Our 2012 Schedule

Date – 2012

Event

First Monday of each month (or as needed) Society’s general meetings held at the Comox Recreation Commission in Comox. Meetings start at 7:00 pm
Saturdays prior to general meetings (or an needed) Executive meetings
Saturday, March 17 Dragon boat practices start.  First evening practice starts Tuesday, April 3rd.  Practices are 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of September
Saturday, April 15 Deadline for receiving Anne Gibbon Memorial (Hope Afloat) bursary applications
Saturday, May 26 Sunwest Auto – raising cancer awareness event (“Pink Day”)
Saturday, June 2 Courtenay Fish & Game Outdoor Show: dragon boat demonstration races held at Comox Lake in Cumberland (event cancelled this year)
Saturday, June 23 Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life – Vanier Track, Courtenay (dinner 5:30 pm, Survivors’ Lap at 7:00 pm)
Sunday, August 5, 2012 Victor Simonson Nautical Days Regatta held at the Comox Harbour, Comox
Friday to Sunday, September 14 to 16 Hope Afloat team members volunteer for the Dance de Rock (raising money to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life for people living with cancer – through Tour de Rock / Cops for Cancer) held at Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay
Thursday, Sept 27 Last evening paddle
Wednesday, Sept  26 Volunteer and paddle arch at Tour de Rock gala dinner and fundraiser at Crown Isle Resort
Monday, October 1 Annual General Meeting and election of officers, Comox Recreation, Room B
Saturday, October 13 Annual Tag Day for cancer awareness held at various business locations in the Comox Valley (100% raised donated locally)