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		<title>TODAY – 2025 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival CHARITY PRESS EVENT/AWARD$ CEREMONY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Austin Tang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WHAT &#8211; HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in New York-2025 CHARITY PRESS EVENT/AWARD$ CEREMONY &#160; WHEN &#8211; Thursday, October 2nd &#8211; RECEPTION 4:00 pm TODAY   WHERE &#8211; HKETO OFFICE 115 E 54th, NYC All donations will be made on behalf of Team DCH, Shanghai Commercial Bank, America Hotel Owners Charitable Association and HKDBF-NY 2025. 1.  Team DCH Dragon Boat Club for Charles B. Wang Chinatown Health Clinic &#8230;</p>
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<p><b><u>WHAT</u> &#8211; HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in New York-2025 CHARITY PRESS EVENT/AWARD$ CEREMONY</b></p>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof"><b><u>WHEN</u> &#8211; Thursday, October 2nd &#8211; RECEPTION 4:00 pm TODAY</b></div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof"><b><u>WHERE</u> &#8211; HKETO OFFICE </b><b><a id="yiv5335602660OWAc00e31ae-6113-faba-ff24-8d5995688eda" class="yiv5335602660OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.google.com/maps/search/115+E+54th,+NYC?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/115+E+54th,+NYC?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">115 E 54th, NYC</a></b></div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">All donations will be made on behalf of Team DCH, Shanghai Commercial Bank, America Hotel Owners Charitable Association and HKDBF-NY 2025.</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">1.  Team <b>DCH</b> Dragon Boat Club for <b><i>Charles B. Wang Chinatown Health Clinic Foundation, </i></b>will receive $3,500</div>
<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">2.  Team <b>Flushing Bank Dragon</b> for <b><i>Ohana Paddling Association, Inc. </i></b>will receive $3,000</div>
<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">3.  Team <b>Shanghai Commercial Bank</b> for <b><i>Glow Community Center </i></b>will receive $2,500</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof"><b>TOTAL DONATION: $9,000  </b></div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">4:00 PM &#8211; Light refreshments available:</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">4:15 &#8211; HW welcomes all, intros HKETO DIRECTOR FOR BRIEF REMARKS</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">4:25 &#8211; HW WELCOMES &amp; INTROS TEAM REPS STARTING WITH THE 3RD PLACE WINNER EACH GIVING BRIEF REMARKS,</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">-THEY INTRO CHARITY RECIPIENT TO MAKE BRIEF REMARKS.</div>
<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">-CK AWARDED</div>
<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">-PICTURES TAKEN</div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof">AT CONCLUSION PICTURE WITH ALL- <u>END BY 5 PM</u></div>
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<div class="yiv5335602660elementToProof"><b><i><u>THE HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK IS A NON-PROFIT (501 C3) ORGANIZATION</u></i></b></div>
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		<title>This Wknd! 7/30, 31. The 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF NY) Comes Roaring Back In the Year of the Tiger!!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WHAT- THE COLORFUL HONG KONG TRADITION RETURNS TO NEW YORK- THE 30th HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK (HKDBF NY)-CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER! DRAGONS, MULTI-CULTURAL PERFORMERS,TRADITIONAL ARTS &#038; CRAFTS, INTERNATIONAL FOODS WHERE- MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, NY– FREE &#038; FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY &#8211; WHEN-THIS SAT 7/30 &#8230;</p>
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WHAT- THE COLORFUL HONG KONG TRADITION RETURNS TO NEW YORK- THE 30th HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK (HKDBF NY)-CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER!</p>
<p>DRAGONS, MULTI-CULTURAL PERFORMERS,TRADITIONAL ARTS &#038; CRAFTS, INTERNATIONAL FOODS </p>
<p>WHERE-  MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, NY–  FREE &#038; FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY &#8211; </p>
<p>WHEN-THIS SAT 7/30 &#038; SUN 7/31/2022-  Racing &#038; Other Activities from 9am-5pm .   Rain or shine- <a href="http://www.hkdbf-ny.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.hkdbf-ny.org</a>  </p>
<p>HOW TO GET TO THE FESTIVAL-    Take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to  the special MTA shuttle buses to  &#038; from the Festival site. Use  MetroCard or correct change. Parking on site is very limited.</p>
<p>                                     THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US!</p>
<p>The Festival wants to highlight three major issues this year as we come roaring back for the Year of the Tiger!<br />
1. Our participation in the reopening our economy, as we are planning for a full scale festival.<br />
2. Promotion of Covid vaccination/booster, Post Covid mental/ physical wellness.<br />
3.  Bringing attention to the Prevention of Asian hate crimes.</p>
<p>  July 25th, 2022- NY, NY &#8211; In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the  TIGER,&#8221;  the Board of Directors of the  30th  Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY)  announce that this Free Multicultural Festival and Sporting Event will be held Saturday, July 30 &#038; Sunday, July 31st, 2022.</p>
<p>HKDBF NY 2022 features events for the entire family, the Opening Ceremony takes place at noon on Saturday with the traditional Dragon Dance and Team Parade.  Racing both days from 9am-5pm. Some of the attractions taking place during the festival include several special races. Including the Hong Kong SAR 25th Anniversary Challenge, the Sponsors Challenge, a Media Invitational and the Seniors Invitational.  This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with a number of Corporate Teams joining us to race for their companies. The US Dragon Boat Open Championship Race is on Sunday. There are also special Educational and Health Care Invitationals and the always exciting and rewarding Charity race, featuring funds raised by the participating teams to be donated to the charities designated by the winning teams. Over the years the Charity Race has contributed in excess of $300,000 to various NYC charities.</p>
