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星期三, 5月 30, 2018

Goldberg, Ultrino Announce Women’s Economic Empowerment Event in Malden

Goldberg, Ultrino Announce Women’s Economic Empowerment Event in Malden

BOSTON – Treasurer Deb Goldberg and Representative Steve Ultrino (D–Malden) announced a Malden-based event for the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series. The workshop, hosted by the Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) and Representative Ultrino, is a free program targeting issues around women’s economic disparities, including the gender wage gap, money management, retirement and investment strategies for women. The workshop will be held at Anthony’s of Malden on Saturday, June 9th.

“Women face unique challenges when it comes to financial security,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “This Program will provide critical information that will give women the skills they need to be successful in today’s economy. When we invest in women, we empower women to invest in themselves.”

“I am grateful to the Treasurer and the sponsors of this program as it will enable women in my district to have the same opportunities and skills afforded to all people across the Commonwealth,” said Representative Steven Ultrino. “For the past three years, I have served on the Economic Empowerment Trust Fund, where we have discussed the importance of breaking down inequitable systems. This program will help close economic disparities by empowering women with information and resources they need to succeed.”

“At Citizens Bank we are committed to helping our neighbors reach their potential, and our communities thrive,” said Jerry Sargent, President of Citizens Bank Massachusetts. “Through our Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money partnership with the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series, women are gaining the confidence and tools they need to budget, save and take charge of their personal finances.”

Women, on average, earn less than men over the course of their working lives because of the wage gap and more likely to leave the workforce to care for family members. The Legislature recently passed two bills addressing this issues: one concerning pay equity and one protecting pregnant workers. Malden was chosen as part of an expansion of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series to bring economic security workshops to women across Massachusetts to help empower women and give them the tools to reach their full financial potential.

The program will include financial education workshops and salary negotiation training. Lunch will be provided to participants. For more specifics on the event details, programmatic content, and to register please visit the program’s site here. The Women’s Economic Empowerment Series is made possible by a grant from Citizens Bank.

On day one, Treasurer Goldberg created OEE to implement a range of economic empowerment initiatives including closing the gender wage gap, increasing access to financial education, improving college affordability, and investing in STEM careers and education. For more information visit http://www.mass.gov/treasury/empowerment or follow @EmpowermentMA on Twitter.

Representative Ultrino is a member of the state Economic Empowerment Trust Fund Board, which is chaired by Treasurer Goldberg. The Trust Fund Board was established in 2015, and its mission is to educate and provide the resources and opportunities for people of all ages to empower themselves to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives.

