New Liskeard Lions Club Dragon Boat Festival
June 24th and 25th, 2011, New Liskeard, Ontario

Welcome to our 2012 Festival

This year's fundraising efforts benefit the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation: $821.00; the Diabetes Program-Temiskaming: $865.00, and the New Liskeard Lions Club Inc. ($6,6164.46) for a total of $$7,850.46 for the community.


Friday June 22th, 2012

7:00 pm Opening Ceremonies New Liskeard Beach, by the Mini-Putt   [Map here]

  • Welcome

    Awakening the dragons
  • Message from City of Temiskaming Shores

  • Message from New Liskeard Lions Club President Mike Hastings

  • Thanking Our Sponsors by New Liskeard Lions Club

Painting Dragon Eyes to Wake up the Dragons

Smudging of the Boats

8:00 pm Music by live band Kings of Nowhere and Opening of the Bar



Saturday June 23, 2012

8:00 am Registration. Breakfast available from The New Liskeard Lions Club 8:00 am to 10 am

9:00 am Dragon boat races start: First qualifying heats (approx.20 minutes per race; three teams per heat)

Second races starting by slowest times from first races.



On site through the day

TAI CHI demonstrations throughout the day

Kangoo Jumps - Fitness demonstrations (www.stay-fit.ca)



Kangoo Jumping

12:00 pm Lunch

Lions Wake Team with the visiting Dragon

1:00 pm Third race starting by slowest times from the morning races.

Prizes and Awards (30 minutes after the last race).

2012 Photos here



2012 Teams (placed in Alphabetical Order)

Team Name

Team Sponsor(s)

Total Times
3 races
(seconds)

Place

Running On Water

Running Link

385.95

First

Pedersen Construction Diggers

Pedersen Construction Limited

397.82

Second

Boart Longyear Gold Diggers

Boart Longyear

401.21

Third

Curves Spitfires

Curves

403.17

Fourth

Lions Wake

New Liskeard Lions Club

409.99

Fifth

Three H Dragon Builders

Three H Furniture

414.01

Sixth

Green Machine

Food Basics

414.03

Seventh

Warriors of Hope

Warriors of Hope

419.51

Eighth