19th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival-Atlanta

19th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival - Atlanta

Saturday, Sept 13, 2014 Lake Lanier

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UPS is a proud sponsor of the

19th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

-Atlanta

19th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival of AtlantaSaturday, September 13, 2014, Lake Lanier

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office New York115 East 54th StreetNew York, NY 10022

Tel (212) 752-3320 Fax (212) 752-3395www.hketony.gov.hk

Special Thanks and Appreciation To All Volunteers, Participating Teams, & Our Sponsors.And a very special welcome to Mr. Steve Barclay, Director,Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (NY)

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Festival Greetings

September 13, 2014 Dear Friends and Participants of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival – Atlanta, Another year has passed and we now find ourselves enjoying our 19th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. You continue to maintain a very impressive field of teams from around the entire Southeast United States. The fact that you get so many teams to come in from out of state speaks to the allure and spirit of our Festival. The growth and enthusiasm for this event is a true reflection of the spirit that pervades this Festival. It has long been known as a family oriented event that welcomes everyone. I still maintain that it is the “best hands-on, cultural diversity event” in the entire Atlanta area. I would also like to personally welcome our new Director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (NY), Mr. Steve Barclay. Without the support we have received from HKETO (NY) every year since the very beginning 19 years ago this Festival would not be possible. Welcome to Atlanta Steve Barclay and on behalf of everyone here thank you so much for your support! I wish you all the best today as paddlers and spectators for both the racing and our unique, outstanding Opening Ceremony with its celebration of Asian culture. Cheers Gene Eugene J. Hanratty, III Chairman & Festival Director Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival


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TEAM CHEERS

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TeamBlaze is a group of athletes, parents and staff supporting BlazeSports America, an organization providing adaptive sport to youth and adults with physical disabilities. This is the team’s first year

competing and we are looking to bring the spirit and drive from Blaze, the 1996 Paralympic mascot to the TeamBlaze Boat! We are all about trying something new, having fun and accomplishing new challenges!

Go TeamBlaze!

The Home Depot Orange Dragons

Jackson EMC is a group of electrical linemen who are on call 24-7. We are proud of our job, our customer service and the electric distribution that

serves this venue and the Gainesville District. Accident prevention is of great importance at Jackson EMC so we wish everyone a safe race. Our team

brings ENERGY & POWER to this event! Thank you for your support and let’s keep the lights “ON”.

GA Veterinary Rehab and Exterior Concepts - We are an eclectic group of kick-butt paddlers. We hail from many types of sports, every type of paddle sport and all types of professional careers. We have one goal in mind; to be the best in whatever we are involved in at that moment!! Once we have accomplished that

goal, we take our after-paddle beverage time very seriously.


More Rowing. More Doing.

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TEAM CHEERS19th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival - Atlanta

AT&T’s teams AT&T Digital Life, AT&T No Texting While Paddling, Women of AT&T, and AT&T Aspires; are organized by AT&T’s Asian Pacific Islanders for Professional Community Advancement (APCA). APCA is a 501( c)(3) non-profit, educational organization focused on representation of Asian Pacific and Islanders employed by AT&T Inc and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

SACA Golden Dragon is a multicultural team from Tampa, Florida that has pulled strength and determination from its diversity. The crew dynamic is founded on teamwork, coordination, and POWER! SACA Golden Dragon paddles with a fierceness unmatched in other crews. This team is ready to ride fearlessly to triumph at the Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival!

Laotian American Society (LAS) is a non-profit organization focused on promoting cultural awareness and fostering communication within the Asian American Community in the state of Georgia, being the resource to all people of ethnic origins native to Laos or has ties to the Lao culture and heritage, by organizing and sponsoring education, health, social and economic activities. - YES YES L.A.S.!

PepsiCo. Performance with Purpose. For the cause. For the thrill. PepsiCo’s people are making a difference.

EY is a global firm providing assurance, tax, advisory, transactions and spe-cialty business services. At EY, we are committed to building a better working world —– one with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration. Proud to represent the bright yellow beam of EY, we are here to celebrate the collabo-ration, culture and spirit of the Dragon Boat tradition.

