Since inception in 2003, the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Society, through the Save-On-Foods Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival, has generated upwards of $700,000 in support of the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation and Nanaimo Community Hospice, which assists in improving the diagnostic and treatment processes for breast cancer patients.
Last month, representatives from Save-On-Foods and Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Society presented donations to both organizations. The hospital foundation received $25,000 and the hospice society received $10,000.
Save-on-Foods presents the 14th Save-On-Foods Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival July 7-9, at Maffeo Sutton Park.