NYC MEDIA ALERT/PHOTO OPPTY-THIS WKND – INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT COACHES COME TO QUEENS, NY TO CONDUCT CLINIC FOR 2022 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL NY COMPETITORS.
WHAT- THE ANNUAL HKDBF NY COACHES CLINIC
WHEN -HELD BE THIS WKND: JUNE 25th & 26th, SAT & SUN from 10-1pm-
WHERE – AT: MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, NY
LEARN HOW TO WIN !- PREP FOR FESTIVAL- COACH’S CLINIC THIS WKND!
IN PREPARATION FOR THE 30th HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NY- 2 OF THE MOST WINNING INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT TEAM COACHES FROM CANADA WILL BE HERE TO TRAIN TEAMS ON STEERING & PADDLING. CHASE BOATS ARE AVAILABLE. MEDIA IS INVITED TO COVER
(Best time for coverage is Sat/Sun 10am-1pm)
COACHES BRIEF BIO-Konrad Doerrbecker, and David Hunt
Konrad D’becker – New Dragon Racing Club (NDRC) Premier 2011-2012, IDBF Club Crew World Championships 2012 –Hong Kong – Gold – 500m Premier Mixed * Silver – 500m Premier Open * Bronze – 2000m Premier Mixed Canadian National Team Premiere Open coach, 2000-2005, Nations Cup coaching staff 2001, 2003, 2004. 1st coach to win dragon boat club crew world championships with 4 different teams and IDBF world
David Hunt- Konrad’s assistant coach, and asst coach of Great Lakes Paddlers Dragon Boat Club and Quinte Rouge Paddling Club
TEAM PRACTICES FOR THE 30th HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK RUN EVERY WEEKEND ON MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK. (SAT/SUN 10-2) CHASE BOATS ARE AVAILABLE.
THE TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY IS JULY 13th, 11am in Times Sq, at Father Duffy Park
THERE IS STILL TIME FOR NEW TEAMS TO REGISTER. WE ARE ALSO SEEKING VOLUNTEERS, STAFF& SPONSORS TO JOIN US.
(MEDIA ALWAYS WELCOME TO JOIN US AT PRACTICE)
The “Year of the Tiger ” 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY is scheduled for Sat /Sun July 30th & Sun the 31st, 9-5pm @ Meadow Lake- Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The event is free, open to the public and is held rain or shine.
An International Sporting and Cultural Event. With 100 +Teams comprising over 1,000 athletes competing from around the world the annual HKDBF NY is the largest Festival of its kind in the US and the largest Multicultural Festival in NYC.
FULL INFO & SCHEDULE @ WWW.HKDBF-NY.ORG
This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY, Con Edison, New York Comunity Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Flushing Bank, Resorts World, iTalkBB, nystateofhealth, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills*Northwell Health, CitiBus -Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, NYC &Co, Discover Queens.
Media &Creative Partners: PIX11, Sing Tao Daily News, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, AM1380,Sino Television, Niu TV) The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Additional support provided by The Queens Chronicle, Yelp, The Island, ChinaAmerica Radio,HKTB
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