| Welcome! |  Greetings!
Wow. Thanks to everyone who helped make the 10th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival a great success, with about 100,000 guests attending for the fourth year in a row!
I want to express my appreciation to all the volunteers -- over 300 people signed up to help all weekend -- and to the festival's Operations Committee, Board of Directors, Marketplace and Taste of Asia vendors, Non-Profit Partners, performers, Race Teams and of course our sponsors. The festival simply cannot happen every year without all these groups of people working together to bring you the event.
And congratulations to the winners of the dragon boat races in all divisions, and to the winners of our annual Culinary Contest (the festival's best food vendors, chosen by expert judges) and winners of our fundraising raffle and new Passport To Asia promotion!
We're planning a big Birthday Party to celebrate our 10th year on October 15 -- save the date and stay tuned for more details.
We hope you'll be able to join us for our birthday bash!
By the way, if you enjoyed the festival and/or want to help us continue promoting pan-Asian culture, please consider donating online to our Float Our Boats Campaign to help CDBF thrive for the next 10 years! Every dollar you give comes to us, and it's easy and secure.
Best regards,
Erin Yoshimura
Executive Director |
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CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS! |
 This year, 48 teams competed in the weekend-long Dragon Boat Races, including 8 youth teams. Here are the Gold Medal Winners in each division. You can see all the winners online at www.cdbf.org.
Congratulations to all the winners, and many thanks to every competitor for helping to establish this ancient sport as a Colorado favorite!
HONG KONG COMPETITIVE DIVISION
Gold: Khmer-Krom Dragons (2010 Dragon Cup Champions), sponsored by Khmer Kampuchia Krom Federation-Colorado Chapter
HONG KONG CORPORATE DIVISION
Gold: WagenKamp's Frozen Fishsticks (Silver medal winner in 2009, gold medal winner Novice Division in 2008), sponsored by Wagenlander & Heisterkamp LLC
HONG KONG RECREATIONAL DIVISION
Gold: My Rows Is Tight, sponsored by Serr Studio
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) CORPORATE DIVISION
Gold: Rocket Dragons, sponsored by Lockheed Martin
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) RECREATIONAL DIVISION
Gold: FLAMEthROWERS, sponsored by Lockheed Martin
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) YOUTH DIVISION
Gold: Lao Buddhist Temple Youth, sponsored by Epilog Corporation |
| CONGRATS TO OUR OTHER WINNERS |
 Each year, we assign a panel of judges a very tough job -- eat their way through the Taste of Asia food court and decide the winners of our Culinary Contest. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
This year, the Culinary Contest judges were veteran Denver restaurateur Leo Goto (a past CDBF Honorary Patron), News 7 TV chef Mick Rosacci of Tony's Market, and Denver Post Saturday Features Editor Elana Ashanti Jefferson.
Here are the First Place winners for Meals and Desserts. You can see all the winners listed on www.cdbf.org.
FIRST PLACE MEAL: Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Church (Sampler Combo)
FIRST PLACE DESSERT: Bam-Bu (Lym Lyt Frozen Yogurt)
Congratulations to the Culinary Contest Winners, and we hope you'll all return next year!
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SCOOTER MADNESS!
We also named the winners of the 2010 Fundraising Raffle during the festival, and we want to congratulate our winners here:
One-Year Membership to Denver's B-cycle program: Dante Biggs of Littleton
Dragon Boat Training for 40 people by Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado: Cathy Vigil of Denver
One-week stay in a Worldmark by Wyndham Resort: Lili Mendes of Greenwood Village
Scooter Eagle 150cc: Caroline Farley of Fort Collins
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THE KINDLE KIND OF WINNER!
And the winner of the Amazon Kindle E-Reader from Westwood College is... Peter Roth of Denver. He was one of the festival guests who answered four trivia questions to fill out the stamps in his Passport To Asia, and his entry was drawn by Westwood College, who sponsopred the Passport To Asia.
