As a sponsor of the Welland Dragon Boat Festival, you will experience first-hand the thrills of this water racing event and be part of a team of Canadian companies and organizations which celebrate this festival with the community. Your sponsorship will result in positive media exposure, enable the Heritage Council to offer vital programs to the community, and help make Welland a better place to live.

Dragon Boat racing is unique in that total novices can compete with very little training. The festival traditionally draws 30-40 teams and over 2,000 participants and spectators from cities such as Toronto, Pickering and London, Ontario. This year’s festival will also feature a youth division and a ladies’ breast cancer survivor division.

This year’s festival will also serve as an exciting prelude to the 2011 Canadian Dragon Boat National Club Crew Championships, to be held on the Welland Recreational Canal on July 1 & 2, 2011. To celebrate this event, the Welland Dragon Boat Festival is planning to include a special race featuring professional teams from the national championships. This will generate additional interest in the Welland Dragon Boat Festival and attract additional teams and spectators to this year’s event.

See below to download the 2011 sponsorship package. For further information please contact Tim Byng or Claire Masswohl at (905) 732-5337.

Without support from companies and organizations this festival, and the benefits it can provide to the community, could not be fully realized. Thank you in advance for taking the time to consider our sponsorship request.