West Dragon Boat Teams Raise $92,000 for Fox Chase Cancer Center

Teams Place 15 and 28 out of 120 Teams

The West DragonPhyre and DragonPhlame teams placed 15^th and 28^th, respectively, out of the 120 teams competing at the 11^th Annual Philadelphia Dragonboat Festival on October 6, 2012.

DragonPhyre paddled to first place in both the qualifying and semi-final rounds, and finished 4^th in the final round of the B Division race with a time of 2:24.98.

DragonPhlame rowed to third in the qualifying race, fourth in the semi-final and 5^th place in the C Division finals with a time of 2:36.97.

More than 40 West employees, family members and friends participated in this year’s race. Funds were raised through a variety of activities, including raffles, Puppy Bingo and t-shirt sales. Thanks to all those who donated to this amazing campaign!

For more information about Fox Chase Cancer Center, visit http://www.fccc.edu/

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