The inaugural Bucks County Dragon Boat Festival will take to Lake Luxembourg in Middletown’s Core Creek Park this Saturday.
The festival will kick off with opening ceremonies at 7:30 a.m. and the first race starting at 8 a.m. on Lake Luxembourg, according to organizers. In total, 48 teams of all skill levels will be taking to the water for the race put on by the Bucks County Dragon Boat Association.
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If you’ve never seen one, dragon boat races are popular around the world. Each 41-foot boat holds 20 paddlers with a steerperson and drummer direct the paddlers.
St. Mary Medical Center is represented by 12 dragon boat teams made up of physicians, staff, volunteers and friends of the hospital.
The event aims to “paddle out hunger” and proceeds will benefit Bucks County Housing Group food pantries in Doylestown, Penndel and Milford Square. The food pantries help more than 2,100 at-risk Bucks County families with food to last them for three days. A majority of the food is made possible because of donations.
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For more information, visit buckscountydragonboatfestival.
