:
AIAB participated at the Toronto Dragon Boat Festival on the
first “Internationally Abreast” crew composed of
women from Australia, Canada and the United States.
November 2000
Dr. Don Mckenzie was the recipient of the Faculty Citation Community
Service Award at the UBC 2000 Alumni Awards event for his research
into the effects of exercise on breast cancer patients and for
the development of the 'Abreast In A Boat' program of rehabilitation
and information.
October 2000
Abreast In A Boat Society was awarded the Community Achievement
Award at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Awareness Day
2000 Fundraising Luncheon.
October 2000
Abreast In A Boat won the Community Team Excellence Award at
the CIBC Run For The Cure, for raising $21,000 for the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation.
June 2000:
Hosted Auckland, New Zealand team and others at the Vancouver
Festival.
May 2000
Brenda Hochachka, captain of our original boat and first president
of Abreast In A Boat Society, received an award as the 2000
YWCA Woman of Distinction for Sport and Recreation.
February 2000
The Abreast In A Boat Global TV documentary, 'Through Fire and
Water', by Janice Talbot received a finalist award at a New
York media festival.
January 2000:
Membership increased to five crews, and AIAB now owns two dragon
boats. It is responsible for encouraging the development of
over 30 teams around the world.
January 30,
2000
Baby Ross-Willem (Will) Young was born to proud parents Mary
Ella and Wayne Young. Our first Abreast In A Boat baby!!!
"
Not a day goes by that I don't realize how blessed I am to
have this beautiful little boy in my life. After a year, it
is still awesome to me that he's here and part of me. My pregnancy
gave me a wonderful sense of power over my body, and watching
him grow and change makes me feel so vital. I've always felt
that a hearty giggle every day will keep the cancer cells
away. He heals me with his joy all day, every day."
Mary
Ella Young
October 1999
'Abreast In The Himalayas' - Gail Konantz, Carol Dale, Lesley
Laudan and paddlers from other breast cancer teams unfurled
our flag atop the 4000 m Peekay Mountain in Nepal.
June 1999:
AIAB hosts teams from Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Central Vancouver
Island, Edmonton, Calgary, Brandon, Victoria and Portland, Oregon
for the Scotiabank sponsored Breast Cancer Challenge Race. AIAB
held the first ever Dragon Boat Workshop for Breast Cancer Teams
in conjunction with the Vancouver Festival.
1998
Abreast In A Boat receives a Promotion Plus Leadership Award
in the Team Category
June 1998:
AIAB participated in the Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival
and received the CTV Success Story of the Year award.
February 1998:
Membership increased to four crews. AIAB participated in the
International Dragon Boat Festival in Wellington, New Zealand.
October 1997:
Abreast In A Boat Society was formed.
August 1997:
Competed at the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival where the first
race solely for boats comprised of breast cancer survivors was
held.
January 1997:
AIAB increased its membership to three crews. With our guidance
Toronto, Montreal and Victoria started their teams.
June 1996:
First ever AIAB crew participated at the International Dragon
Boat Festival in Vancouver and received the David Lam Award
for the team that best exemplified community spirit at the Dragon
Boat Festival.
January 1996
First team meeting held at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine
Centre, UBC.
