About our team:
  • promote survivorship of breast cancer by leading full, active lives

  • we are always recruiting new members, though our primary membership drive is January through March

  • we have "dryland" exercise/practices during the winter months and water "dragonboat" practices from May through September

United States - back to top

California
Los Angeles Pink Dragons, Los Angeles, California
Email: Diane McCabe, mccabedf@aol.com

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

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

Florida
Pink Dragon Ladies, Tampa, Florida
Email: Joan Busenbarrick, pinkdragonladies@hotmail.com
Website: www.pinkdragonladies.blogspot.com

Georgia
Dragon Boat Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Email: Beverly Booth, bb1249@bellsouth.net
Website: www.DragonBoatAtlanta.org

New Jersey
Machestic Dragons, Mercer County, NJ
E-mail: Baru Saul, md-contact@yahoogroups.com
Website: www.machesticdragons.org

Princeton Warriors USA, Princeton, NJ
Email: Jeanie Haas, princetondragoneer@verizon.net
Website: mywebpages.comcast.net/PrincetonWarriors

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

Oregon
Pink Phoenix, Portland, Oregon
E-mail: Sandi Buhrmaster-Jelinski "B-J", pinkphoenixracing@yahoogroups.com

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

Pennsylvania
Against The Wind, Philadelphia, PA
Email: Susan Papada, SPAPADA@aol.com
Website: www.philadelphiaflyingphoenix.org

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

Vermont
Dragonheart Vermont, Vermont
Email: Linda Dyer, ldyer@gmavt.net

Green Mountain Dragon Boat Team, Vermont
Email: Karen Pellicore, kismet2001us@yahoo.com

International - back to top

Abreast Of Life, Christchurch, New Zealand

Busting With Life, Auckland, New Zealand

Aussie Dragon's Abreast, Australia

Mighty Cockburn Amazons, Perth, Australia

Australia
Dragons Abreast Australia
Dragons Abreast Australia consists of 20 member groups. We are not competitive teams and are foundedon 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

New South Wales
Dragons Abreast - Central Coast

Dragons Abreast - Illawarra

Dragons Abreast - Newcastle & Hunter

Dragons Abreast - Port Macquarie

Dragons Abreast - Sapphire Waters

Dragons Abreast - Sydney (Pink Passion)

Northern Territory
Dragons Abreast - Northern Territory

Queensland
Dragons Abreast - Geelong

Dragons Abreast - Queensland

Dragons Abreast - Townsville

South Australia
Dragons Abreast - Port Lincoln

Warriors Abreast - Adelaide

Western Australia
Dragons Abreast Amazons

Victoria
Dragons Abreast - Victoria

Dragons Abreast - Victoria, Bendigo Team

Dragons Abreast - Geelong

Tasmania
Dragons Abreast - North West Tasmania

Dragons Abreast - Tasmania

Adelaide Survivors Abreast
E-mail: Lynn Hill, LynnHl8@aol.com

South Australia Dragons Abreast "Pink Paddlers"
Our sports team for supporters and survivors is called "SA Vipers".
E-mail: Judi Sweatman, dragonsabreast@homenurses.com.au

China
Shanghai Breast Cancer DragonBoat Team, Shanghai

England
Pool of Life, Liverpool
Email: Eve Pearson, andy_and_eve@hotmail.com

Italy
Pink Butterfly, Rome
Contact: Orlanda Cappelli

New Zealand
Abreast of Life, Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail: Meri Gibson (Chair) at merigibson@xtra.co.nz and Janice Melville (Secretary) at j.omelville@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.abreastoflife.org.nz

Boobops, Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
E-mail: Sue Gripton, grippos@xtra.co.nz

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

Waikato Treasure Chests, The Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
E-mail: April McFarland and Alice Lee,
mcfarlandclan@xtra.co.nz, albertlee@xtra.co.nz

Poland
Amazonki, Poznan, Poland
E-mail: Elzbieta Hornung, hornung@tonet.pl

Singapore
Paddlers in the Pink
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg

Hope in a Boat
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg

Teams From Around the world
Canada
Ontario New Brunswick
Alberta Nova Scotia
British Columbia Quebec
Manitoba Saskatchewan
 
United States International Teams

Ontario

A Breast Or Knot, Windsor, Ontario
E-mail: Lyn Turner, turnerlyn@sympatico.ca

Barrie's Ribbons of Hope, Barrie, Ontario
e-mail: barriesribbonsofhope@yahoo.ca

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

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

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

Chestmates, Kingston, Ontario
E-mail: Suzanne Bodner, bodnersuz@primus.ca

Dragon Flies, Lindsay, Ontario
E-mail: info@thedragonflies.org
Website: www.thedragonflies.org

