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Two people who made it possible: John Ko & Marjorie Wong

Kudos to John Ko who supported us unconditionally in every way and a big thank you to Marjorie Wong who initiated the idea of having a team. She is the founder of Dragon Hearts Beat! 

Marjorie Wong, former co-ordinator at the Chinese Community Policing Centre, has been a passionate dragon boat supporter for many years. Marjorie had stopped dragonboating for a few years when she decided to organize something to strengthen the bonds between CCPC volunteers. Fortunately, she found John who was more than happy to support the idea of forming a new dragon boat team.

John Ko is one of the co-founders of Dragon Hearts, established about 10 years ago. They have dedicated themselves to help introduce the sport of dragon boat, train paddlers, provide logistic support, and manage teams. They are sponsor and manager of dragon boat teams, including Dragon Hearts Magnum, Dragon Hearts Beat, Queen of Hearts and XT Team. Their goal is to encourage people of all ages, sexes, ethnic backgrounds, and sizes to participate. (You do not need to be tall and strong to join!)

Putting a team together is not easy-- recruiting members, finding sponsors, finding a coach, scheduling practices, organizing luncheons and meetings, making hotel reservations when we go out of town, and all those hours that we don't see. Without Marjorie and John, we would still be sitting at home in front of the computer or TV! (Okay, we still do, but less.)

Thanks for helping us learn and grow.