8 YEAR HISTORY
July 1998
Proposal from Valerie Powell, Margaret Brewer, (Hamilton team
members), and Margaret Blatherwick to start up a breast cancer
survivors’ dragon boat team in Guelph.
Fall 98/Winter 99
Practice in church basement on chairs
1999
Guelph June
Orangeville June 19
Stratford September 12
2000
U of G and Pat Richards take us on in January
Guelph June 3
Stratford September 10
2001
Guelph June 3
Montreal July 21
St.Catharines July 28
Stratford September 9
First executive elected Fall 2001
Dragon Line Newsletter, Issue #1 November
2002
Guelph June 1
Toronto June 23
Waterloo July 20
Stratford September 15
New York City August 24 (4 members)
Book published 2002 – Paddling with the Dragon, Author
Lynn Wills
Goodbye to Shari Lowe, our drummer, October 5, 2002
2003
Constitution & Bylaws drawn up
New Zealand, March (4 members)
Purchase boat in June for $10,000
Guelph May 31
Orangeville June 14
Bellville July (several members)
North Bay July 19
New York City August (one member on Canadians Abreast)
London August 16
Stratford September 13
2004
Guelph June 5
Peterborough June 12
Belleville July 10
London August 21
Stratford September 18
Kingston September 25
Some members: Windsor, Barrie,
Goodbye to one of our founders, Margaret Brewer, October 25,
2004
Guelph Lake Memorial Service for Shari Lowe, October
2005
Guelph Jun 4
Vancouver June 25
Stratford September 17
2006
Guelph June 4-5
Ottawa June 24
Windsor July 15
Stratford September 16
Goodbye to Mary Horchak – March 17, 2006
Guelph Lake Memorial for Mary Horchak, September 24, 2006
