Coast Busters support Relay for Life team

Year 11 Brisbane Water Secondary College student Amber Cooke-White and Dragons Abreast Central Coast "Coast Busters" will be supporting the local Dragons Abreast team entry at this year's Peninsula Relay for Life to help raise cancer awareness.

Amber was only seven when her mother Vicki White was diagnosed with breast cancer.

"Her Grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer that same year and breast cancer more recently," Ms White said.

"Fortunately, due to early diagnosis and ongoing advancements in cancer prevention, detection and treatment the women in Amber's family are survivors.

"The Dragons Abreast girls, all breast cancer survivors who paddle Dragon Boats for fun, fitness, recovery and wellbeing, will be well represented at the Relay at Woy Woy Oval."

The team is also seeking sponsorship and donations to support their attendance at "Abreast in Australia 2007" at Caloundra, Queensland, in September.

"This Dragon Boat Regatta for Breast Cancer Survivors is to be the first time Australia has hosted the World event, and teams from Canada, about 800 paddlers alone, USA, Italy and New Zealand are registered to attend," Ms White said.

"Our local girls did us proud last year when they attended the First International Pink Breast Cancer Dragon Boat World Championships in Singapore representing Australia and brought home a bronze medal and first place plate."

For more information regarding paddling, joining Dragons Abreast Central Coast or for sponsorship enquiries or donations please contact Vicki White on 4341 0041, Carolynn Smith on 4332 3010 or Judi Gurzinski on 4358 0367.

Press release, 3 March 2007 Vicki White, The Coast Busters