Support PDP at Illinois Race Weekend 2025
Prairie Dragon Paddlers is proud to be a Charity Running Partner with the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend this year! Please consider supporting PDP through the Illinois Race Weekend site – whether you are a registered participant or not.
But we hope you will sign up as an individual or team to participate April 24-26 and to raise funds on behalf of Prairie Dragon Paddlers. Help PDP exceed its fundraising goal and encourage everyone to exercise and be active to their abilities for positive impact on the body, mind and spirit.
Even if you are already registered, you can still donate and help us fundraise by signing into the Race Roster, search your name and click the blue Donate button to edit the fundraising details.
Financial support to Prairie Dragon Paddlers (a not-for-profit organization) enables the provision of services and support for breast cancer survivors in our region. Our mission is to inspire hope and contribute to the health and well-being of breast cancer survivors by providing community, promoting wellness through the sport of dragon boating, and offering outreach activities related to breast cancer awareness and education.
As the first breast cancer survivor dragon boat team in Illinois, PDP also established the first named fund in breast cancer research at the Cancer Center at Illinois (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). PDP also hosts educational programs for the public about breast cancer research, screenings, diagnostics, treatments and survivorship. We provide comfort kits to those newly diagnosed or in treatment. And we also participate in dragon boat races and festivals throughout the region (and occasionally the world!). Together, we grow strong relationships, and support and encourage each other in building our wellness and resilience.
If you know someone who may benefit from being a part of the Prairie Dragon Paddlers – in or out of the boat – please encourage that person to contact us at prairiedragonboat@gmail.com.
Hope to see you on Illinois Race Weekend! Look for us at the Health & Fitness Expo April 24-25 and volunteering April 26 at one of the Hydration Stations.