Bewl Water Dragon Boat Festival
Fundraising Target: £2300
My Donations to date: £1110
Fundraiser(s): The Merry Rows
Event: Bewl Water Dragon Boat Festival
Event Date: 11th September 2010
Charitie(s) Supported: Cancer Research UK Head Office,Children's Burn Trust,The Friends Of The Eastbourne Hospitals,
We are The Merry Rows - using a clever twist on words of The Mary Rose(Hopefully not falling to the same faint).
The Dragon Boat Festival is the largest event of its type in Europe with 100 teams competing over the weekend in 10 dragon boats watched last year by around 15,000 spectators.
The ancient Chinese tradition of Dragon Boat Racing goes back more than 2000 years to 01 AD! Shrouded in myths, legends and superstitions one origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is in rain making magic. Dragon boat races were held in China in the height of summer, re-enacting the battle between Lung, dragon of the air and Le, dragon of the water. The two dragons were believed to have fought in the clouds and produced rain. So watch out!
We are the motley crew consisting of members from Bibby Financial Services and Mott MacDonald, including friends and family. Almost all of which are complete novices! But with team spirit and sheer dumb luck behind us, we have a chance of winning (if not winnig at least a chance of not collapsing before the finish line!)
We would really appriciate any donation you can spare! Please do leave your name we'd love to know who has helped us in this quest!
Contributions
| Display Name | Date | Amount | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th March 2010 | £150.00 | ||
| Kirsten de Courcy Bower | 10th September 2010 | £60.00 | |
| Julie Whiley | 23rd September 2010 | £439.00 | Donation by Mott MacDonald Sports and Social Club for the following staff, family and friends who took part: Julie Whiley Zaneil Garnie Marios Papalexandrou Stefanie Hintze Mariya Kuchko Paul de Courcy Bower Richard Whiley Lauren Adam Dale Cromwell Catherine Cromwell Matt 1 Matt 2 |
| Kirsten de Courcy Bower | 28th September 2010 | £75.00 | |
| Cliff Starkey | 07th October 2010 | £80.00 | |
| MOTT MACDONALD | 13th October 2010 | £160.00 | Donation from staff, family and friends of those who took part |
| Paul Bower | 29th October 2010 | £60.00 | Paul Bower |
| Kirsten de Courcy Bower | 02nd November 2010 | £86.00 |



