IBCPC Internationally Abreast Paddler Information
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IBCPC Internationally Abreast Paddler Information
IBCPC Internationally Abreast Paddler Information About the IBCPC The International and honoured to participate in the London on June Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) is proud bring a team of paddlers from around the world to Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in 3, 2012. Representatives from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States will join together in a dragon boat to celebrate this momentous occasion. The IBCPC is an international organisation whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams within the framework of participation and inclusiveness. The Commission supports and encourages the development of recreational dragon boat paddling as a contribution to a healthy lifestyle. Its paddlers are a visible demonstration that those diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer can lead full and active lives. What started with one boat of twenty-four women in Vancouver, Canada in 1996 has evolved into the Commission which currently has one hundred and ten member teams from a dozen countries. And, the movement continues to grow! Page 2 of 12 Contents Don McKenzie, Vancouver, Canada - Founder, Abreast In A Boat, 1996, an exercise investigation that exploded around the world.................................................................................................................................. 4 Jane Frost, Vancouver, Canada - IBCPC president, a member of that first team, Abreast In A Boat ............ 4 Jo Parry, Brisbane, Australia - IBCPC Vice President, an active member of Dragons Abreast Australia since 2003 .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Jenny Yule, Vancouver, Canada - IBCPC Secretary-Treasurer, Internationally Abreast Captain, active with Abreast In A Boat since 1997.............................................................................................................................. 5 Betty Solley, Philadelphia, USA - IBCPC Development & Membership Director, paddles with Against the Wind since 2003 ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Eleanor Nielson, Toronto, Canada - IBCPC Founding Steering Committee member, co-founder of Dragons Abreast, Toronto, 1997...................................................................................................................................... 6 Pam Blum – Burlington, Vermont, USA - Since 2004 paddles with Dragonheart Vermont ....................... 7 Corina Bradley – Mount Samson, Queensland, Australia - Paddles competitively, coaches Missabitttititti who will paddle in Hong Kong in July 2012 ....................................................................................................... 7 Gillian Brown – Penrith, Australia - Paddles with Dragons Abreast Penrith since 2006 ............................ 8 Jan Caldwell – Penrith, Australia - Paddling since 2005, paddled fifty-five kilometers on the Ord River in Western Australia, 2012 .................................................................................................................................... 8 Carol Dale – Vancouver, Canada - Member of the first team Abreast In A Boat, 1996,, now coaching novice paddlers ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Linda Dyer – Burlington, Vermont, USA - Founder of Dragonheart Vermont, Director of Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, a community charity event ............................................................................................ 9 Magda Macchi – Rome, Italy - Paddles with Pink Butterfly since 2003, now coaching and a qualified helm ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Mary McAvoy – Wellington, New Zealand - Paddling since 2002 with CanSurvive and New Zealand’s representative to the IBCPC............................................................................................................................. 10 Anne Matthews, Philadelphia, USA - Paddling since 2001, coaching with Philadelphia Flying Phoenix .. 11 Susan Rowe – Dublin, Ireland - At thirty-nine our youngest, paddling since 2010 with Plurabelle Paddlers in its inaugural year............................................................................................................................................. 11 Deb Stevenson – Auckland, New Zealand - Since 2006 paddling with Busting with Life , New Zealand’s founding team, currently team manager ....................................................................................................... 12 Judy Wilson – Cape Town, South Africa - Paddling since 2006 with amabele Belles, South Africa’s first breast cancer dragon boat team ..................................................................................................................... 