<p>  The program on the Main Stage showcases the best Regional multicultural artists and traditional music/dance from across the globe. We are thrilled to have NY based young rapper Cameron Sean joining  us both days to perform his very relevant rap, &#8220;Stop the Hate!&#8221; The ever popular Shaolin Martial Artists return for performances on both days. We have several  other very Special Musical Guests this year, the amazing  violinist Daisy Jopling, the Gigs &#038; The Professor Orchestra,  Musical Performance by Terry King&#8217;s Drifters  featuring Charlie Thomas Jr and Benidito King of the world renowned  Drifters. The two sons of the Drifters Charlie Thomas and Ben E. King, who&#8217;s hits were Stand By Me and Spanish Harlem. The Chinese Theatre Works Co. performs both days with 2 different shows and Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk returns spinning “Dragon Tales.” In addition, we have demonstrations of traditional Asian folk arts and crafts, booths staffed by sponsors and many community-based organizations.</p>
<p>HKDBF-NY, an international, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event, the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S.  HKDBF-NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person.</p>
<p>For twenty-nine successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 20,000 attendees throughout North America. This year with 100+ teams participating involving more than 1,000 competitors from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable for it&#8217;s 2 day return, scale and fierce competition.</p>
<p>The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and performer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.  </p>
<p>Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine &#8211; Festival attendees Please take the MTA or shuttle bus with your MetroCard or use correct change.  Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival attendees take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site.<br />
This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY., Shanghai Commercial Bank, Con Edison, New York Community Bank,  Flushing Bank,  Resorts World, JPMorgan Chase,  Fios by Verizon, ITALKBB, new york state of health, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the  Queensborough President, Donovan Richards, Jr.,  NYC &#038;Co,  Discover Queens</p>
<p>Media &#038;Creative Partners:  PIX 11 Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier,   MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, AM1380, Sino Television, Niu TV)  <a href="http://GoodNewsBroadcast.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GoodNewsBroadcast.com</a>, Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Additional support provided by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, AARP,  Attending Home Care, the Queens Chronicle, The Island, YELP, TinnieAdvertising and ChinaAmerica Radio.</p>
<p>                                                       HKDBFNY IS A NON PROFIT 501(c-3)org.<br />
                          downloadable photos are available at   <a href="http://www.hkdbf-ny.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.hkdbf-ny.org</a> (web designed and maintained by Fusia Communications)</p>
<p>#hongkongdragonboatfestival #newyork #hkdbf #ny #tiger #meadowlake #flushingmeadows #coronapark #queens #arts&#038;crafts #music&#038;dance</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Listen to &#8220;Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony&#8221; on Spreaker. Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony. Help us Awaken the Dragons for the 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY. Best, DLA, Marketing Director- HKDBF NY 2022 DRAGONS TO INVADE TIMES SQ – 7/13/2022@11:00am 7/13/22 Media Contact:DAAssociatesPR.COM- David L. Archer- cell (914)299-0837, daassociatespr@gmail.com, www.hkdbf-ny.org NYC MEDIA &#8230;</p>
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<p>Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony. Help us Awaken the Dragons for the 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY. Best, DLA, Marketing Director- HKDBF NY 2022</p>
<p>DRAGONS TO INVADE TIMES SQ – 7/13/2022@11:00am</p>
<p>7/13/22 Media Contact:DAAssociatesPR.COM- David L. Archer- cell (914)299-0837, daassociatespr@gmail.com, www.hkdbf-ny.org</p>
<p>NYC MEDIA ALERT- PHOTO OPPTY-TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY</p>
<p>THIS MORNING WEDNESDAY, July 13th at 11:00 AM (rain or shine),</p>
<p>BWAY BETW 46 &amp; 47th adjacent to FATHER DUFFY PARK, TIMES SQ, NYC</p>
<p>MONKS, AND SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTISTS* TO PERFORM, BLESS AND UNVEIL DRAGON BOATS FOR THE 2022 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER!<br />
Media, Invited Guests, Elected Officials, VIP&#8217;s, Sponsors and Traditional Chinese Shaolin Martial Artists will look on as Monks perform the Traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats, the “Kick off” of the festivities leading up to the 2022 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York. Bringing prosperity and good fortune to the area and those involved. Dignitaries and invited guests will have the opportunity to Dot the Eye of the Dragon. 2 Dragon Boats will be on display.<br />
The boats were recently made in China for the 30th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York-2022, a Free International, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event that will be held Sat, July 30th and Sun, July. 31st, 2022 from 9am to 5pm (rain or shine) at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York began at Battery Park in 1991.</p>
