Barrie's Ribbons of Hope

🐉🩷 The countdown is ON! 🩷🐉

The excitement is building for the Barrie Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, August 15 at Barrie’s Heritage Park! 🚣🌊🩷

Then it’s off to France for our international Dragon Boat Festival from August 24–30! 🇫🇷🐉💪🩷

We’ve trained hard, shared countless laughs, supported one another, and now it’s time to race with heart. 🩷

GO BARRIE’S RIBBONS OF HOPE! 🎀🩷

Let’s paddle strong, cheer loud, and make every stroke count. We can’t wait to celebrate this incredible journey together—first in Barrie, then in France! 🩷💖💕

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🚣‍♀️💗 Barrie’s Ribbons of Hope is proud to be competing in the Barrie Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, August 15!

We’re raising funds for the Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation and the RVH Women’s Imaging Department.

If you’d like to support our team and these incredible organizations, please consider making a donation using the link below.

💖 Thank you for your support!

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/barries-ribbons-of-hope/

BARRIE'S RIBBONS OF HOPE Barrie's Ribbons of Hope is a dragon boat team comprised of breast cancer survivors based in Barrie.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/video/2026/07/23/a-group-of-breast-cancer-survivors-from-our-region-are-headed-to-france/

A group of breast cancer survivors from our region are headed to France Barrie's Ribbons of Hope Dragonboat team are joining 4,500 women from around the world for the breast cancer paddlers’ dragon boat festival.

Festival Captains Maria and Kim P. were interviewed by Chris Garry of CTV to talk about our Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team and our upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in France. Thank you, Chris and CTV, for helping us share our story and our excitement as we prepare to represent Barrie! 💗🚣🇫🇷

A shared breast cancer journey. A lifelong bond.🐉🚣🩷

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That’s a wrap 🚣‍♂️💥🐉🩷🎀
Hamilton Dragon Boat Festival what a day on the water! Incredible energy, and great team spirit from start to finish. 🩷

💗 Memory Moment 💗

At the Hamilton Dragon Boat Festival, we honour those we’ve lost, stand with those still fighting, and celebrate every survivor. 🌸

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We’ve arrived at the Hamilton Dragon Boat Festival! 🐉🎀🩷

Cheer on our team, Barrie’s Ribbons of Hope 🩷 paddle strong! 🚣💪