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

Dragons of Hope, Thunder Bay, Ontario
E-mail: slecky53@hotmail.com

Guelph Breaststrokes, Guelph, Ontario
E-mail: mvisserkerr@rogers.com

Knot A Breast, Hamilton, Ontario
E-mail: Helen Shearer, bhshearer@sympatico.ca

Kupsized, Stratford, Ontario
E-mail: Wendy Hunter Beintema, beintema@strat.net

Pink Dragons, Belleville/Trenton, Ontario
E-mail: Beth Wylie, wylieb@hotmail.com

Rowbust, London, Ontario
E-mail: Loraine Warnock, rowbust_dragonboat_racing_team@hotmail.com

Survivor Thrivers, Cobourg, Ontario
E-mail: Sylvia Hall, sihbjb@yahoo.ca

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

Warriors of Hope, North Bay, Ontario
E-mail: Margaret Kervin, appletreekitchens@sympatico.ca
Website: www.warriorsofhope.com

Wonder Broads, Windsor, Ontario
E-mail: Peggy Hurley, phurley@netcom.ca

Alberta - back to top

Abreast of 'bridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
E-mail: Pat Mackintosh, doug.mack@shaw.ca

Breast Friends, Edmonton, Alberta
E-mails: Marlene Torgerson, baba22@shaw.ca
Website: www.cbcn.ca/breastfriends

Busting with Energy, Saskatoon, Alberta

Sistership, Calgary, Alberta.
E-mail: Heather Webber, hwebber@shaw.ca

British Columbia - back to top

Abreast In A Boat, Vancouver, British Columbia
E-mail: Chris Whalen, teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com
Website: www.abreastinaboat.com

Abreast of Life, Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia
E-mail: Janet Farooq, janetfarooq@shaw.ca

Angels Abreast, Nanaimo, British Columbia.
E-mail: Elaine Shaw, twoshaws@shaw.ca

Buoyant Buddies, Vernon, British Columbia
E-mail: Pat Eveleigh, pateveleigh@shaw.ca

Bustn' Loose, Kelowna, British Columbia
E-mail: Judy, bustnloose@hotmail.com

Dragon Divas, Duncan, British Columbia
E-mail: Laura Fee, dragondiva@shaw.ca

Friends Abreast, Shuswap, British Columbia.
E-mail: Cynde Russell, zunny@telus.net

Hope Afloat - Canada, Comox, British Columbia.
E-mail: Barb Thompson thompsongb@shaw.ca
and Jacqui Gillespie jacquigillespie@telus.net

Island Breaststrokers, Victoria, British Columbia
E-mail: Pat Summers, litteip@uvic.ca
Website: www.islandbreaststrokers.com

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

Kootenay Robusters, Trail, British Columbia.
E-mail: Liz Stephens, kiwis@look.ca
Website: www.kootenayrobusters.org

Ladies of the Lake, Port Alberni, British Columbia
Email: Sherry Workman, sworkman@telus.net

NorthBreast Passage, Prince George, British Columbia
E-mail: Becky Girard, bgirard@mackbc.com

Paddling for Life, Powell River, British Columbia.
E-mail: Leslie Graham, lmg73@shaw.ca

Rainbow Warriors, Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
E-mail: Kris Castle, kriscastle@yahoo.com

River Spirit, Campbell River, British Columbia.
E-mail: Juli Gibson jjgibson@island.net

Spirit Abreast, Chilliwack, British Columbia.
E-mail: Bonnie Van Drimmelen, bbonbon@shaw.ca
Website: www.spiritabreast.com

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

Manitoba - back to top

Chemo Savvy, Winnipeg, Manitoba
E-mail: Sherry Wallis, chemosvy@mts.net
Website: www.mts.net/~chemosvy

Waves of Hope, Brandon, Manitoba
E-mail: Arlene Woods, ANCRUM@mb.sympatico.ca
and Diane Harrington, dianeh@mts.net

New Brunswick - back to top

Breasts Ahoy, Saint John, New Brunswick
E-mail: Breasts Ahoy, generalInfo@breastsahoy.abcn.ca
Website: breastsahoy.abcn.ca/

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

Nova Scotia - back to top

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

Bosom Buddies, a Nova Scotia provincial team
E-mail: Anne Harland, anneharland@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: www.bosombuddies.ca

Cape Breastoners, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
E-mail: Cora Shebib, President, lcshebib@syd.eastlink.ca

Quebec - back to top

Two Abreast, or Ctte-`-Ctte, Montreal, Quebec
E-mail: Donna Tremblay, dtremblay@ca.inter.net
Website: www.geocities.com/colosseum/Park/9839/

Vise-`-vie, Quebec City, Quebec (a little play on words, but means focus on life)
E-mail: France Lemay, st-pierre.lemay.ste-foy@sympatico.ca
Website: www.geocities.com/viseavie

West Island Dragons, Pointe Claire, Quebec
( or "Les Dragons de l'ouest-de-l'ile" )
E-mail: Manager, Dawn Rheault mdrheault@sympatico.ca

Saskatchewan - back to top

Busting with Energy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
E-mail: Sandra Messett, 77signs@sasktel.net

 



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