Chinese Dragon Boats Race at Israel’s Sea of Galilee
Jun 2, 2015 10:53:41 GMT -5
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Chinese Dragon Boats Race at Israel’s Sea of Galilee
By Tazpit News Agency June 2, 2015
By Anav Silverman
The third annual Dragon Boat Israel festival took place on the Sea of Galilee last week, with hundreds of competitors including a national team made up of both Chinese and Israelis, paddling their way to the finish line. The joint Canada-Israel initiative, spearheaded by Canadian native, Debbie Halton-Weiss, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for important Israeli causes.
Hailing from Ottawa, Halton-Weiss told Tazpit News Agency that when she first brought the ancient Chinese sport to Israel three years ago, it was the first time that dragon boat racing was introduced to the country. “Dragon boat festivals had been taking place in over 70 countries around the world including Canada, but at that time there was nothing in Israel.”
Halton-Weiss along with seven other Jewish women volunteers from her Ottawa community raised the necessary funds to purchase six dragon boats from China and brought them to the Kinneret. “We had to deal with a lot of bureaucracy because in Israel no one had ever seen dragon boats before,” she told Tazpit.
Subsequently, the women organized the first international Dragon Boat Israel festival with the help of Canadian and North American expertise in May 2012, where 20 teams from Israel and 19 teams from Israel participated.
“Our mission and vision is to bring people to the northern part of Israel to learn the sport of dragon boating, to have fun and build teamwork while raising funds for charitable causes.”
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By Tazpit News Agency June 2, 2015
By Anav Silverman
The third annual Dragon Boat Israel festival took place on the Sea of Galilee last week, with hundreds of competitors including a national team made up of both Chinese and Israelis, paddling their way to the finish line. The joint Canada-Israel initiative, spearheaded by Canadian native, Debbie Halton-Weiss, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for important Israeli causes.
Hailing from Ottawa, Halton-Weiss told Tazpit News Agency that when she first brought the ancient Chinese sport to Israel three years ago, it was the first time that dragon boat racing was introduced to the country. “Dragon boat festivals had been taking place in over 70 countries around the world including Canada, but at that time there was nothing in Israel.”
Halton-Weiss along with seven other Jewish women volunteers from her Ottawa community raised the necessary funds to purchase six dragon boats from China and brought them to the Kinneret. “We had to deal with a lot of bureaucracy because in Israel no one had ever seen dragon boats before,” she told Tazpit.
Subsequently, the women organized the first international Dragon Boat Israel festival with the help of Canadian and North American expertise in May 2012, where 20 teams from Israel and 19 teams from Israel participated.
“Our mission and vision is to bring people to the northern part of Israel to learn the sport of dragon boating, to have fun and build teamwork while raising funds for charitable causes.”
continue reading
www.breakingisraelnews.com/41981/chinese-dragon-boats-race-at-israels-sea-of-galilee-jewish-world/
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