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Boston Dragon Boat Festival June 12th

The Wellness Warriors are hosting all cancer survivor (ACS) dragon boat teams for this year's Boston Dragon Boat Festival races.

The Wellness Warriors (www.wellnesswarriorsboston.org), New England's first dragon boat team for all cancer survivors, is kicking off its racing season by hosting the All Cancer Survivor (ACS) teams participating in the 2016 Boston Dragon Boat Festival (http://www.bostondragonboat.org). Dragon boating has a rich history here on the Charles River with the annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival held every June. Paddlers from Springfield, MA, Northampton, MA, and Toronto Canada will join the Wellness Warriors in celebrating their efforts to reclaim their health through paddling after cancer. Wellness Warriors serves Boston/Cambridge and surrounding suburbs providing an active support team for people with cancer. Please see the video (http://youtu.be/gIouisOal_g) about us coproduced by the Massachusetts Cancer Prevention and Control Network and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the "Wellness Guide for Cancer Survivors" found on www.mass.gov/cancersurvivor

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