波士頓華商會與市府交通局晤談要爭回馬路停車位

波士頓華商會借紐英崙至孝篤親公所會址,邀波市府交通局代表晤談。
(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)波士頓華埠商會(CBA)日前邀波士頓交通局主任Vineet Gupta到華埠協商停車位事宜,528日遞交了一份文件,希望在華埠多處增設計時收費停車位,以期恢復並增加街道停車位。
波士頓市政府在2017年挑選了波士頓華埠,做為全市試行慢街道(slow street)”,要求車輛行駛時速低於20英哩的五個社區之一。波市府為改善交通,也推行零視力(zero vision)”計畫,劃定自行車道,鼓勵民眾進城不要開車。
香滿園,京川酒家,明記鮮雞等商家老闆都是會員,出席關注。
(周菊子攝)
今年116日時,波士頓交通局派員到紐英崙中華公所出席華埠社區議會。計畫員Charlotte Fleetwood 匯報了該局撤除了華埠尼倫街(Kneeland St.)兩側街道上的26個計時收費停車位,以騰出地方安置自行車道。該局同時把尼倫街,夏利臣街(Harrison)及馬津尼路(Marginal)上大約70個停車位的可停車時間延遲了。
在該會議上,華埠社區議會議員余麗媖表示,許多商家都很驚訝,怎麼尼倫街上的停車位不見了。她要求波士頓交通局將來向會員大多數是餐館和小企業的波士頓華埠商會(CBA)匯報。
波士頓華商會共同會長陳文棟(中),蔡倩婷向交通局主任
Vineet Gupta(右)。(周菊子攝)
波士頓華商會在五月初終於安排到和波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)晤談時,波士頓市長也很驚訝,表示他完全不知道尼倫街靠近華埠那段街道兩旁的停車位,竟然都被撤除了,於是有了波士頓交通局主任Vineet Gupta帶著一名計畫員進華埠,在紐英崙至孝篤親公所會址內和波士頓華埠商會開會,並巡走了一趟華埠街道,聆聽華商會的意見。
波士頓交通局主任Vineet Gupta518日出席華埠商會座談後表示,有關華埠內的停車位變動情況,該局曾多次舉辦社區公聽會,好幾名當天出席者也都曾參加公聽會,華埠竟然有不知道這事的反應,他也很驚訝。
紐英崙中華總會會長陳毓禮(右二)和波士頓華商會共同會長陳文棟(左),
蔡倩婷(右一)向波士頓交通局代表說明情況。(周菊子攝)
當天出席座談的有波士頓華埠商會兩名共同會長,陳文棟,蔡倩婷,財政余麗媖,中文書記翁偉健,核數韓幼文,華埠社區議會議員陳文浩,鴻運餐廳老闆梅少華,明記鮮雞老闆譚達兒,香滿園老闆方嘉樺,京川酒家老闆邢輝,紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席陳文珊,元老陳毓禮,陳家驊,波士頓市長辦公室社區服務副主任Tomas Gonzalez,波市府華埠聯絡員徐丹晨等人。
波士頓華商會事後數度討論,528日擬就一份文件,發送給了波士頓交通局局長,要求該局在下列地點增設計時收費停車位。
尼倫街(Kneeland) – 從乞臣街一直到華盛頓街的這一段尼倫街,要路邊兩旁都設計時停車位,同時早上7點半至9點半,以及下午4點至6點不可停車。
夏利臣街(Harrison) – 從必珠街到尼倫街,兩側街道准許停車30分鐘。
在益士石街上的交通標誌,讓人搞不清楚
規定內容。(周菊子攝)
益士石街(Essex) – 公車專用道對面晚上6點以後,准許停車。
愛丁保羅街(Edinboro) – 轉彎後的左側街道。
泰勒街(Tyler) – 從哈佛街一直到必珠街的左側街道,奇數門牌號那側。從尼倫街到必珠街的左側街道,奇數門牌號側)
乞臣街(Hudson) – 從尼倫街一直到哈佛街,晚上十點以前,奇數門牌側。尼倫街到必珠街,左側單數門牌街道)
在必珠街和夏利城街交界處安裝四向車輛暫停號誌牌(Stop sign)
菲利浦廣場項目 請保留委瑞森大樓翻修後的原樣。
波士頓華埠商會要求,將來有任何和社區有關的土地發展或交通設施變更,請通知波士頓華埠商會,紐英崙中華公所及華埠社區議會(CNC)。(圖片已於5月19日發表)





陳毓禮(右)和新任波市府華埠聯絡員徐丹晨(左)溝通。(周菊子攝)
夏利臣街上張貼了許多新的告示牌。(周菊子攝)
余麗媖(右二)向坡市府交通局建議,益士石街晚上車輛稀少,
應容許車輛停洎。(周菊子攝)