<p>“THE DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY&#8221; includes brief performances from the New York Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Center, https://www.newyorkshaolintemple.com</p>
<p>THE 30th ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NY TAKES PLACE ON MEADOWS LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK SAT JULY 30 &amp; SUN JULY 31st fro,m 9am-5pm rain or shine. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER! A FREE 2 DAY INTERNATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL SPORTING AND CULTURAL EVENT WITH 100+ TEAMS (comprising approx 1,000 competitors) FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETING FOR PRIZES.</p>
<p>Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. See www.hkdbf-ny.org for directions and further information.</p>
<p>Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Please take the MTA or car pool.Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival attendees can use their MetroCard or exact change to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about a 15 minute walk. Parking on-site is limited.</p>
<p>Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org . (web designed and maintained by Fusia Communications)</p>
<p>This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY., Shanghai Commercial Bank, Con Edison, New York Community Bank, Flushing Bank, Resorts World, JPMorgan Chase, Fios by Verizon, ITALKBB, new york state of health, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Donovan Richards, Jr., NYC &amp;Co, Discover Queens</p>
<p>Media &amp;Creative Partners: PIX 11 Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, AM1380,Sino Television, Niu TV) GoodNews Broadcast.com,F usia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Additional support provided by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, AARP, Attending Home Care, the Queens Chronicle, The Island, YELP, TinnieAdvertising and ChinaAmerica Radio.</p>
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<p>#dragonboat #dragonboatawakeningceremony #awakeningceremony #hongkong #festival #nyc #ny #hkdbf</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NYC MEDIA ALERT/PHOTO OPPTY-THIS WKND &#8211; 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 &#38; 26th, SAT &#38; SUN from 10-1pm- WHERE &#8211; AT: MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA &#8230;</p>
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NYC MEDIA ALERT/PHOTO OPPTY-THIS WKND &#8211; INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT COACHES COME TO QUEENS, NY TO CONDUCT CLINIC FOR 2022 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL NY COMPETITORS.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">WHAT- THE ANNUAL HKDBF NY COACHES CLINIC</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">WHEN -HELD BE THIS WKND: JUNE 25th &amp; 26th, SAT &amp; SUN from 10-1pm-</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">WHERE &#8211; AT: MEADOW LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, NY</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">LEARN HOW TO WIN !- PREP FOR FESTIVAL- COACH&#8217;S CLINIC THIS WKND!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">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 &amp; PADDLING. CHASE BOATS ARE AVAILABLE. MEDIA IS INVITED TO COVER</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(Best time for coverage is Sat/Sun 10am-1pm)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">COACHES BRIEF BIO-Konrad Doerrbecker, and David Hunt</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Konrad D&#8217;becker &#8211; New Dragon Racing Club (NDRC) Premier 2011-2012, IDBF Club Crew World Championships 2012 –Hong Kong &#8211; 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</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">David Hunt- Konrad&#8217;s assistant coach, and asst coach of Great Lakes Paddlers Dragon Boat Club and Quinte Rouge Paddling Club</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">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.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">THE TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY IS JULY 13th, 11am in Times Sq, at Father Duffy Park</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">THERE IS STILL TIME FOR NEW TEAMS TO REGISTER. WE ARE ALSO SEEKING VOLUNTEERS, STAFF&amp; SPONSORS TO JOIN US.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(MEDIA ALWAYS WELCOME TO JOIN US AT PRACTICE)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The &#8220;Year of the Tiger &#8221; 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY is scheduled for Sat /Sun July 30th &amp; 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.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">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.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">FULL INFO &amp; SCHEDULE @ <a href="http://WWW.HKDBF-NY.ORG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WWW.HKDBF-NY.ORG</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">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 &amp;Co, Discover Queens.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Media &amp;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</p>
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<p>#hkdbfny #hkdb #hongkongdragonboatfestival #ny #newyork #hkdbf #flushingmeadowpark #coronaqueens #konraddoerrbecker #davidhunt</p>
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<p>About the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY 2013 The annual, free 2013 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place THIS Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11, features the New York Dragon Boat Championships and the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship Races, at Meadows Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home of the 1964 World’s Fair.</p>
<p>The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is the largest multi-cultural festival in the New York metropolitan area and the biggest festival of its kind in the U.S. In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the Snake,&#8221; the 23rd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) will feature cash &amp; prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.</p>