Congratulations to ALL our winners, and thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets or participated in the Passport To Asia Kindle giveaway! |
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DONATE AND HELP FLOAT OUR BOATS |
 Did you enjoy the 10th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival?
Producing a large event like this takes a lot of resources and funds each year. While we're grateful to our many hard-working volunteers, we need your help to ensure that we'll be celebrating many more birthdays for the festival.
We're trying to raise $20,000 by the end of the year, with people like you donating $10 (or more is great too!) to move the dragon boats a little closer to our goal.
We partner with an innovative Denver organization, GivingFirst, to process your online donations.
When you donate to CDBF through GivingFirst, the Community First Foundation will pay the credit card processing fees. So every dollar you donate goes straight to our campaign. This is a great way to maximize your generous donation in support of the largest pan-Asian celebration in Colorado.
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| UPCOMING ASIAN COMMUNITY EVENTS | |
For the most complete calendar of events happening in Colorado's APA community visit asiaxpress.com.
Do you have an upcoming event that you want to share with the local APA community? If you would like your event listed in the next CDBF monthly newsletter, please email a brief description to media@cdbf.org.
The 26th Annual US Go Congress
Dates: July 31 - August 8, 2010
Place: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Go is the traditional Japanese game of strategy. For more information, go to: http://www.gocongress.org
Mirai Daiko at Curious Theatre
Date: Saturday, Aug. 7
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, 80204
Cost: $15/advance; $20/door [buy tix]
Mirai Daiko is a professional Japanese drum ensemble comprised of first, second and third generation emerging taiko leaders. For more information about Mirai Daiko, go to www.miraidaiko.com
16th Annual Boulder Asian Festival
Date: Aug. 14-15
Time: 11 am-5 pm
Place: Pearl Street Mall in front of the Courthouse, Boulder
Cost: Free and open to the public
For more information, go to www.bapaweb.org
LUAU with the Polynesia-Pacifica Foundation of Colorado
Date: Sun. Aug. 14th, 5:00 - 10:00 PM
Place: Red Lion, 3200 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80014
Event will include cocktails, dining, Polynesian dancing and live music.
Cost: $30/adults; $15/children 10 and under; $35 at the door. For tickets and more information, contact Helen Simms, President, at (303) 337-9165 or elenasimms@q.com
Amache: Colorado's Japanese Internment Camp
Date: Exhibit runs through Oct. 31
Place: Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora
Cost: Free
Imagine being given one week's notice that you have to leave your home, taking only what you can carry. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were ordered to do just that in 1942. Some came to an internment camp called Amache in Southeastern Colorado. Come learn about life at Amache and why these loyal Americans were forced into a life behind barbed wire. For more information visit www.auroramuseum.org |
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About the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival |
Your Weekend Passport to Asia and the Pacific - Dragon Boat Races. Cultural Education. Performing Arts. Food. Marketplace.
About the CDBF
Founded in 2001 to celebrate Colorado's diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF), a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, has become the region's fastest growing, family-friendly summer festival. CDBF offers festival-goers the opportunity to explore APA culture through performances, educational programs, arts and crafts, shopping, dining and the exciting athletic competition of dragon boat racing.
The 10th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival was presented by community partner SCFD Tier III in association with Comcast, MillerCoors, Westwood College, The Denver Post Community and Fox 31 and is supported by Allied Insurance a Nationwide® Company, Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk, Pepsi Bottling Group and Your Neighborhood Toyota Stores. CH2M HILL and Denver Water are contributing sponsors.
Contact Information:
11049 West 44th Avenue Suite 110
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
T: 303-953-7277
F: 303-953-7278
Toll-free: 877.716.BOAT (2628)
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| 2010 SPONSORS
Community Partner:
Associate Sponsor:
MillerCoors
Media Sponsors:
Comcast
Westwood College
Fox31 News
The Denver Post Community
Supporting Sponsors:
Allied Insurance, a Nationwide Company
Pepsi Bottling Company
Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk
Your Neighborhood Toyota Stores
Contributing
Sponsors:
CH2M HILL
Denver Water |
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