The Standard (St. Catharines)

Huge yard sale will support dragon boat team

-

Wonder Woman’s Warriors Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat crew are fundraisin­g to participat­e in the 2018 Internatio­nal BCS Dragon Boat Festival in Florence, Italy. Multiple families and dozens of donors contribute­d to their huge yard sale fundraiser taking place Saturday at 202 Ontario St., St. Catharines, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. As part of the fundraiser, Value Village at 360 Ontario St. in St. Catharines will make a donation to the dragon boat crew for any clothes and household items dropped off by the community by 5 p.m. Hope Floats BCS Dragon Boat Team (a.k.a. Wonder Woman’s Warriors) are inviting breast cancer survivors to try three free introducto­ry practices every Monday and Wednesday in May and June from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at South Niagara Canoe Club, 108 Thorold Rd., Welland. Not a breast cancer survivor? The women’s and mixed dragon boat crews practise at the same place and time and are extending the same offer to anyone interested in an introducti­on to dragon boating. For more informatio­n visit. wonderwoma­nswarriors.com.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Canada