The REALTORS Care® Dragon Boat team from Greater Moncton REALTORS® du Grand Moncton raised over $8,500 at this spring’s Dragon Boat Festival, placing second in overall fundraising among all the teams at this year’s event. Funds raised went towards the Lions Sick Children’s Fund and The Breakfast for Learning program in our local schools.
The Dragon Boat Festival, which raises money for the Lions Sick Children’s Fund and supports various other charities, has been a pet-project of Greater Moncton REALTORS® for years.
“We’ve been very proud to support children through the Dragon Boat Festival,” says Board President Shirley Powell. “It’s a fun event that does a lot of great things for the families of our community. On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to thank the public and our members for their support.”
The Moncton team has had great success with the event over the years, placing among or at the top of the race for the most dollars raised, and even crossing the finish line with the fastest rowers more than once. This year, the team earned a solid fourth-place finish, but according to Lions Club President Ron Paschal, the REALTORS® had a much more important role to play at the event.
“The real estate Dragon Boat team has a reputation for raising a lot of money, so the team of doctors and nurses that won were really aggressive to come out ahead,” said Paschal. “Those REALTORS® really got a lot of teams going. The Lions appreciate what they do. They’ve sure made a lot of kids smile.”
