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ABOUT your hosts

• Pathways, of The Connection for Women and Families in Summit, NJ

  • Pathways, is a program of The Connection for Women and Families, provides educational resources, ongoing support and wellness programs for women with cancer, creating a community in which shared experiences lead to personal growth and healing. All the event proceeds directed to Pathways. A sampling of free programs supported by Pathways: "Pathways Cooks": survivors and community volunteers prepare and deliver nutrient rich whole food meals to female cancer patients and their families; "Cancer Teaching Project": Trained breast and ovarian cancer survivors (Patient Educators) provide educational sessions to residents, and medical, nursing, physician assistant and pastoral care students; Wellness and Support Groups: Pathways Team SOS NJ Dragon Boat Team, Gentle Yoga, Sister Strong, Cancer Support Group; and Financial Assistant Fund: Provides limited aid to women with cancer who are medically underserved, uninsured or who demonstrate financial need (Funding for this program is URGENT. Please consider direct donations).

• NJ Dragon Boat Club

  • We represent NJ's first Dragon Boat Club. Our membership includes Gold medal winning TEAM USA members, Breast Cancer Survivors (Team SOS), and NJ's most successful mixed crew (Team Dragons), All women team (Jersey Gals), and Recreational Mixed crew (NJ Club Crew). We are providing the equipment, coaches for practices, steering the race boats and race officials for race day.

• TEAM Dragons

  • This is NJ's elite class co-ed program over last 15 years. They are always looking to coach up newbies! They practice on Thursdays and Saturdays. They too will be working the event by running practices and helping on race day.

• TEAM Pathways SOS NJ (Save our Sisters)

  • Pathways Team SOS NJ - a dragon boat team of cancer survivors and supporters, paddles every Monday night on Lake Parsippany for fun, exercise and emotional support. These gals are here to support each other in cancer recovery.

  • You will find these gals helping to coach the practices and working the event on race day.