The 9TH Annual 2023 Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival is a festival
brought to you by your local Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club, Inc.
On September 30TH, 2023, up to 30 teams, supported by thousands of spectators, will be competing for bragging rights in the 9TH Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival. The races start at 8:00 AM on Bayou Texar, just off Bayview Park, near Downtown Pensacola
2000 E Lloyd St, Pensacola, FL 32503.
NE Pensacola SERTOMA was founded in 1988 for the purpose of contributing to the Greater Pensacola Community in as many ways as possible by raising money and supporting community organizations and charities. SERTOMA is an organization of business and professional people knit together in bonds of personal friendship and united in the idea of service in their community. SERTOMA is a 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 not-for-profit international organization. Every year Sertoma clubs raise more than $20 million for local community service projects. Through these projects, as well as grants and scholarships, Sertoma clubs return those funds to their respective communities – and they have loads of fun doing it while building life-long friendship.
What is Dragon Boat Racing?
Dragon boating originated in Hong Kong in 1976, but its historical roots can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago in China. During races, dragon boaters typically paddle in sync along a 250m or 500m racecourse toward the finish line. You may be surprised to learn that it is one of the fastest growing team sports in the world. There are more than 50 million people worldwide participating in dragon boating each year. Teams and competitions are currently found in over 57 nations.
RECIPIENTS
GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE
Helping Families in Pensacola and Escambia County
Gulf Coast Kid’s House is a children’s advocacy center serving Escambia County. As a children’s advocacy center, we combine all of the professionals and resources needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one child-friendly facility. Child victims and their families also receive mental health counseling at our center. The goal of Gulf Coast Kid’s House is to form a more collaborative response to child abuse cases so that we can improve case outcomes and minimize trauma to the children and families we serve.
For more information, visit: www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org
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Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
Pensacola Habitat For Humanity's mission is Seeking to put God’s love into action, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
Since 1981, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has built over 1,450 homes in the Escambia and Santa Rosa County areas. But their impact goes beyond building new houses. Pensacola Habitat is just as dedicated to keeping homeowners in their homes as they are putting new families and individuals in, often-times their first owned home, through critical home repairs, aging in place projects, disaster recovery and more. Pensacola Habitat reaches wide across the community with various programs, services and education aimed at transforming communities, one homeowner at a time.
For more information, visit: Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
Escambia County Public Schools Foundation
Since 1986, The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation has supported our school system to enhance education by investing in our children’s future to ensure they graduate on time and are college or career ready. Some of the programs funded and supported by the Foundation are: Take Stock in Children, Grants for Excellence, Golden Apple Teacher of the Year, Employee Appreciation, and Student Academic and MIRA Awards. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization of local business and industry leaders, educators, and community volunteers with the goal of forming partnerships to fulfill their mission.
For more information, visit: Escambia County Public Schools Foundation