<p>Other festival events consist of Several special/Invitational Cup races including The 30th Anniversary HKETO NY FAMILY INVITATIONAL, the HKETO Business Invitational, The Health Care Invitational, The Educational Invitational and the Municipal Cup/Invitational featuring various teams from our elected officials. This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with many Corporate Teams joining us to race for their company.</p>
<p>The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free. HKDBF-NY, an international, multicultural celebration and sporting event, the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water.</p>
<p>Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-two successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 50,000 attendees throughout North America. With more than 180 well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition. With cash &amp; prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World&#8217;s Fair, featuring events for the entire family.</p>
<p>The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, Aug. 10th will be followed by the New York City Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship will be held on Sunday, August 11th with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash &amp; prizes. Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine.</p>
<p>Other festival events consist of the media invitational, corporate youth, charity race, women&#8217;s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the Stage of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts. An ethnic food court, and booths staffed by sponsors of the event, many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend.</p>
<p>The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.</p>
<p>Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car &#8211; take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change. Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org Special hotel rates are available at several local hotels to encourage out of town team participation.</p>
<p>FOR SCHEDULE &amp; INFORMATION VISIT WWW.HKDBF-NY.ORG OR CALL 1-718-767-1776.</p>
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THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK<br />
THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US &#8211; LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 &amp; SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 &#8211; WITH CASH &amp; PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. &amp; CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA<br />
AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY &#8211; In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the Water Dragon&#8221; the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th &amp; Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash &amp; prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.<br />
Other festival events consist of several new special Cup races, the Hong Kong SAR Family Invitational and the Hong Kong Business Family Invitational honoring the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Municipal Cup featuring teams from several of our elected officials and government agencies and the Health Invitational along with special youth, women and sponsor races, plus a Media challenge and a Charity race featuring $7,500 to be donated to the charities designated by the competing teams. The Charity Race participants include HSBC USA, DCH and Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. Each of them will contribute $2500 to put in the charity fund. This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with many Corporate Teams joining us to race for their company. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free.<br />
HKDBF-NY, a multicultural celebration and sporting event, is the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-one successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 60,000 attendees throughout North America. With more than 180+ well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition.<br />
With cash &amp; prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World&#8217;s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, August 4th will be followed by the New York City Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship will be held on Sunday, August 5th with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash &amp; prizes.<br />
Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Other festival events consist of the corporate youth, women&#8217;s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the VERIZON STAGE of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts.<br />
This year we have a very special appearance from the Award winning Lion Dancers from Zhanjian, Guangdong, China. This team is the recipient of China&#8217;s last Lion Dancers competition. sponsored by the Chinese Association of Lion Dancers and Dragon Dancing Teams (a division of China&#8217;s national Sport Association). They will perform the colorful and exciting Southern style of Lion Dancing.<br />
An ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors of the event many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend.<br />
The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.<br />
Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car &#8211; take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.<br />
This years Sponsors include; Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY: Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P. Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Resort World Casino New York City, National Grid, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Flushing Savings Bank, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &amp;Co, and Discover Queens.<br />
Media &amp;Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.<br />
Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org .</p>
<p>Special hotel rates are available at several local hotels.<br />
For full schedule and information visit our website www.hkdbf-ny.org or call 718-767-1776<br />
