2012, The Kansas City International Dragon Boat Festival

2012, The 8th Annual Kansas City International Dragon Boat Festival

The 2012 was the best Dragon Boat Festival a wonderful event. The weather was excellent. The college teams were very enthusiastic and took coaching well. Everyone had a chance to be successful on the water. Kudos to everyone. We count this as a huge success.

Photo contest winner: Natalie A. McMullin

Dragon Boat Race Results

College Division

1st Place: UMKC SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise club); $1,500 Scholarship

2nd Place: Johnson County Community College International Club; $1,000 Scholarship

3rd Place: K-State and UMKC Delta Zeta tied for third place; $500 scholarship each

Civic Division

1st Place: Rotary Club 13

2nd Place: Kansas City Parks and Recreation

3rd Place: City of Kansas City

Photos by Natalie A. McMullin, Jim Russell and Jeremy Vrentas

Many thanks to these individuals: Jan Armstrong Don Breckenridge Joyce Cox Marcia Cooper Dan Gilbert Chris Graham Linda and Tom Hanley Jim Hill Carolyn Kadel Jan Kennedy Paul Lillig Mary Edith Lillis April Mccrary Heather and David McKinley Melinda Minks Leo Morton John Phillips Diana Tinnin Scott Wagner Barbara Williams Marti and Jim Wilson George Yadrich Lin Xu
We also want to thank the following groups: Edgar Snow Foundation Families Blessed with the World’s Children Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City Chinese Association Kansas City Parks and Recreation Kansas City Rotary Club 13
2012 Dragon Boat Teams City of Xi’an, China City of Kansas City Johnson County Community College Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City Parks and Recreation Kansas State University Rotary Club 13 UMKC Beta Theta Pi Fraternity UMKC Delta Zeta sorority UMKC SIFE Club University of Kansas