NAAAP Atlanta has a very simple cheer. “Go NAAAP!”

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Festival Schedule Saturday September 13, 2014

Time Event

6:00 AM Registration open at base of Finish Line Tower6:45 AM Team Captain’s Meeting 7:00 AM Blessing of the Dragon Boats by Buddhist Monks 7:00 AM Steersman Meeting by Finish Line Tower

7:45 AM – 12:00 PM Dragon Boat Races (New heat every 8 mins)

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Opening Ceremonies 12:00 – 12:01 Firecrackers 12:02 – 12:06 Lion Dance 12:06 – 12:07 Introduction of Festival Patron and Sponsor Mr. Steve Barclay Director, Hong Kong Econ &TradeOffice(NY) 12:07 – 12:12 Remarks by Mr. Barclay 12:12 – 12:19 Dotting the Eye of the Dragon 12:19 - 12:24 Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony

CULTURAL PRESENTATION: - Mountaineer Bamboo Dance- Flower Dance “Fon Dok Mai” by Laotian American Society- Bollywood Dance - “Garba” - Cambodian dance “Roban Neary Chea Chour”- Beautiful Water - ribbon dance - Classical Cambodian dance 1:10PM–1:15PM RaffleDrawing

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Dragon Boat Race Finals

3:30PM–4:00PM RaffleDrawaing

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Awards Ceremony 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM 2000 Meter Dragon Boat Race 4:45 PM - 5:10 PM Awards Ceremony

RACE SCHEDULEStart List: 250 Meter Heats (Rounds 1 & 2) & 500 Meter RaceMarshalling Race Time Race Length Lane Team Name Team Captain Division

250 Meter Races (Round 1)

7:25 AM 7:45 AM 1 250 m 1 Hisense USA Gretchen Golden Manufacturing

3 GaTech HKSA Clinton Cheang Collegiate

5 UPS Express Allen Lo International

7 Accenture Dara Thach Recreational

7:33 AM 7:53 AM 2 250 m 2 NAAAP Atlanta Julien Li Recreational

4 Asian Women Kristian Contreras Collegiate

6 Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma Seng Thammavongsa Southeast Asia

8 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineChristopher Pitts Collegiate

7:41 AM 8:01 AM 3 250 m 1 PEPSICO II Vincent Payne Manufacturing

3 AT&T Aspires Norman Chu International

5 SACA–Golden Dragon II Kitt Noythanongsay Open—Men

7 GaTech Sprint CKC Jeffrey Beauvais Collegiate

7:49 AM 8:09 AM 4 250 m 2 AT&T No Texting While Paddling Kevin Boothe Recreational

