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Race on the River beneficiaries

SaltWire Network · Other | Posted: Oct. 17, 2017, 5 p.m. | Updated: Oct. 17, 2017, 5 p.m. | 1 Min Read
The New Glasgow Dragon Boat Society presented cheques totalling $120,000 to three beneficiaries from this year’s Race on the River event. From left: Chris Higdon, vice president NG Dragon Boat Society; Barb Davis, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Murray Gardner, PC Prostate Cancer Support Association; Diana MacDonald, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Cathy Mason, Special Olympics Northern Region and Bob Rogers, president NG Dragon Boat Society.
The New Glasgow Dragon Boat Society presented cheques totalling $120,000 to three beneficiaries from this year’s Race on the River event. From left: Chris Higdon, vice president NG Dragon Boat Society; Barb Davis, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Murray Gardner, PC Prostate Cancer Support Association; Diana MacDonald, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Cathy Mason, Special Olympics Northern Region and Bob Rogers, president NG Dragon Boat Society.

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The New Glasgow Dragon Boat Society presented cheques totalling $120,000 to three beneficiaries from this year’s Race on the River event. From left: Chris Higdon, vice president NG Dragon Boat Society; Barb Davis, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Murray Gardner, PC Prostate Cancer Support Association; Diana MacDonald, Women Alike Breast cancer survivors society; Cathy Mason, Special Olympics Northern Region and Bob Rogers, president NG Dragon Boat Society.

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