星期二, 5月 29, 2018

波士頓龍舟節訂6/10舉行


波士頓龍舟節籌委會新聞稿

     波士頓一年一度的香港龍舟賽將於六月十日(星期日)舉行, 時間中午十二時至下午五時。2018 是波士頓龍舟節和龍舟賽的第三十九週年。大波士頓地區、麻州、紐約和新英格蘭各州前來參賽的有七十四個龍舟隊。屆時,七十四個隊的龍舟健兒們將在鑼鼓喧天聲中,劃著顏色鮮艷、船身輕盈的香港式龍舟, Weeks 步行橋和Western Ave大橋之間的理斯河中激烈角逐。龍舟賽激烈的競爭將在以下十個分組之間展開:集團組、金融組、醫保組、大學組、中國大學校友組、社區組、俱樂部組、女子組,以及癌癥幸存者專賽。本年度龍舟賽及節慶由波士頓龍舟節組委會主辦,由以下公司和單位贊助:香港駐紐約經濟貿易辦事處、道富銀行、Harvard Pilgrim Health CareEastern Bank、華人醫務中心等。香港駐紐約經濟貿易辦事處處長朱瑞雯、麻州州議員陳德基、中華人民共和國駐紐約總領館文化參贊李立言等將出席開幕式並致祝詞。
      龍舟比賽十日清晨開始,文化節目則午間開場。所有的活動均免費向遊客開放。贊助商、主辦方及特邀嘉賓將於十二時為龍舟點睛。按照中國傳統習俗,龍在點睛之後騰飛升起。為點睛儀式增添聲勢的是劍橋中國文化中心的中國鼓和大波士頓文協的腰鼓舞。
今年的演出,有受歷年端午節龍舟賽觀眾歡迎的劍橋中國文化中心和大波士頓文協的才藝表演,中國民族特色濃郁的京劇全彩妝演出,印度歡快熱鬧的寶萊塢舞蹈、韓國武術表演,以及明珠舞蹈團的傳統中國舞蹈、中國舞龍舞獅和日式大鼓表演。大受觀眾歡迎的著名歌手馮麗麗今年也會再次為我們帶來兩首動聽的中國民歌。
     今年的表演加介紹並邀請觀眾參與的展演活動,保留了去年的亞洲文化中心太極班的太極展示, 另外邀請了牛頓中文學校的舞蹈班為大家演示並教授中國扇舞和民族風味濃郁的東北二人轉,女子巾幗舞獅隊演示並教授舞獅, 都有豐富大量的與觀眾互動活動。歷年最受歡迎的大波士頓文協的傳統手工製作,仍然會以強大陣容為遊人帶來各種工藝活動, 今年衆多亞洲美食攤位擺賣為大家帶來各式中國風味食品以及越南印度等亞洲美食,敬請光臨。
        每年農歷五月初五(陽歷五月下旬至6月中旬)的端午節是為了紀念中國古代詩人愛國人士屈原(340-278 BCE)。作為楚國的政治領袖,屈原被認為是中國第一家傑出的詩人。屈原失去了國王的青睞並且被被驅逐出他的家楚國,是因為他反對向強大的秦國妥協。在流亡期間,他寫的詩“離騷”顯示屈原對故國和人民的極大忠誠。公元前278,屈原聽聞楚國已經被入侵。在望中他在汨羅江自盡。等楚國人趕到河裏去救他已經來不及了,他們便裏粽子投向江水以紀念屈原愛國的精神,同時也希望吃了粽子的魚兒們能讓屈原安息。
      如今端午節龍舟賽已經成為世界上的一項熱門運動和節慶,而北美的第一箇龍舟節就是在1979年時始創於波士頓,迄今三十九年。這個慶祝活動向美國和世界人民介紹端午節龍舟賽,為推廣中國的以及亞洲的文化,發揮了巨大的作用。在大家的參與和支持下,波士頓龍舟節定能永保青春並越辦越好。
Performances & Demonstrations
The performance schedule for 2018 will be posted at a later date.  The 2017 schedule is posted below for reference.  
The schedule may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Time Organiztion
12:00Eye-dotting ceremony < Opening Ceremony>  
 Chinese Waist Drum Dance (Boston side)GBCCA
12:15Dragon Dance Wahlum Kungfu Academy
12:45Opening Ceremony 
1:00Chinese Tradional Music and Chinese Yo-YoGBCCA
1:25Suona SoloGuo Yazhi
1:40Korean Traditional DanceBoston Korean Dance Group
2:10Asia Folk SongFeng Lili
2:15Chinese Martial Arts DemonstrationWahlum Kungfu Academy
2:45Qipao Walk ShowWorld United Qipao Association Boston Branch
2:55Taekwon-doJae Hun Kim Taekwon-do Institute
3:30Popping ShowTian Bochao
3:45RhythmicGirls for Girls' Sports
4:00Chinese and Asia art demonstrationCCCC
4:30Japanese Taiko DrummingOdaiko New Englang
5:00Award ceremony for wining teams