12 Page 3 of 12 Don McKenzie, Vancouver, Canada that exploded around the world - Founder, Abreast In A Boat, 1996, an exercise investigation Dr Don McKenzie is the sports medicine physician who founded and coached “Abreast In A Boat”, the first breast cancer dragon boat team of twenty-four women in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1996. Don wanted to test his theory that upper body exercise should be good for people who had been treated for breast cancer. He was right. The breast cancer dragon boat movement has become an international phenomenon. Currently Don is Professor and Director of the Division of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Don’s areas of expertise are: clinical exercise physiology, breast cancer and exercise, and pulmonary physiology. Don has been physician to the Canadian National Canoe Team since 1981. He has attended each summer Olympics since 1984 and will be back in London in July. Don continues to paddle his kayak several times a week and also enjoys sailing and surfing. He is married and has two grown children. Don's work has enriched the quality of life for people living with breast cancer all around the world. The women and their families remain grateful for his research work and for his gentle presence in their lives. Jane Frost, Vancouver, Canada - IBCPC president, a member of that first team, Abreast In A Boat Jane Frost is one of the twenty-four women living with breast cancer who, in 1996, “slipped” into a dragon boat, establishing the team Abreast In A Boat and founding a Canadian legend and an international movement. After the first season in Vancouver, Jane persuaded Dr Don McKenzie and her team mates to paddle in another festival. This time it was in Wellington, New Zealand. They did so. The rest is history. Jane is the first elected President of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission, an organisation whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams within the framework of participation and inclusiveness. www.ibcpc.com Jane was first diagnosed in 1986 and is now living with metastatic disease. She has a full-time job representing Canada’s interests in settling land claims with Canada’s First Nations. Jane is a proud mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. She loves travelling and spending time with family and friends. Page 4 of 12 Jo Parry, Brisbane, Australia - IBCPC Vice President, an active member of Dragons Abreast Australia since 2003 Jo was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 at the age of thirty-seven. In 2003 she was introduced to dragon boating and has been an active member of Dragons Abreast Australia (DAA) ever since. DAA is a national organisation of breast cancer survivors who promote breast cancer awareness through dragon boating. Since joining, Jo has contributed to the organisation in a number of voluntary roles. She has been involved with organising numerous events – including Abreast in Australia 2007, where approximately two thousand breast cancer survivor paddlers from around the world joined DAA at Lake Kawana in Queensland. Jo is currently Vice President of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission. Even though it is some years since her diagnosis, Jo loves what dragon boating for breast cancer survivors represents and its importance to provide a means for women to transition into full and active lives following their breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. She has been witness to some amazing changes in women - both physically and emotionally. Jo works full time in a global organisation within the Health Information Technology industry as a Solution Specialist. Jenny Yule, Vancouver, Canada - IBCPC Secretary-Treasurer, Internationally Abreast Captain, active with Abreast In A Boat since 1997 Jenny Yule, born and educated in Wales, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1982 when her children were four and seven. Since 1997 she has paddled with Abreast In A Boat (AIAB) where she has captained and managed teams and currently mentors coaches and novices which she loves to do. During her first season she realised the enormous benefits for all those women literally “in the same boat”, the significance of inclusiveness and participation, the instant camaraderie, the laughter, the understanding, the mutual support, the physical benefits, all of which continue to hold true some fifteen years later. With this in mind, she supported and encouraged teams in England, Italy, Hong Kong, and Poland and was fortunate to be at the launch of the first team in the United Kingdom in 2004. She is IBCPC Secretary–Treasurer and Captain of Internationally Abreast. Jenny is proud and honoured to be participating in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant and to be part of a team reflecting the global extent to which the benefits of healthy exercise by breast cancer survivors has come to be realised. Page 5 of 12 Betty Solley, Philadelphia, USA - IBCPC Development & Membership Director, paddles with Against the Wind since 2003 Betty is a retired teacher and grandmother of nine with number ten soon on the way. She has found dragon boat paddling to be another passion and has been a member of the Against the Wind (ATW) breast cancer survivors’ team of the Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Dragon Boat Association since 2003. Betty enjoys the camaraderie and friendship of the sport and is looking forward to new adventures with friends at dragon boat camp in Florida this spring. Betty participated with ATW in the Vancouver, Canada 