Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), the charity partner for this year’s Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival, is ready for action on the River Cam on Saturday 12 September.
Excitement brews among local businesses who are taking part in the festival following the success of the Town Bumps, which finished over the weekend and saw a record number of teams entered.
Keith McNeil, chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals, has been confirmed as one of twelve crew members in the ACT boat at the Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival, as well as ACT’s chief executive Stephen Davies and consultant neurosurgeon, Rikin Trivedi.
Crew manager and ACT’s head of marketing and communications, Samantha Sherratt, said: “The ACT team is really excited about going head to head with Cambridgeshire businesses this year. Not only do all the crews seem really up for the challenge of racing each other, but they are all making a tremendous effort to fundraise for the hospitals!”
The Red Lion at Whittlesford Bridge has kindly donated a dinner for the team that fundraises the most this year. Dawn Wightman, marketing manager at the 13th century coaching inn said: “The team at The Red Lion is proud to be supporting ACT as the charity for the 2015 Dragon Boat Festival. Good luck to all the competitors. We are looking forward to welcoming the team who fundraises the largest amount of cash for ACT!”
Over 30 teams have already entered the festival and there are a few more spaces for those businesses that have not yet entered.
- Feeling inspired? Businesses can find out more and register their teams for the September event at www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk/cambridge
- For more information contact Carla Brown, corporate fundraising manager at ACT on 01223 348531 or carla.brown@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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