Art and Cultural Demonstrations

 

Taichi Demonstration and Workshop         By Asian Culture Center Tai Chi Program
11:30AM-12:00PM     Boston Side by John W. Weeks Foot Bridge
12:30PM-1:00PM     Cambridge side by Arts and Crafts Tent 

Beijing Opera demonstration          By Boston Beijing Opera Association 
1:30PM-2:00PM     Cambridge side by Arts and Crafts Tent        
2:30PM-3:00PM     Cambridge side by Arts and Crafts Tent

Lion Dance Demonstration and Workshop         By Gunkwok Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe
3:30PM-4:00PM     Cambridge side by Arts and Crafts Tent
4:30PM-5:00PM     Cambridge side by Arts and Crafts Tent

Participating Teams

Below is the list of teams that participated in the 2017 festival. In the event the number of team registrations reaches capacity, the Festival reserves the right to hold a lottery for participation in the races. The lottery criteria will be at the sole discretion of the Festival.

Arowana

Asian American Civic Association - AACA

Asian American Heritage Association - AAHA

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence - ATASK

In an effort to raise awareness about domestic violence, ATASK staff, volunteers, clients and supporters have come together as a team to race at this year's Boston Dragon Boat Festival. This is our 2nd time competing, and we are excited to be here again.
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) is the only  non-profit organization in New England that provides culturally-specific domestic violence services to the Asian community.  Services are free and available in 16 Asian languages and dialects.  Your contribution to ATASK will help survivors receive emergency shelter, legal services, ESOL classes and other advocacy services.  

Bank of America BAC Blazers

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Bamboo Circle

The Bamboo Circle cultivates BCNC's next generation of leaders, volunteers, and donors through volunteering, social events, and charitable giving. We have a wide variety of events every year ranging from informal social gatherings to volunteering for BCNC's Youth Center.

Boston Kwong Kow

Founded in 1916, Kwong Kow Chinese School is one of the longest-running Chinese Schools on the East Coast. Over its 100 years, Kwong Kow has provided Chinese language and cultural education, academic support, and recreational programs for more than 20,000 children of Chinese immigrants in the Greater Boston/Eastern Massachusetts region.Team Boston Kwong Kow entered the Dragonboating scene in 2014. The team consists of alums, teachers, TAs, staff and board members of the school. Each season, the team is full of energy and high-spirits! Learn more about Kwong Kow Chinese School at www.kwongkowschool.org

Boston One Dragon Boat Team

Boston Professionals Networking

Boston Professionals Networking is an official 501(c)3 npo

Boston Students Org

Boston University CPE Professionals

This team is built on the 2015 bronze medal team of BU Interpreters and sponsored by Boston University’s Center for Professional Education (CPE, http://bu.edu/professional), which offers programs in Financial Planning, Genealogical Research, Interpreter Programs, Paralegal Studies, PMP Exam Preparation, Professional Fundraising, and Real Estate Studies Programs. The team is comprised of students, alums, and faculty members of CPE programs.

Boston University CPE Women Professionals

Cambridge Aha Dragons

Charlestown High School

Citizens Dragon

CYPN Storm

CYPN Storm, is a newly established dragon boat team cooperates closely with Chinese Young Professionals Networking (華人青年協會), an non-profit organization in Greater Boston Area. CYPN Storm aims to evoke leadership, teamwork, as well as sportsmanship and fighting spirit among young professionals and students through this traditional Chinese event. Be aware, Storm is coming!