2005, Caloundra, Australia 2007 and Peterborough, Canada 2010, breast cancer survivor festivals as well as many festivals throughout the USA. As Development and Membership Director of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission, Betty has brought many breast cancer survivor teams from all over the globe to the IBCPC. She is honoured to participate in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Flotilla in June. Eleanor Nielson, Toronto, Canada - IBCPC Founding Steering Committee member, co-founder of Dragons Abreast, Toronto, 1997 Eleanor co-founded Dragons Abreast, Toronto, in 1997 after meeting some “originals” from Abreast In A Boat at a breast cancer conference. Their enthusiasm was infectious and she determined the Toronto women with breast cancer would reap benefits from dragon boating. She was right. Dragons Abreast joined the growing number of breast cancer teams in the late 1990’s. Eleanor guided the publication of How to Ride a Dragon: 22 women with breast cancer tell their stories by Michelle Tocher. The second edition of this inspiring book is available at www.lulu.com. Eleanor has organised several Internationally Abreast crews and is currently a member of the IBCPC Advisory Committee. Eleanor was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1989 at 51. She retired as National Director of Programs, Canadian Cancer Society in 1991. She spends her non-paddling time volunteering for cancer and community organizations, gardening, hiking and enjoying time with her husband, Charles and their combined family of five couples with six grandchildren. She is a passionate advocate for more cancer prevention research and changing Canada’s policy on exporting asbestos. She received the Governor-General’s Caring Canadian Award in 2009. Page 6 of 12 Pam Blum – Burlington, Vermont, USA - Since 2004 paddles with Dragonheart Vermont Pam is very happy to be in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant representing breast cancer survivors from around the globe! She has enjoyed paddling with Dragonheart Vermont since 2004 when she also joined its Board and has been a Board member since then. She has had the opportunity to attend international breast cancer dragon boat festivals in Vancouver, Canada 2005, Caloundra, Australia 2007 and Peterborough, Canada 2010. Pam feels passionate about sharing how wonderful life can be even after breast cancer. She relishes time with her two sons, wonderful daughter-inlaw, and precious granddaughter, Victoria. She works as the Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration for the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont. When not paddling, she stays active throughout the year hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, and maintaining her country yard of several acres. Corina Bradley – Mount Samson, Queensland, Australia - Paddles competitively, coaches Missabitttititti who will paddle in Hong Kong in July 2012 Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 at the age of thirty-nine and, while going through chemotherapy and radiation, Corina met some marvellous women who ‘did’ dragon boat racing. It took them three years to convince her to ‘have a go’ at the sport and in October 2005 she attended a ‘come and try’ day with ‘the Pink Ladies’ at Brisbane River Dragons. She has not looked back. After paddling socially for a while Corina took up competitive dragon boat racing. Since then she has gained selection on her club, state and national teams and won both national and international titles. Corina is an accredited sweep and coaches her local breast cancer team affectionately known as ‘MISSABITTITITTI’. Its next adventure will take them to Hong Kong in July 2012. Home is Mount Samson in a most beautiful part of Queensland, known as Samford Valley. When not teaching, Corina is a qualified “Ka Huna” body massage therapist. Born into a sporty family with three siblings, her family have supported her every step of the way. Her parents have followed her to two World Club Crew Championships in Penang 2008 and Macau 2010. Corina’s wonderful daughter and fabulous grandchildren keep her young and healthy and help her focus on what is important in life. To represent Australia at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant as a breast cancer survivor is the icing on her “Celebratory Cake of Life”. Page 7 of 12 Gillian Brown – Penrith, Australia - Paddles with Dragons Abreast Penrith since 2006 In 2005 Gillian was diagnosed with breast cancer, and, in 2006 after completing her treatment, joined 'Dragons Abreast Penrith', where she began training and competing in dragon boating at the International Regatta Centre. She went on to compete at National and International dragon boat regattas. Gillian is the coordinator of 'Dragons Abreast Penrith' and is responsible for helping women transition back into the community after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Gillian is a fifty-one year old mother of three adult sons. She has run her family business, Stained Glass Overlay, in Penrith, New South Wales for over twenty-two years. Gillian is an accomplished equestrian and snow skier. She enjoys skiing in Canada, Japan, USA and Australia. She loves travelling and meeting new people in