Dragon boat racing has long traditions in Cambodia with people from all over the country celebrating the Cambodian Water Festival (Bon Om Tuk) and watching the boat races in Siem Reap, in the provinces and, not least, along Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh which attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year.
The Cambodian Water Festival lasts for (at least) three days, and commemorates the end of the rainy season as well as the reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap River. The English rainy season is rather constant and we’d be surprised if The Thames suddenly should change it’s flow and run upstream from the Thames Estuary, but we’ll brave the English weather and put some serious muscle behind our fundraising efforts in this year’s Dragon Boat Festival at Bewl Water in Kent on Sunday 14 September 2014.
A full Dragon Boat team consists of 16 paddlers plus one drummer, and whilst we have a dedicated team of supporters who have committed themselves to provide moral support from the lake shore, we’re looking for some people who would like to challenge their dragon boat racing skills… So, please get in touch if you would be interested in a fun weekend in The Garden of England where you’ll be harnessing oodlesofdosh through paddling and exhaustion and, at the same time, creating awareness for local community projects in Cambodia.
Just Text Giving – donations by text
If you’re in the UK and have a mobile phone, a convenient, safe, quick and easy way of supporting Harnessing Opportunities through Play and Education and The Dragon Boat Team in their fundraising endavours is to send KENT85 £1 / £5 / £10 / £20 / £30 / £50 to 70070
E.g. KENT85 £5 to 70070
For more information and updates, please visit the fundraising page and, lastly, on behalf of all of us, the young adults and all the local grass-roots projects supported by HOPE, many big, warm thanks to all participants and dedicated supporters…!!
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