August 2009 Charity-of-the-Month
Calgary Women’s Dragon Racing Team Provides Support, Promotes Awareness, And Lifts Spirits of Those Faced With Breast Cancer
Only those who suffer can truly understand what it is like to fight Cancer. Their loved ones also experience intense grief. Together, they face a disease that strikes seemingly without warning and can drastically change priorities and disrupt lives of all involved.
One of the things that can help women who are faced with breast cancer the most is true friendship, a positive kind of activity, and something to look forward to – something that is fun and challenging.
You can find all of that and more when you pay a visit to this month’s winner of Clearview Plumbing and Heating’s $1,000 charity giveaway: Calgary’s own Sistership Dragon Boat Association. This team of approximately 60 individuals refuses to let cancer get them down. The group began in 1998 with just a few individuals who decided to start a dragon boat racing team. Since then, the group has grown into a circle of “sisters” and their loved ones who support them.
These women not only have a great time together; they support each other by providing understanding and help one another set and keep goals. From May to September each year they train twice a week on the water, and they also help each other keep in shape throughout the year.
Participants maintain a healthy lifestyle and feel a sense of control over their lives. Not only does this team train and compete, but they gain a special sense of satisfaction knowing that they are demonstrating strength and determination as they fight their battles with the disease.
As the owners of Clearview Plumbing and Heating, we are proud to do our small part in contributing to their cause. We invite all Calgary residents to participate by learning about breast cancer, lending a hand or a shoulder to those who are fighting breast cancer, and by attending a race or two to watch this unique group of sisters compete.
For more information, see Sistership Dragon Boat Association’s website: www.sistershipcalgary.com
Find Out More About Our Recent Winners.
June 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to the Calgary Self Help Organization
May 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to the Calgary Distress Centre
April 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Stephen's Backpack Society
March 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to the Between Friends Club
February 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Kids Up Front
January 2011
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to the Feline Rescue Foundation of Alberta
December 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to The New Family Toy Lending Library
November 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
October 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to The Brenda Strafford Center
September 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Immigrant Access Fund
August 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Calgary Sport Council
JuLy 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Momentum
June 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Renfrew Educational Services
May 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Canadian Mental Health Association, Calgary Region
April 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Sonshine Community Services
March 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Calgary SCOPE Society
February 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Calgary Family Services
January 2010
ClearView Plumbing Donates $1,000 to Variety of Alberta
December 2009
Calgary’s Punctual Plumber Donates $1,000 To Calgary Women’s Centre
November 2009
Wood’s Homes Receive $1,000 Contribution from ClearView Plumbing and Heating
October 2009
Bow Cliff Seniors Receive $1,000 Contribution from ClearView Plumbing and Heating
September 2009
Calgary Learning Center Is The September 2009 Recipient of The Clearview Plumbing and Heating $1,000 Charity Giveaway
June 2009
Encouraging Calgary's Young People To Becoming Active In Improving Our Community
May 2009
Helping Calgary Children And Adults Unite In The Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse
April 2009
The Meow Foundation of Calgary
March 2009
Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta
February 2009
L´Arche Calgary
January 2009
Muscular Dystrophy Canada, Calgary Chapter
December 2008
North East Calgary Adopt A Family Society