new places. Jan Caldwell – Penrith, Australia - Paddling since 2005, paddled fifty-five kilometers on the Ord River in Western Australia, 2012 Jan worked for the Queensland Department of Education as a teacher and librarian for twenty-seven years before moving to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. There she pursued a successful career in art. Her paintings frequently focus on native flora in its natural environment which has involved many trips in exploring her subjects. She has adapted her motifs to functional ceramic shapes, distinctive for their richness of colour and depth of kiln fired glazes. Jan's cancer journey began in 2004. The treatment left her with a seemingly incurable infection which reduced her quality of life. Introduced to dragon boating in Brisbane by her sister, also a breast cancer survivor, Jan fell in love with the sport. Six weeks after she started to paddle, the infection disappeared, and has stayed away since. She is living proof of the benefits of paddling and is committed to spreading the message enticing all survivors to try it. A regular regatta competitor around Australia and internationally, in 2010, Jan paddled the fifty-five kilometre marathon down the Ord River in Western Australia, so -bring on the Thames! Page 8 of 12 Carol Dale – Vancouver, Canada - Member of the first team Abreast In A Boat, 1996,, now coaching novice paddlers In 1996 Carol was one of the twenty-four women who began paddling in a dragon boat as an exercise investigation into the possibility of lymphedema. Having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1991 and being active in numerous breast cancer outreach programs she eagerly became a member of that first team, Abreast In A Boat. Now a coach Carol particularly chooses to coach novice paddlers, relishing the moment they begin to regain trust in their bodies and take control of their lives again. A particular delight is the visible relief she sees on the faces of their families as they watch from the shore. She finds every year with the novices as magical as it was for her in her first year. Retired after a forty-four year career as a bookseller, Carol loves to travel, to spend time with friends, and, of course, to read. She is honoured to be paddling in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames. Linda Dyer – Burlington, Vermont, USA - Founder of Dragonheart Vermont, Director of Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, a community charity event Linda did not know one person with breast cancer when she was diagnosed. Today, almost everyone she spends time with is a breast cancer survivor! Linda is the founder of Dragonheart Vermont, a one hundred and sixty member breast cancer and survivor dragon boat organistion in Burlington, Vermont. She also serves as the Director of the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, a community charity event. This is fully supported by Dragonheart: it is a true labor of LOVE! In the last six years, the Festival has raised over $550,000 to support cancer needs in the community. In 2011, Dragonheart identified a critical need for ongoing support for cancer survivors in their area. The doors opened in March 2012 for Survivorship Now, Dragonheart’s community wellness centre aimed at programs to empower cancer survivors. It is the team’s true labour of LIFE! Page 9 of 12 Magda Macchi – Rome, Italy - Paddles with Pink Butterfly since 2003, now coaching and a qualified helm Magda has been a member of Rome’s Pink Butterfly since 2003 when she met the founder of the breast cancer dragon boat movement in Italy, Orlanda Cappelli. Orlanda had, by chance, met the breast cancer dragon boat team, Internationally Abreast, for which she subsequently drummed, at the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Club Crew Championships in Rome in 2002. This event was the first time an international breast cancer team, crewed by Canadians and Australians had paddled in an IDBF event and it inspired Orlanda to start a dragon boat team in Rome. Magda has participated in numerous events including the Italian Dragon Boat Federation and European Championships in 2008. In 2010 she completed the Federal instructor and the Helmsman courses for dragon boating and has been coaching the Pink Butterfly for the past two years. Keeping Orlanda’s international connection alive, Magda is proud to be representing Italian breast cancer dragon boat paddlers. She has had three diagnoses of breast cancer: in 1999 aged forty five years, in 2003 and then again in 2007. Magda dealt with her breast cancer with strength and determination, supported by her wonderful husband. Mary McAvoy – Wellington, New Zealand- Paddling since 2002 with CanSurvive and New Zealand’s representative to the IBCPC Mary McAvoy diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 was an inaugural member of the CanSurvive Dragon Boat Team for breast cancer survivors in 2002. Subsequently having paddled extensively at the international level, administration of the sport is also a passion. Mary is involved on the New Zealand Dragon Boat Association Board as Director of Breast Cancer and is the New Zealand representative to the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission. “Who would have believed