The Spirit of Life Dragon Boat Program aims to integrate Spirit of Life volunteers with youths with intellectual disabilities. Every year, Spirit of Life operates two dragon boat teams: Spirit of Life and Heep Chi. Spirit of Life is mixed team with Spirit of Life volunteers and youths with intellectual disabilities. Volunteers to clients’ ratio is a minimum of 1 to 1. The Spirit of Life team competes in the Spirit Challenge Division at the July 1 DDRA Canada Day Regatta at Toronto’s Centre Island. The Spirit Challenge Division is a 250m race. Many of our volunteers were groomed from the Heep Chi team. Heep Chi is a pure competitive volunteer team that competes in the Community Division at the July 1 DDRA Canada Day Regatta at Toronto’s Centre Island. Youth with intellectual disabilities who have a minimum of five years of dragon boating experience may be considered to join this team on a case to case basis. The Community Division is a 500m race.
2014 Orientation
- Location: Under the Banyan Tree Centre.
Room 205, 1020 Denison Street,
Markham, ON
L3R 3W5 - Date: April 27, 2014
- Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
Practice Dates & Race Day
- Practice 1 – May 31, 2014 (1 pm – 2 pm)
- Practice 2 – June 7, 2014 (1 pm – 2 pm)
- Practice 3 – June 21, 2014 (1 pm – 2 pm)
- Practice 4 – June 28, 2014 (1 pm – 2 pm)
- Race Day – July 1 at Central Island. Full Day from 8 am to 3 pm.
Fee
- Registration fee of $15 and fundraising pledges.
Program Registration