CYPN Storm 2

CYPN Women

Dragon Divas

Dragon Divas is a group of women from diverse backgrounds and life experiences who come together to honor the tradition of Dragon Boat racing and affirm the power of women working together.  We range from complete newbies to seasoned racers who were amongst the first to call for a women's division.  Though many of us began as strangers, we are united in our determination to paddle hard and have a blast on the water.

Dragonheart Vermont Premier Women

Dragonheart Vermont Premier Women, also known as "Snapdragons," is a women's crew comprised of paddlers aged 21-49.

Dragonheart Vermont Senior Mixed

Dragonheart Vermont Senior Mixed is a composite crew of our Fifty Force (Sr. B) and Quicksilver (Sr. C) crews.

Dragonheart Vermont Senior Women

Dragonheart Vermont Senior Women is a composite women's crew comprised of women from our Green Mountain Girls (Sr. B) and Warriors (Sr. C) crews.

Dragonheart Vermont Sisters

Dragonheart Vermont Sisters (Breast Cancer Survivor Team) Dragonheart Vermont Sisters is a breast cancer survivor dragon boat team from Burlington, Vermont (wwwdragonheartvermont.org). We have a special sisterhood where the focus is on living, not the disease. We are paddling our way to recovery and growing strong! In our 14th season, we have been lucky enough to travel the world together. Our Dragonheart VT club also hosts the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival (www.ridethedragon.org) event to raise funds for cancer-related causes in our region. Our labor of love is Survivorship NOW (www.survivorshipnowVT.org) where we offer free cancer wellness programs to cancer survivors in our Vermont community. We are sisters at heart, joined in the race to end breast cancer . . . at last

Eastern Bank 1

Eastern Bank 2

Electric Dragons NYC

What started as a small Corporate-sponsored recreational team in New York City has grown into a gigantic, fun-loving, highly competitive dragon boat family whose main objectives are to eat, sleep, paddle, and  repeat.  Our focus is to always have fun while continually raising our level of competitiveness.  

Emerson College Lions

The Emerson College Lions will be roaring on the Charles for the seventh year! Our team of students, faculty, and staff is proud to represent the nation’s premier institution in higher education devoted to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. We paddle to honor the spirit of dragon boat and to demonstrate Emerson College's commitment to diversity and inclusion in action!

EY

We came to kick ass and chew bubblegum...... and we're all out of bubblegum

Fudan & Tongji Alumni Associations

GBCCA Dragonauts

Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association Community Team

GBCCA Newton Ligers

Newton Youth High School Dragonboat team started in 2013 backed by the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association.  Paddlers range in age from 14-20

Harvard CSSA

Harvard Engine Nine

The Harvard Dragon Boat Team: A GSAS Student Organization is a student-run club for paddlers of all levels. The team was established in 1999, marking us as the premiere dragon boat team in Boston. Members of the Dudley House intramural crew team who were looking for a summer diversion spearheaded the establishment. They entered the Boston Dragon Boat Festival, hoping their familiarity with rowing in time might translate into the angular dragon boat paddles. Although the abrupt, aggressive stroke of dragon boating was not similar to the lengthy pull of the oars they knew, the team enjoyed immediate success, finishing second place in the local division. The team has enjoyed numerous successes ever since, competing at various races throughout the Northeast region and internationally.

Harvard Phoenix

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Dragonauts

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit health services company that, along with its subsidiaries, is improving the well-being of its 2.7 million customers.  Grounded in our mission to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and communities we serve, Harvard Pilgrim is consistently among America’s highest-rated health plans (NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings, 2015-16, HMO/POS/PPO). As your dedicated partner in health benefits and services, we offer acupuncture coverage and programs like Eastern Harmony, which blends Western medical practices with Eastern traditions, and Visiting Family Medical Coverage*, which offers medical plans for visiting international loved ones. So, wherever, whenever you are looking for a partner to help get you healthy and stay that way, count us in!  Learn more at HarvardPilgrim.org.
* Plans offered through International Medical Group® and not underwritten by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

HMS-CSSA

Community member from the Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals and institutes

J&J Ducklings

Johnson and Johnson Dragon Boat Team for ASIA group

Jiao Tong University

KPMG Blue Dragon

We are KPMG Boston!

