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Pendigo Lake NEC
24th January, 2020

Cure Leukaemia Dragonboat Race moves to The NEC Birmingham

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Via Bobby for Cure Leukaemia

Cure Leukaemia Dragonboat Race
moves to The NEC Birmingham

Calling all fun-loving businesses or teams. How good are your sea legs? Do you want to become the Dragonboat champions of the Midlands? Or take the coveted new ‘Rubber Ducky’ award after falling in? How much do you want to avoid finishing last and splash away with the Paddle of Pity? And are you on a mission to help put Cure Leukaemia out of business?

Cure Leukaemia has agreed a three-year deal with The NEC to link up for the new event, taking place on Saturday 5th September to kick off the charity’s programme of activities for Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

Now is your chance to do all of that and more as Cure Leukaemia has joined forces with the UK’s number one venue for the 2020 Dragonboat Race – bigger and better than ever – at a new venue on Pendigo Lake on The NEC complex.

The Mission Possible for participants – if they choose to accept it – is to swap their normal attire and suits for fancy dress, before hitting the water in 20ft traditional Chinese longboats to demonstrate their paddling power, whilst desperately trying not to fall in… and picking up the Rubber Ducky Award! 

This family-friendly event, ideal for groups of friends, family or work colleagues, will take place at a time when Cure Leukaemia has become a national charity, expanding its influence to fund the Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP) network at 12 blood cancer centres across the UK with a commitment of £3million from 2020-22.

Pendigo Lake NEC

The charity’s Mission Possible campaign, launched last summer featuring Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce CEO Paul Faulkner, KPMG Regional Chairman Karl Edge and Regional Director of the West Midlands Institute of Directors Calum Nisbet, encourages people to take on fundraising challenges with the aim of helping find a cure for all forms of blood cancer to put Cure Leukaemia out of business.

James McLaughlin, CEO of Cure Leukaemia said:

We are delighted to have joined up with the NEC and agreed plans for a new Dragonboat Race taking place for the next three years,

Teams taking part in Dragonboat events have helped raise £300,000 for Cure Leukaemia over the last five years, including companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Vodafone, Matalan and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.

It is such a fun event, where friends and colleagues can work together, or even enter two teams and compete against each other. To be staging it at such a major entertainment venue as the NEC is sure to make it a fantastic day for all the family as well as raising vital funds in the fight against blood cancer.”

Ian Taylor, NEC Group Acting Manager Director for Conventions and Exhibitions, added:

Teaming up with Cure Leukaemia on this fantastic event is going to be great fun, and we couldn’t be happier that they’ve chosen the NEC as host for the next three years.

So get your oars at the ready and join us; see if you’ve got what it takes to paddle to victory, and help raise thousands of pounds for the charity’s vital work.”

Entry for the Cure Leukaemia Dragonboat Race 2020 is now open for teams to come forward with a cost of £500 per boat of ten (plus one drummer) and a minimum of £2,000 fundraising per team.

James McLaughlin and Ian Taylor

Contact Jackie Kelly via jackie@cureleukaemia.co.uk for all the details, and also to make enquiries about sponsorship opportunities, including a number of fun awards which will be made on the day. Find out more about Cure Leukaemia at: cureleukaemia.co.uk

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