Message from the BC Cancer Foundation
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Dear Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Friends,
Welcome back to another year of paddling!
We at the BC Cancer Foundation feel proud and privileged once again to be the benefiting charity for the 2010 Festival.
There is much excitement about this year's Festival, as there will be a few new fun additions from Festivals of years past.
What we know won't change will be the profound sense of camaraderie,
compassion, and community spirit that comes from paddlers, volunteers, and supporters alike. |
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We invite and encourage you to make a pledge to inspire your favourite team, and to come down to the Inner Harbour on the weekend of August 13-15 to show your support for the paddlers and for the BC Cancer Foundation.
Anyone and everyone can make a difference.
Sincerely,
Kyman Chan
BC Cancer Foundation Advisory Council
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Dragon boat paddlers are an inspiration to our community with their dedication and commitment to paddling, as well as their support of BC Cancer Foundation and the BC Cancer Agency's Vancouver Island Centre. 4000 new patients are treated at the centre each year, and we are constantly looking at ways to develop new knowledge through basic research and to translate this knowledge into better treatments for cancer patients.
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study how to improve the accuracy and timing of radiation therapy. These established research areas are making ground breaking progress as recognized by support from national and international agencies. These are now being expanded by adding additional themes and by research that is not just focused on the disease, but also on the patient and how to best provide information and support their needs.
The funds raised by dragon boat paddlers are critical for these important research programs being conducted right here on Vancouver Island, as they create an opportunity for us to develop new ideas, launch innovative research projects and to expand our research teams. We are very grateful to all of the dragon boat paddlers and the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society for this generous support.
Dr. Peter Watson, Chief Physician
BC Cancer Agency's Vancouver Island Centre
Fundraising Update!
Over 10,000 lanterns were sold in 2009. In total over $54,000 was raised for the BC Cancer Foundation through Festival initiatives in conjunction with Fairway Markets.
Thank you all for your generous support!
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The BC Cancer Foundation raises funds to support breakthrough research and enhancements to patient care at the BC Cancer Agency. The BC Cancer Foundation raises money directly and solely for the BC Cancer Agency,
an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority that provides a comprehensive, province-wide cancer control program for everyone in B.C. and Yukon. The Foundation maintains offices in all five BC Cancer Agency Centres, including Abbotsford, Fraser Valley (Surrey), Southern Interior (Kelowna), Vancouver and Vancouver Island (Victoria).
The Foundation funds more cancer research than any other charity in B.C.
Our Vision: A world free from cancer