Living Root - Green

Living Root is the biggest, funnest, coolest, nicest, drinkiest, speediest, irreverentest, kindest, hashtaggiest, inclusivest, well-traveledest, sexiest-in-a-life-vest, badest, goodest, best-dressed, unstressed, team in the Boston.  Join us!

Living Root: Blue

Twenty laborers, one big boss, one heavily armed drummer.  Living Root is a Boston-based dragon boat team comprised of 40 or so indentured servants.  Culled from the ranks of disgraced Wall Street traders, criminals running from the law, and the feeble minded, our membership has nowhere else to turn.  Provided with some food, shelter, and clothing, they paddle for their very existence.  Results have been positive.  They can out-paddle most motorized law enforcement vessels, and reduced nutrition levels have kept boat weight to a minimum.  Team parties aren't as fun as you'd expect, what with everyone fighting over the last few baby carrots while the big boss feasts greedily on caviar, smoked salmon, and pizza rolls (because they rock).  Although team members are paid handsomely with crisp $5 bills fortnightly, most have fallen into indebtedness to the team.  Failure to pay monthly membership fees, per practice paddle rental fees, PFD dry cleaning costs, seat rental, side preference guarantee, bailer lease agreement, round-trip practice tickets (hey, we could leave you out there) results in fines payable with future pay advances, which results in additional glorious indebtedness.  Paddlers can earn additional $5 bills by reconstituting globs of wax wiped from paddle shafts.  Team members are required to change their surname to Parker and become "family members" thereby remaining beyond the reach of pesky labor and employment laws.  Team morale remains high as evidenced by the sound of paddlers sobbing themselves to sleep each night with crystal tears of joy.  Are you on the run?  In debt to the mob?  Please have someone read this to you.  We're here to help.

Living Root: Red

Buns of steel and thighs of thunder,
Make men weep and gaze in wonder,
Gold hardware we come to plunder,
Move it or you're going under!

MathDragons

MIT CSSA

Nanjing Blue Whale Alumni

NJ Alumni from NJU CPU SEU 

Northeastern Chinese Student Association

The Chinese Student Association is a student organization that supports awareness of Chinese and Chinese American culture. As a group, we strive to unite students interested in Chinese American heritage and to give their voices representation in the Northeastern University (NEU) community.
NUCSA will be competing in their second BDBF in 2017. Last year, during their first season, they finished second in the college division. NUCSA is dedicated to community involvement and promoting sportsmanship. 

NUCSSA Dragon Boat

NUCSSA Dragon Boat team was formed by a group of passionate students who were involved with the student organization, Northeastern University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (NUCSSA). Our organization provides loads of events in various areas every year to enrich Chinese students' lives in Boston area.

Ocean State Dragon Boat Club

Ocean State Dragon Boat Club was created in 2008 by a group who raced locally at the Pawtucket Dragon Boat and Taiwan Day Festival and desired to take the local opportunities in the sport of dragon boat racing to the next level. The club is committed to promoting the sport of dragon boat racing while encouraging physical fitness and camaraderie. OSDB is comprised of a mixed cast of experienced and novice paddlers who share the common goal to be competitive and have fun. 

ONE Racing

Ohana New England is a competitive dragon boat club in Boston/New England. Our mission is to develop paddlers, our team, and the sport of dragon boating. We welcome people from all skill levels. Once you're on our boat, you're part of our family. Find us on Facebook (Facebook.com/OhanaNewEngland) and on the web (www.OhanaNewEngland.org). #ONERacing #ONEOhana #OhanaNewEngland

Paradise City Dragon Boat

Paradise City Dragon Boat is an all-cancer survivors and supporters team from Northampton, MA. At heart, we are a group of people who really like each other and who love dragon boating! We offer camaraderie and support to each paddler on our team in their fitness, their athleticism, and their spirit. If you know someone who lives in Western Massachusetts send them our way!   www.paradisedragons.org