HKDBF NY-2011 is a non-profit, tax-exempt, cultural organization.</p>
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THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US &#8211; LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 &amp; SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 &#8211; WITH CASH &amp; PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. &amp; CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA<br />
AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY &#8211; In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the Water Dragon&#8221; the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th &amp; Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash &amp; prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.<br />
Other festival events consist of several new special Cup races, the Hong Kong SAR Family Invitational and the Hong Kong Business Family Invitational honoring the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Municipal Cup featuring teams from several of our elected officials and government agencies and the Health Invitational along with special youth, women and sponsor races, plus a Media challenge and a Charity race featuring $7,500 to be donated to the charities designated by the competing teams. The Charity Race participants include HSBC USA, DCH and Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. Each of them will contribute $2500 to put in the charity fund. This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with many Corporate Teams joining us to race for their company. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free.<br />
HKDBF-NY, a multicultural celebration and sporting event, is the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-one successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 60,000 attendees throughout North America. With more than 180+ well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition.<br />
With cash &amp; prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World&#8217;s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, August 4th will be followed by the New York City Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship will be held on Sunday, August 5th with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash &amp; prizes.<br />
Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Other festival events consist of the corporate youth, women&#8217;s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the VERIZON STAGE of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts.<br />
This year we have a very special appearance from the Award winning Lion Dancers from Zhanjian, Guangdong, China. This team is the recipient of China&#8217;s last Lion Dancers competition. sponsored by the Chinese Association of Lion Dancers and Dragon Dancing Teams (a division of China&#8217;s national Sport Association). They will perform the colorful and exciting Southern style of Lion Dancing.<br />
An ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors of the event many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend.<br />
The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.<br />
Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car &#8211; take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.<br />
This years Sponsors include; Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY: Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P. Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Resort World Casino New York City, National Grid, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Flushing Savings Bank, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &amp;Co, and Discover Queens.<br />
Media &amp;Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.<br />
Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org .</p>
<p>Special hotel rates are available at several local hotels.<br />
For full schedule and information visit our website www.hkdbf-ny.org or call 718-767-1776<br />
HKDBF NY-2011 is a non-profit, tax-exempt, cultural organization.</p>
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<p>THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK</p>
<p>THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US &#8211; LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 &amp; SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 &#8211; WITH CASH &amp; PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. &amp; CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA</p>
<p>AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY &#8211; In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the Water Dragon&#8221; the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th &amp; Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash &amp; prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.</p>
<p>Other festival events consist of several new special Cup races, the Hong Kong SAR Family Invitational and the Hong Kong Business Family Invitational honoring the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Municipal Cup featuring teams from several of our elected officials and government agencies and the Health Invitational along with special youth, women and sponsor races, plus a Media challenge and a Charity race featuring $7,500 to be donated to the charities designated by the competing teams. The Charity Race participants include HSBC USA, DCH and Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. Each of them will contribute $2500 to put in the charity fund. This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with many Corporate Teams joining us to race for their company. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free.</p>
<p>HKDBF-NY, a multicultural celebration and sporting event, is the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-one successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 60,000 attendees throughout North America. With more than 180+ well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition.</p>
<p>With cash &amp; prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World&#8217;s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, August 4th will be followed by the New York City Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship will be held on Sunday, August 5th with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash &amp; prizes.</p>