4 SunTrust Bank Young Tan Financial

6 LCKC Baby Dragons Kalen Scholz Recreational

8 Techtop Li Zheng Manufacturing

7:57 AM 8:17 AM 5 250 m 1 ZAGA Jin Jin Recreational

3 NACA–MAC Ricardo Hubler International

5 Charlotte Fury John Chen Open—Mixed

7 Laotian American Society Jason Sommano Southeast Asia

8:05 AM 8:25 AM 6 250 m 2 Team Hapag–Lloyd Todd Roy International

4 Grizzlies Clay Runck Collegiate

6 Clemson University Nicholas Lor Collegiate

8 - - -

8:13 AM 8:33 AM 7 250 m 1 Newell Professional Kin Ly Manufacturing

3 Dragon Boat Atlanta Linda Evans BCS

5 WL State Farm Flying Dragons Sandy Lau Financial

7 Winners Mary Hill Collegiate

8:21 AM 8:41 AM 8 250 m 2 Night Dragons Christopher JespersenCollegiate

4 ZF Gainesville David Haack Manufacturing

6 Team Wesley Phoenix Anthony Chung Recreational

8 EY Olivia Clark Financial

8:29 AM 8:49 AM 9 250 m 1 Women of AT&T Julie Han Open—Women

3 Emory CSSU Yanhui Liang Collegiate

5 Wun Fun Cru Linda Harris Recreational

7 Kennesaw State University Myung Jin Soung Collegiate

8:37 AM 8:57 AM 10 250 m 2 Shut Up & Paddle Jennifer Dillon Recreational

4 Khmer Angkor Wat Sopheap Lam Southeast Asia

6 DHL Global Mail Bee Intakanok Recreational

8 Orange Dragons Carrie Hsu International

8:45 AM 9:05 AM 11 250 m 1 GaTech CSA Panda Express Dustin Yang Collegiate

3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Sopheap Lam International

5 PEPSICO Vincent Payne Manufacturing

7 TASA Tortoises Alice Huang Collegiate

8:53 AM 9:13 AM 12 250 m 2 AT&T Digital Life Richard Stokes International

4 SACA–Golden Dragon I Kitt Noythanongsay Open—Mixed

6 World Language Academy Meishan Spradlin Recreational

8 Jackson EMC Phil Strickland Open—Men

2014 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Saturday, September 13, 2014

September 2, 2014 at 12:38 PM

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9:01 AM 9:21 AM 13 250 m 1 Mercer ASIA Avery Lewis Collegiate

3 Association of Chinese Professionals UGA ChapterYuanwen Wang Collegiate

5 Team Blaze Jessie Romito Recreational

7 Mekong Dragons Sam Sith Southeast Asia

9:09 AM 9:29 AM 14 250 m 2 ASCEND Greater Atlanta Elizabeth Nunes Financial

4 Ga Vet Rehab & Ext Concepts Evelyn Orenbuch Open—Mixed

6 Newell Consumer Kin Ly Manufacturing

8 - - -

9:17 AM 9:37 AM 15 250 m 1 UPS Expedited Allen Lo International

3 Charlotte Surge John Chen Recreational

5 LCKC Super Dragons Jim O’Dell Open—Mixed

7 - - -

250 Meter Races (Round 2)

9:25 AM 9:45 AM 16 250 m 2 UPS Expedited Allen Lo International

4 ZAGA Jin Jin Recreational

6 AT&T No Texting While Paddling Kevin Boothe Recreational

8 Newell Professional Kin Ly Manufacturing

9:33 AM 9:53 AM 17 250 m 1 Night Dragons Christopher JespersenCollegiate

3 ZF Gainesville David Haack Manufacturing

5 PEPSICO II Vincent Payne Manufacturing

7 NACA–MAC Ricardo Hubler International

9:41 AM 10:01 AM 18 250 m 2 Mercer ASIA Avery Lewis Collegiate

4 Hisense USA Gretchen Golden Manufacturing

6 Dragon Boat Atlanta Linda Evans BCS

8 Women of AT&T Julie Han Open—Women

9:49 AM 10:09 AM 19 250 m 1 GaTech HKSA Clinton Cheang Collegiate

3 Team Hapag–Lloyd Todd Roy International

5 Shut Up & Paddle Jennifer Dillon Recreational

7 AT&T Digital Life Richard Stokes International

9:57 AM 10:17 AM 20 250 m 2 UPS Express Allen Lo International

4 Accenture Dara Thach Recreational

6 NAAAP Atlanta Julien Li Recreational

8 WL State Farm Flying Dragons Sandy Lau Financial

10:05 AM 10:25 AM 21 250 m 1 Khmer Angkor Wat Sopheap Lam Southeast Asia

3 GaTech CSA Panda Express Dustin Yang Collegiate

5 SACA–Golden Dragon I Kitt Noythanongsay Open—Mixed

7 Charlotte Surge John Chen Recreational

10:13 AM 10:33 AM 22 250 m 2 Team Wesley Phoenix Anthony Chung Recreational

4 Emory CSSU Yanhui Liang Collegiate

6 Cambodia Phnom Penh Sopheap Lam International

8 Association of Chinese Professionals UGA ChapterYuanwen Wang Collegiate

10:21 AM 10:41 AM 23 250 m 1 Grizzlies Clay Runck Collegiate

3 PEPSICO Vincent Payne Manufacturing

5 World Language Academy Meishan Spradlin Recreational

7 ASCEND Greater Atlanta Elizabeth Nunes Financial

10:29 AM 10:49 AM 24 250 m 2 AT&T Aspires Norman Chu International

4 Clemson University Nicholas Lor Collegiate

6 Winners Mary Hill Collegiate

8 EY Olivia Clark Financial

10:37 AM 10:57 AM 25 250 m 1 SunTrust Bank Young Tan Financial

3 Jackson EMC Phil Strickland Open—Men



RACE SCHEDULE

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RACE SCHEDULE5 Team Blaze Jessie Romito Recreational