PERKINS WILL

PKU-NEAA Boya

PKU-NEAA Weiming-Share Capital

PwCPACIN

South Cove Stat Dragons

South Cove Community Health Center (SCCHC), founded in 1972 by a group of volunteers in Boston Chinatown, had its humble beginning from a storefront on Harrison Avenue. Today we are the premier Asian community health center in Massachusetts serving over 32,000 patients at our four clinics. We are dedicated to improving the health and well being of the medically underserved in Massachusetts with a special focus on Asian Americans.  South Cove has entered a team every year since 2004; we were also a participating team at the 1st Dragon Boat Festival, no figerglass boats back then!

Springfield Dragon Rays

The Springfield Dragon Rays team is made up of both men and women, including breast cancer survivors and their supporters. We are part of PVRC, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission of providing healthy riverfront exercise and activities to the community.  Dragon Rays members are diverse in age, background, and athletic ability. They come from all around the Pioneer Valley.

State Street Golden Dragons

State Street Golden Sun

Team NESA @ MCPHS University

THAA

THAA team. Go for Tsinghua!

The Boat For Kids Who Don't Paddle Good

We're pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking, and we plan on finding out what that is.

Tianda Nankai Liepin United

Trapology Boston

Uhouzz 异乡好居

Uhouzz Network Technology Co., Ltd, incorporated on Jan 19, 2015, is an online real estate rental and buying platform for overseas students. Invested by New Oriental (NYSE: EDU), the largest private educational services company in China, Uhouzz has acquired more than 600,000 app users and generated more than $37 million value of rental transaction. Uhouzz has covered properties around the most popular schools in 6 countries, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Headquartered in Tianjin, China, Uhouzz has 15 subsidiaries located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, London, etc. We are devoted to being the authority in student rentals and foreign real estate purchases.

USTC Alumni

Verdun Dragon Boat Club

Wah Lum Warriors

Wah Lum Warriors Dragon Boat Team is comprised of members of the Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi System, who are predominately residing in MA. "Kung fu" is understood as "hard work” and "Tai Chi" is the philosophy of balance between dualities, such as 'soft' and 'hard'. Through employing kung fu (hard work) and practicing tai chi (balancing and centering opposing elements, each Wah Lum Warriors Dragon Boat team member will embrace the fighting spirit of perseverance as we respect the power of water. On the boat as a team, the Wah Lum Warriors become the "Dragon" flying and playing with the power and tenderness of the Charles River. We hope to have a time of our lives while learning humility.

Wayfair Dragons

Dragons from Wayfair, a Boston company.  Wayfair offers a zillion things home. With one of the world's largest online selections of furniture, home furnishings, décor and goods, including more than seven million products from over 7,000 suppliers.

Wellington Management Four Seas

Wellington Management Four Seas 2

Wellness Warriors Coed

Wellness Warriors Women

The Wellness Warriors is Massachusetts' first dragon boat team for cancer survivors. We provide a paddling support group for men and women of all ages diagnosed with many different types of cancer. No matter where we are on the cancer journey, it is our rise to the physical challenges of dragon boat paddling, our love of this exciting sport and our deep care for each other that create magic in the boat.  Our mission is to provide new opportunities for cancer survivors to heal - both physically and emotionally - by being active participants in their own recovery and part of a mutually empowering dragon boat team.

Wolfpack Racing Club

Wolfpack Racing Club (WRC) is a new dragonboat team cruising into the great Boston area. We are a bunch of oddballs who come together to train, eat, and dragonboat together.  The beauty of our group is that we each bring our own quirks, skills, and personality.  Urban Dictionary defines it pretty accurately: "Wolfpack: A group of friends who consider themselves different from the norm, but are bound to each other because of their unique qualities." Our group ranges from no dragonboat experience to 10+ years of paddling experience.  The common denominator amongst us all: We are one crew paddling our hearts out on one boat. 

ZJU 120th Anniversary Festival Team