<p>Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Other festival events consist of the corporate youth, women&#8217;s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the VERIZON STAGE of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts.</p>
<p>This year we have a very special appearance from the Award winning Lion Dancers from Zhanjian, Guangdong, China. This team is the recipient of China&#8217;s last Lion Dancers competition. sponsored by the Chinese Association of Lion Dancers and Dragon Dancing Teams (a division of China&#8217;s national Sport Association). They will perform the colorful and exciting Southern style of Lion Dancing.</p>
<p>An ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors of the event many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend.</p>
<p>The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.</p>
<p>Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car &#8211; take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.</p>
<p>This years Sponsors include; Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY: Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P. Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Resort World Casino New York City, National Grid, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Flushing Savings Bank, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &amp;Co, and Discover Queens.</p>
<p>Media &amp;Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.</p>
<p>Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org .</p>
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<p>Special hotel rates are available at several local hotels.</p>
<p>For full schedule and information visit our website www.hkdbf-ny.org or call 718-767-1776</p>
<p>HKDBF NY-2011 is a non-profit, tax-exempt, cultural organization.</p>
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THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US &#8211; LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 &amp; SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 &#8211; WITH CASH &amp; PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. &amp; CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA<br />
AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY &#8211; In Celebration of the &#8220;Year of the Water Dragon&#8221; the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th &amp; Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash &amp; prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.<br />
Other festival events consist of several new special Cup races, the Hong Kong SAR Family Invitational and the Hong Kong Business Family Invitational honoring the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Municipal Cup featuring teams from several of our elected officials and government agencies and the Health Invitational along with special youth, women and sponsor races, plus a Media challenge and a Charity race featuring $7,500 to be donated to the charities designated by the competing teams. The Charity Race participants include HSBC USA, DCH and Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. Each of them will contribute $2500 to put in the charity fund. This year&#8217;s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with many Corporate Teams joining us to race for their company. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free.<br />
HKDBF-NY, a multicultural celebration and sporting event, is the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-one successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 60,000 attendees throughout North America. With more than 180+ well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year&#8217;s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition.<br />
With cash &amp; prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World&#8217;s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, August 4th will be followed by the New York City Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship will be held on Sunday, August 5th with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash &amp; prizes.<br />
Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Other festival events consist of the corporate youth, women&#8217;s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the VERIZON STAGE of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts.<br />
This year we have a very special appearance from the Award winning Lion Dancers from Zhanjian, Guangdong, China. This team is the recipient of China&#8217;s last Lion Dancers competition. sponsored by the Chinese Association of Lion Dancers and Dragon Dancing Teams (a division of China&#8217;s national Sport Association). They will perform the colorful and exciting Southern style of Lion Dancing.<br />
An ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors of the event many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend.<br />
The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor&#8217;s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.<br />
Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car &#8211; take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we&#8217;ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.<br />
This years Sponsors include; Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY: Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P. Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Resort World Casino New York City, National Grid, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Flushing Savings Bank, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &amp;Co, and Discover Queens.<br />
Media &amp;Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.<br />
Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org .</p>
<p>Special hotel rates are available at several local hotels.<br />
For full schedule and information visit our website www.hkdbf-ny.org or call 718-767-1776<br />
HKDBF NY-2011 is a non-profit, tax-exempt, cultural organization.</p>
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