all those years ago when I first picked up a paddle that so much would unfold for me. I am absolutely thrilled to be attending the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant” As Managing Director of a Medical Company assisting women diagnosed with breast cancer to move forward, Mary believes that adversity can reveal hidden strength. When not dragon boating Mary’s main interests, along with husband Bob McAvoy, revolve around boating, kayaking and cycling. Page 10 of 12 Anne Matthews, Philadelphia, USA - Paddling since 2001, coaching with Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Anne is celebrating fifteen years of breast cancer survivorship. A happily married mother of three sons, in 1997 she could not have foreseen the blessings breast cancer would bring into her life. Among these is the chance to meet and to know many strong, courageous women determined to fight a disease of epidemic proportions. Breast cancer introduced her to dragon boats in 2001 when she heard Dr. Don McKenzie speak on the advantages of dragon boating for breast cancer survivors. She has been paddling ever since. Anne is in her seventh year of coaching Philadelphia Flying Phoenix (PFP) Dragon Boat Team. PFP includes a breast cancer crew called "Against the Wind" which participated in the International Breast Cancer Festivals in Vancouver, Canada 2005, Caloundra, Australia 2007 and Peterborough, Canada 2010. Anne's breast cancer also changed the focus of her career as an Occupational Therapist. As a result of her cancer experience, she became nationally certified as a Lymphoedema Therapist, specializing, since 1999, in the treatment of breast cancer related lymphoedema. She is also a nationally certified Massage Therapist, specializing in massage for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Susan Rowe – Dublin, Ireland - At thirty-nine our youngest, paddling since 2010 with Plurabelle Paddlers in its inaugural year Susan Rowe, at age thirty-nine, was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. Not on her life plan but coming through it all Susan believes she is a stronger person. She always participated in sports and was happy to find a new one and, in so doing, have the bonus of the support and encouragement of fellow breast cancer paddlers. Susan started paddling in Dublin in 2010 with, not only the first breast cancer dragon boat team in Ireland, but also the first dragon boat club in the country. Her team, Plurabelle Paddlers has about sixty paddlers with new members constantly joining. Susan feels privileged to be part of a fantastic group of women who choose to live positive and healthy lives. They also have a lot of fun along the way! In 2011 the Plurabelle Paddlers participated in the International Dragon Boat Federation’s first Cancer Survivors Event in Malaysia. They were pleased to receive medals - not bad for a team which is only cutting its teeth in the sport. Susan works in Finance/Information Technology. She enjoys spending time with her friends, cooking, and watching most sports, particularly rugby. She also loves to travel with Italy being her current favourite destination of choice. Page 11 of 12 Deb Stevenson – Auckland, New Zealand - Since 2006 paddling with Busting with Life , New Zealand’s founding team, currently team manager Her positive attitude to everything helped Deb overcome the shock of a diagnosis of breast cancer. She joined Busting with Life, the founding breast cancer team in New Zealand, in August 2006. In the following month she found herself at her first international event in Singapore. Mastering the techniques of paddling was a big learning curve in a very short time frame! As the current Team Manager for Busting With Life, her team encourages those living with breast cancer to lead full and active lives. They have competed at numerous events in New Zealand and also participated in the Darling Harbour Festival, Sydney, Australia. Judy Wilson – Cape Town, South Africa - Paddling since 2006 with amabele Belles, South Africa’s first breast cancer dragon boat team In 2005 Judy had been ignoring a lump in her breast for three months. When she went to see her surgeon he said it felt like a fibrous tissue. After having a scan and a mammogram the findings were still inconclusive. Even after a lumpectomy her surgeon said it still looked like fibrous tissue. When the diagnosis came through Judy’s whole world fell apart. After treatment In May 2006 Judy joined amaBele Belles. In October the team took part in the Singapore Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Festival. Then in 2010 they participated in the IBCPC Peterborough Festival. Judy reflects that Singapore and Canada are places she would never have visited had she not had breast cancer. The Belles are a great support group and are involved in outreach projects. Judy emigrated to South Africa from England in 1974 with her husband, Nigel and baby son. She lives in Cape Town with her two children and four grandchildren. Her hobbies include hiking, patchwork, quilting and beading. Nigel has become involved too and is now a fully qualified dragon boat helm. Judy feels very proud and honoured to represent, not only the amaBele Belles, but also South Africa in this historic event. Page 12 of 12