10:45 AM 11:05 AM 26 250 m 2 Charlotte Fury John Chen Open—Mixed

4 Wun Fun Cru Linda Harris Recreational

6 DHL Global Mail Bee Intakanok Recreational

8 Newell Consumer Kin Ly Manufacturing

10:53 AM 11:13 AM 27 250 m 1 Asian Women Kristian Contreras Collegiate

3 SACA–Golden Dragon II Kitt Noythanongsay Open—Men

5 GaTech Sprint CKC Jeffrey Beauvais Collegiate

7 Mekong Dragons Sam Sith Southeast Asia

11:01 AM 11:21 AM 28 250 m 2 Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma Seng Thammavongsa Southeast Asia

4 Laotian American Society Jason Sommano Southeast Asia

6 Kennesaw State University Myung Jin Soung Collegiate

8 - - -

11:09 AM 11:29 AM 29 250 m 1 - - -

3 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineChristopher Pitts Collegiate

5 Techtop Li Zheng Manufacturing

7 TASA Tortoises Alice Huang Collegiate

11:17 AM 11:37 AM 30 250 m 2 LCKC Baby Dragons Kalen Scholz Recreational

4 Orange Dragons Carrie Hsu International

6 LCKC Super Dragons Jim O’Dell Open—Mixed

8 - - -

500 Meter Race11:25 AM 11:45 AM 31 500 2 Women of AT&T Julie Han Collegiate

3 SACA–Golden Dragon I Kitt Noythanongsay Recreational

4 LCKC Super Dragons Jim O’Dell International


6 Charlotte Fury John Chen -

7 Jackson EMC Phil Strickland 0

8 SACA–Golden Dragon II Kitt Noythanongsay 0

Opening Ceremonies & Lunch: 12:00 PM

250 Meter Finals and 2,000 Meter Race Start Lists will be distributed on Saturday. They are determined by your time in the heats (for 250 Meter Finals) and your time in the 500 Meter Races (for the 2,000 Meter Races).



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No one knows exactly when dragon boat racing started. The most popular saga of its origins dates back to a great Chinese patriot-poet named Qu Yuan who lived from 340-278 B.C.

Qu Yuan was a minister who advocated peace and social reforms in his home state of Chu. The King refused to listen to Qu Yuan’s advice and instead banished him from the state. In exile, Qu Yuan wrote poetry, expressing his concern for his country and people. In 278 B.C., when Qu Yuan heard that his home had been invaded, he drowned himself in the Mi-Lo River. The people of Chu rushed to the river to rescue him. Too late to save Qu Yuan, they splashed furiously and threw zung-ze – steamed rice wrapped in reed leaf – into the river as a sacrifice to his spirit and to keep the fish from Qu Yuan’s body.

Dragon boat racing began as a tradition to commemorate Qu Yuan’s death. In China, the races are held on the fifth day of the fifth moon on the lunar calendar. In other countries, they are held on that day or other times – spring, summer, fall or winter - pending favorable weather.

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TEAM CHEERS

The TASA Tortoises are made up of members of the Taiwanese American Student Association of both Emory and Georgia Tech. This TASA team placed 3rd in the collegiate division last year and placed 1st both of the two previous years. Although many will dismiss the name as indicative of a weak team, the TASA Tortoises know that fast and steady will win the race!

UPS is a proud sponsor of the Hong Kong Drag-on Boat Atlanta Festival and is participating for the fifth consecutive year. Named after services we offer, Teams UPS Express and Expedited are here to compete this year. UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to more than 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the world.


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